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ERIC Number: EJ688446
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-May
Pages: 10
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
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Differential Profiles of Students Identified by Their Teacher as Having Avoidant, Appropriate, or Dependent Help-Seeking Tendencies in the Classroom
Ryan, Allison M.; Patrick, Helen; Shim, Sung-Ok
Journal of Educational Psychology, v97 n2 p275-285 May 2005
In Study 1, teachers identified 6th-grade students (N = 844) as having 1 of 3 help-seeking behavioral tendencies in the classroom: avoidant, appropriate, or dependent. More students were identified as having appropriate (65%) than avoidant (22%) or dependent (13%) help-seeking tendencies. Student self-reports of help avoidance were in line with teacher reports. In Study 2, students displaying different help-seeking tendencies in math class differed from each other in self-reported motivational, affective, relational, and achievement-related ways. In general, avoidant help seekers had a more maladaptive profile compared with appropriate help seekers. In general, dependent help seekers had an adaptive profile regarding social relationships (similar to appropriate help seekers) but a maladaptive profile regarding anxiety, academic efficacy, and achievement (similar to avoidant help seekers).
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 6
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Language: English
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IES Cited: ED560919