The purpose of this research was to develop and test a model of effective selfregulated learning. Based on effort expenditure we discerned effective self-regulators and less effective self-regulators. The model comprised achievement goals (mastery, performance-approach and -avoidance goals), metacognition (metacognitive knowledge, regulation and experience), study strategies (metacognitive, dee...

In this study, we examined the main and interactive effects of students' goal orientations, perceived competence and perceptions of the motivational climate on the motivational styles advanced by self-determination theory. The participants were 328 British secondary school students aged 13.6 +/- 0.6 years (mean +/- s). Moderated hierarchical regression analyses revealed task orientation, percei...

Background: Previous research has suggested a positive relationship between fundamental movement skills (FMS) mastery and physical activity (PA) level. Research conducted on interventions to improve FMS mastery is equivocal and further research is needed. Methods: An intervention group of 82 children (35 boys and 47 girls) and a control group of 83 children (42 boys and 41 girls) were recruited...

BACKGROUND Engaging in social interaction has, for people with psychiatric disabilities, been shown to enhance well-being and the experience of meaning and to generally prevent the worsening of mental illness. AIM The aim of the study was to investigate how day centre attendees differed from non-attendees regarding different aspects of social interaction and to investigate how occupational fa...

OBJECTIVES To examine the course of mental health and psychological factors over time in persons with a recent spinal cord injury and to determine whether change in psychological factors is associated with change in mental health. DESIGN Prospective cohort study in the Netherlands with 3 measurement time-points. SUBJECTS A total of 60 persons with recently acquired spinal cord injury. MET...

BACKGROUND Subjective perceptions of everyday occupations are important for the well-being of people with psychiatric disabilities (PD) and are likely to vary with factors such as attending a day centre or not, activity level, self-mastery, sociodemographic and clinical factors. AIM To explore differences in subjective perceptions of occupation and activity level between day centre attendees ...

Background Students’ motivation is known to influence academic outcomes. However there is a paucity of research showing the relative influences of motivational factors on short-term and long-term outcomes. Purpose The study investigates the relative influences of motivational factors— mastery goal orientation, value of schooling, and academic self-concepts (perceived competence in and affect to...

Most of the child-robot interaction research has focused on how robot’s positive affect expressions, e.g. excitement, encouragement or empathy, could assist children in educational and therapeutic context. In this paper, we explore the impact of a robotic peer learner’s emotional response toward challenging tasks and failures on children’s self-efficacy and persistence level. We present an expe...