NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
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.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ415900
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0196-5042
Relationship between Home Environment and Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Orientation of Higher Achieving and Lower Achieving Puerto Rican Children.
Soto, Lourdes Diaz
Educational Research Quarterly, v13 n1 p22-36 1989
Differences and relationships between home environment and motivational orientation were examined for 28 higher and 29 lower achieving mainland Puerto Rican children in grades 5 and 6. Post-hoc multiple regression analysis revealed that family involvement accounted for a significant amount of variance with regard to achievement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Family Environment, Goal Orientation, Grade 5, Grade 6, High Achievement, Hispanic Americans, Intermediate Grades, Low Achievement, Puerto Ricans, Regression (Statistics), Self Motivation, Spanish Speaking, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: N/A