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Hiller, Suzanne E.; Kitsantas, Anastasia; Cheema, Jehanzeb E.; Poulou, Maria – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2022
Prior research has suggested that mathematics specific anxiety and self-efficacy are strong predictors of mathematics performance. The purpose of this study was to examine this relationship using two nationally representative samples of Greek students in 2003 and 2012. Findings indicated that both mathematics anxiety and mathematics self-efficacy…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Self Efficacy, Predictor Variables, Mathematics Achievement
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Kitsantas, Anastasia; Cleary, Timothy J.; Whitehead, Aubrey; Cheema, Jehanzeb – Metacognition and Learning, 2021
The purpose of the present study was to (a) determine relationships among teacher contextual variables including support and cognitive activation, student motivational beliefs, engagement, and mathematics literacy and (b) to examine whether different types of motivational and behavioral engagement variables act as viable mediators between the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
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Kitsantas, Anastasia; Kitsantas, Panagiota; Kitsantas, Thomas – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2012
The purpose of this exploratory study was to assess the relative importance of a number of variables in predicting students' interest in math and/or computer science. Classification and regression trees (CART) were employed in the analysis of survey data collected from 276 college students enrolled in two U.S. and Greek universities. The results…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Computer Science, Mathematics, Student Interests
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Cheema, Jehanzeb; Kitsantas, Anastasia – Educational Psychology, 2016
This study investigated the predictiveness of preferred learning styles (competitive and cooperative) and classroom climate (teacher support and disciplinary climate) on learning strategy use in mathematics. The student survey part of the Programme for International Student Assessment 2003 comprising of 4633 US observations was used in a weighted…
Descriptors: High School Students, Learning Strategies, Prediction, Preferences