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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Chua, Siew Lian; Wong, Angela F. L.; Chen, Der-Thanq – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2009
Associations between the nature of Chinese Language Classroom Environments and Singapore secondary school students' motivation to learn the Chinese Language were investigated. A sample of 1,460 secondary three (grade 9) students from 50 express stream (above average academic ability) classes in Singapore government secondary schools was involved…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Multiple Regression Analysis, Foreign Countries, Grade 9
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Watt, Helen M. G. – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2005
Adolescents from grade 9 in Sydney Australia (N = 60) were interviewed regarding why they would or would not consider pursuing maths-related careers. Open-ended interview data explored the comprehensiveness of explanations within the Expectancy-Value framework. The Expectancy-Value model is the major motivational framework for explaining students'…
Descriptors: Careers, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Grade 9
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Arbuckle, Christie; Little, Emma – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2004
A survey of 96 Australian primary and secondary school teachers was carried out based on a stratified random sample. The study aimed to determine Middle Years teachers' perceptions and management of disruptive classroom behaviour. Variables such as gender, teacher confidence and experience, supports, specific disruptive student behaviours, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Secondary School Teachers, Elementary School Teachers