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Motivation Gap and Achievement Gap between Public and Private High Schools in the Philippines
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Bernardo, Allan B. I.; Ganotice, Fraide A., Jr.; King, Ronnel B. – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2015
As in many countries, public school students in the Philippines have lower levels of achievement compared to private school students. We study whether there is a motivation gap related to this achievement gap by assessing a range of motivational constructs (sense of self, facilitating conditions, and achievement goals) drawn from personal…
Descriptors: Motivation, Achievement Gap, Public Schools, Private Schools
Blessed Are Those Who Wait: Validating the Filipino Version of the Academic Delay of Gratification Scale (ADOGS)
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Ganotice, Fraide A.; King, Ronnel B. – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2014
The objective of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Filipino version of the Academic Delay of Gratification Scale (ADOGS; Bembenutty and Karabenick, "Learn Individ Differ" 10:329-346, 1998). This instrument measures the degree to which students postpone immediately available opportunities to satisfy their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Delay of Gratification, Psychometrics, Measures (Individuals)
The Social Underpinnings of Motivation and Achievement: Investigating the Role of Parents, Teachers, and Peers on Academic Outcomes
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King, Ronnel B.; Ganotice, Fraide A. – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2014
High-quality social relationships are important for students' academic motivation and achievement. However, the specific pathways through which social relationships influence motivation, learning, and achievement are still unclear. Guided by Anderman's (in: Urdan (ed.), "Advances in motivation and achievement, vol. 11: the role of contextual…
Descriptors: Parent Role, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Secondary School Students
What's Happening to Our Boys? A Personal Investment Analysis of Gender Differences in Student Motivation
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King, Ronnel B.; Ganotice, Fraide A., Jr. – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2014
Gender differences in student achievement and motivation have been documented in previous research, with the results usually favoring girls. However, previous research has only focused on a restricted range of motivational constructs which may not capture the multidimensionality and complexity of motivation. Moreover, most of these studies were…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Student Motivation, Secondary School Students, Effect Size