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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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The Role of Goal-Related Autonomous Motivation, Effort and Progress in the Transition to University
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Vasalampi, Kati; Nurmi, Jari-Erik; Jokisaari, Markku; Salmela-Aro, Katariina – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2012
This study investigated the extent to which autonomous motivation, effort and progress relating to current educational goals predict success in dealing with the challenging transition to university. Our study included two measurement points: (1) before the entrance examination, at which point participants (n = 280) documented ratings of their…
Descriptors: Archives, Student Motivation, College Students, Self Determination
Mothers' Reading-Related Activities at Home and Learning to Read during Kindergarten
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Silinskas, Gintautas; Parrila, Rauno; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija; Niemi, Pekka; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2010
This longitudinal study investigates how the reading-related activities of mothers at home relate to the development of reading skills among their kindergarten children. A total of 1,529 children (5-to-6-year-olds) were tested on word reading twice, once at the beginning and once at the end of a kindergarten year. The mothers of the children (n =…
Descriptors: Mothers, Birth Order, Kindergarten, Reading Skills
Classroom Organization and Teacher Stress Predict Learning Motivation in Kindergarten Children
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Pakarinen, Eija; Kiuru, Noona; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija; Siekkinen, Martti; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2010
This study examined the extent to which observed teaching practices and self-reported teacher stress predict children's learning motivation and phonological awareness in kindergarten. The pre-reading skills of 1,268 children were measured at the beginning of their kindergarten year. Their learning motivation and phonological awareness were…
Descriptors: Teacher Burnout, Phonological Awareness, Learning Motivation, Scoring
Mathematical Performance Predicts Progress in Reading Comprehension among 7-Year Olds
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Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Rasku-Puttonen, Helena; Aunola, Kaisa; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2005
The aim of this longitudinal study was to investigate cross-lagged relationships between mathematical performance and reading comprehension during the first and second years of primary school. 114 Finnish-speaking children were examined six times on mathematics and reading comprehension during Years 1 and 2. At the beginning of Year 1, they were…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics Skills, Longitudinal Studies
Mothers' and Fathers' Well-being, Parenting Styles, and their Children's Cognitive and Behavioural Strategies at Primary School.
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Onatsu-Arvilommi, Tiina; Nurmi, Jari-Erik; Aunola, Kaisa – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1998
Investigates the extent to which parents' well-being and parenting styles provide a basis of the development of their children's cognitive and behavioral strategies in primary school. Reveals that maternal depressive symptomatology was associated with their children's use of maladaptive strategies, whereas maternal authoritative parenting styles…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Cognitive Objectives, Elementary Education
Family Background and Problems at School and in Society: The Role of Family Composition, Emotional Atmosphere, and Parental Education.
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Onatsu-Arvilommi, Tiina Pepita; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1997
Examines how family composition, size, and atmosphere; parental control; and the level of parental education and socioeconomic status are associated with children's problems at school. Shows that underachievers came from families with absent natural fathers, lower parental control, and negative atmosphere; overachievers came from intact families…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Characteristics