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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 Measurement Structure, Stability and Mediating Effects of Achievement Goals in Math with Middle-School Student Data
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Chiang, Yu-Tzu; Lin, Sunny S. J. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
This study examined the measurement structure, cross-year stability of achievement goals, and mediating effects of achievement goals between self-efficacy and math grades in a national sample of Taiwan middle school students. The measurement model with factorial structure showed good fit to the data. In the panel data (N?=?343), four achievement…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Mathematics Achievement, Goal Orientation, Self Efficacy
Teachers' Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy
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Aðalsteinsson, Ragnar Ingi; Frímannsdóttir, Ingibjörg B.; Konráðsson, Sigurður – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
A web-based questionnaire was sent to all elementary and middle school teachers in Iceland. The population list, with e-mail addresses, was obtained from the teaching union. The teachers were asked to indicate their major, as well as their experience in teaching Icelandic as classroom teachers or subject teachers. They then rated their competence…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Competencies
The School Situation for Students with a High Level of Absenteeism in Compulsory School: Is There a Pattern in Documented Support?
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Strand, Anne-Sofie M.; Granlund, Mats – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
This paper is a retrospective descriptive content analysis of all identified school documents for 90 ninth-grade students with a history of truancy, collected from two Swedish compulsory schools. The study investigates individual, school, and psychosocial factors in the documents and three analyses are presented: (1) a general analysis of the…
Descriptors: Attendance, Compulsory Education, Truancy, Learning Problems
School Start Time, Sleepiness and Functioning in Norwegian Adolescents
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Vedaa, Oystein; Saxvig, Ingvild West; Wilhelmsen-Langeland, Ane; Bjorvatn, Bjorn; Pallesen, Stale – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2012
The study's aim was to investigate how school start time affects sleepiness and functioning in Norwegian 10th grade students (N = 106). The intervention school started at 0930 hours on Mondays and 0830 hours the rest of the week. A control school started at 0830 hours all schooldays. The students were assessed on a reaction time test as well as…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reaction Time, Grade 10, Foreign Countries
Motivational Climates, Achievement Goals, and Physical Education Outcomes: A Longitudinal Test of Achievement Goal Theory
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Halvari, Hallgeir; Skjesol, Knut; Bagoien, Tor Egil – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2011
The present research tested the longitudinal relations over a school-year between motivational climates, achievement goals, and five physical education outcomes, namely intrinsic motivation, perceived competence, positive attitude, exertion, and attendance in physical education. The results showed that students' mastery goals measured early in the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Student Motivation, Longitudinal Studies, Educational Environment
The Norwegian Network of Health Promoting Schools: A Three-Year Follow-Up Study of Teacher Motivation, Participation and Perceived Outcomes
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Tjomsland, Hege E.; Iversen, Anette C.; Wold, Bente – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2009
Teachers' participation in health promotion was studied in Norwegian schools involved in the European Network of Health Promoting Schools. The study examined how teachers' motivation was related to participation in health promoting activities. The sample consisted of 104 teachers surveyed in 1994 and 1997. The teachers reported high motivation in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Participation, Health Promotion, Followup Studies