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ERIC Number: EJ436880
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Explaining Within-Semester Changes in Student Effort in Junior High School and Senior High School Courses.
Mac Iver, Douglas J.; And Others
Journal of Educational Psychology, v83 n2 p201-11 Jun 1991
Covariance structure modeling tested four alternative models of determinants of student effort changes. Four alternative models were investigated using 167 junior and 155 senior high school students. Effort ratings by teachers were obtained for 282 of the students. The importance of changes in students' perceptions of ability is discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, High School Students, High Schools, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Models, Predictor Variables, Self Concept, Semester System, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Change Analysis; Confirmatory Factor Analysis; Covariance Structure Models; Effort