ERIC Number: EJ854309
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Sep
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The Causal Ordering of Self-Concept and Academic Motivation and Its Effect on Academic Achievement
Green, Jasmine; Nelson, Genevieve; Martin, Andrew J.; Marsh, Herb
International Education Journal, v7 n4 p534-546 Sep 2006
Critical questions in educational psychology research to be addressed in this paper concern the casual relationship between academic self-concept, academic motivation and its effect on academic achievement. Do changes in academic self-concept and academic motivation lead to changes in subsequent academic achievement? Various studies have attempted to answer this question by examining the causal relations between academic self-concept and academic achievement as well as academic motivation and academic achievement. Less integral to research however has been the investigation of the relationship between both academic self-concept and academic motivation and their combined effects on academic achievement. For this reason, this paper aims to elucidate further the relationships among self-concept, motivation and academic achievement by proposing a longitudinal design by which self-concept and motivation are measured from a multidimensional perspective. The theoretical and practical implications of this important question will be discussed. (Contains 1 footnote and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Self Concept, Predictor Variables, Correlation, Longitudinal Studies, High School Students, Structural Equation Models, Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Questionnaires, Public Schools, Private Schools, Catholic Schools, Achievement Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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