ERIC Number: EJ1097160
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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The Relationship among Self-Determination, Self-Concept, and Academic Achievement for Students with Learning Disabilities
Zheng, Chunmei; Gaumer Erickson, Amy; Kingston, Neal M.; Noonan, Patricia M.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v47 n5 p462-474 Sep-Oct 2014
Research suggests that self-determination skills are positively correlated with factors that have been shown to improve academic achievement, but the direct relationship among self-determination, self-concept, and academic achievement is not fully understood. This study offers an empirical explanation of how self-determination and self-concept affect academic achievement for adolescents with learning disabilities after taking into consideration the covariates of gender, income, and urbanicity. In a nationally representative sample (N = 560), the proposed model closely fit the data, with all proposed path coefficients being statistically significant. The results indicated that there were significant correlations among the three latent variables (i.e., self-determination, self-concept, and academic achievement), with self-determination being a potential predictor of academic achievement for students with learning disabilities.
Descriptors: Self Determination, Self Concept, Academic Achievement, Learning Disabilities, Correlation, Structural Equation Models, Factor Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, Transitional Programs, Disabilities, Special Education, Achievement Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special Education Students; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement
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