There is substantial research demonstrating that a student’s motivation for learning can be largely explained in terms of their preferred achievement orientation. This paper explores a case study investigating ICT derived lead indicators of student achievement orientation, and therefore underlying motivations. The study incorporated Tan’s (2009) research on learning dispositions to quantify stu...

This research used PIRLS 2006 data to explore home factors that influence students’ motivation to read, as well as the relationship between student motivation and reading achievement. The research employed structural equation modeling to empirically test a theoretical model of student motivation to read and home factors that may influence motivation, including parental attitudes and behaviors, ...

This study examined the relation between adolescent expectancy-value motivation, achievements, and after-school physical activity participation. Adolescents (N = 854) from 12 middle schools completed an expectancy-value motivation questionnaire, pre and posttests in psychomotor skill and health-related fitness knowledge tests, and a three-day after-school Physical Activity Recall. Data were ana...

The current study aims to explore how the decision-making style of maximizing affects subjective well-being (SWB), which mainly focuses on the confirmation of the mediator role of regret and suppressing role of achievement motivation. A total of 402 Chinese undergraduate students participated in this study, in which they responded to the maximization, regret, and achievement motivation scales a...

The Children's Motivation Analysis Test (CMAT), together with standardised achievement tests in mathematics and reading, was administered to a large sample of Australian elementary school children. Stepwise forward regression analyses were conducted on subsamples of 209 males and 179 females (cases with missing data previously excluded). Several of the CMAT dynamic traits significantly predicte...

objective: the purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing student’s achievement motivation. statistical population of this research consisted of agriculture ms.c students in tehran university (n=712). methods: a random sampling method was used to collect data from 175 students applying cochran's formula. the main tool to collect data was a researcher made questionnaire. content v...

Student motivation during adolescence has become an increasingly important issue for educators and researchers. Using a goal theory perspective, researchers have investigated a range of goals (including achievement goals, social goals and future goals) that influence students’ desire to achieve at school. The present study examines the range of goals pursued by adolescents (N=195) from two seco...

The role that the student-teacher relationship has on students’ academic motivation was studied utilizing a phenomenology /hermeneutics technique with four 6 grade participants, three 8 grade participants, four 10 grade participants, and four 12 grade students. Results of the study suggested that student motivation is fostered when teacher support, teacher caring, teacher patience, extrinsic re...