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Download full textYeung, Alexander Seeshing; Craven, Rhonda G.; Kaur, Gurvinder – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2014
Motivation research has shown significant relations of students' mastery goal orientation and perceived competence to educational outcomes, but has not simultaneously scrutinized their relative influences on various educational outcomes. In the present investigation, a sample of Australian students from 6 secondary schools in Western Sydney (N =…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Goal Orientation, Competence
Keller-Schneider, Manuela – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2014
Teacher education must ensure that teachers have the prerequisites to meet different demands in their career entry phase. The presented evaluation study of 241 student teachers in their second semester of pre-service education shows that not only highly rated courses have an impact on the learning outcome of student teachers; the intensity with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Learning Strategies
Allen, Kelly A.; Bowles, Terence – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2012
Belonging has been shown to have a significant impact on a range of factors associated with wellbeing. These areas include life satisfaction, general wellbeing, clinical depression, cognitive performance, academic outcomes, and physical health. Belonging is an important aspect of psychological functioning. Schools offer unique opportunities for…
Descriptors: Well Being, Physical Health, Depression (Psychology), Life Satisfaction
Lynn, Lisa N.; Cuskelly, Monica; O'Callaghan, Michael J.; Gray, Peter H. – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2011
Survival rates are increasing for children born extremely preterm, yet despite the majority of these children having IQ scores within the average range, 50-70% of these children have later school difficulties. This paper reviews factors associated with academic difficulties in these children, emphasizing the contributions of executive functions…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
Robinson, Rosalie A.; Bornholt, Laurel J. – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2007
This paper is concerned with the pathways students take through their studies at university. A critique of current research demands a fresh approach to explaining student progression, in particular within Australian higher education. To date, theories of student progression commonly consider the fit of the person to the university environment…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Student Characteristics, Foreign Countries
Brown, Gavin T. L.; Hirschfield, Gerrit H. F. – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2007
A study of New Zealand secondary school students using four self-report inventories of conceptions of assessment found four robust independent measurement models. Four structural models mapped the conceptions of assessment to mathematics achievement taking into account student ethnicity and student sex. The conceptions that assessment makes…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Formative Evaluation, Mathematics Achievement, Foreign Countries
Holbrook, Allyson; Bourke, Sid – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2004
This paper focuses on doctoral assessment as an area that has been relatively neglected in higher education research. It then describes and justifies a mixed-method approach to the study of PhD examination processes and outcomes in Australia. The design is reported of a study including candidate and candidature information for approximately 800…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation, Multitrait Multimethod Techniques
