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Chan, Melvin; Manzon, Maria; Hong, Helen; Khong, Lana Y. L. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
Background: Parent involvement in school is a consistent predictor of educational success. However, research has been inconsistent in addressing how parent involvement ought to be defined and measured, which has led to varied findings across schools and educational systems. Aims: Attending to the multidimensionality of the construct, this study…
Descriptors: Parent School Relationship, Parent Participation, Measurement Techniques, Learner Engagement
What Makes a Physical Education Teacher? Personal Characteristics for Physical Education Development
Schnitzius, Melina; Kirch, Alina; Spengler, Sarah; Blaschke, Simon; Mess, Filip – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
Background: The physical education (PE) teacher is a decisive factor for PE development and teaching. Reflecting on and making the best possible use of the PE teachers' personal resources positively influence teacher effectiveness and student achievement. This requires a comprehensive analysis of PE teachers' personal characteristics. Aims:…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Personality Traits, Interests
Daschmann, Elena C.; Goetz, Thomas; Stupnisky, Robert H. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2011
Background: Boredom has been found to be an important emotion for students' learning processes and achievement outcomes; however, the precursors of this emotion remain largely unexplored. Aim: In the current study, scales assessing the precursors to boredom in academic achievement settings were developed and tested. Sample: Participants were 1,380…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Validity, Learning Processes, Grade 5
Guay, Frederic; Chanal, Julien; Ratelle, Catherine F.; Marsh, Herbert W.; Larose, Simon; Boivin, Michel – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
Background: There are two approaches to the differential examination of school motivation. The first is to examine motivation towards specific school subjects (between school subject differentiation). The second is to examine school motivation as a multidimensional concept that varies in terms of not only intensity but also quality (within school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Learning Motivation
Lau, Kit-Ling – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
Background: Most previous studies in Western societies have demonstrated a general decline in school motivation. However, it is not clear whether motivational decline occurs uniformly for all students. The moderating effects of individual and cultural differences on students' motivational decline need to be further explored. Aims: This study aimed…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Incentives, Achievement, Factor Structure
Lohman, David F.; Lakin, Joni M. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
Background: Strand, Deary, and Smith (2006) reported an analysis of sex differences on the Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT) for over 320,000 UK students 11-12 years old. Although mean differences were small, males were overrepresented at the upper and lower extremes of the score distributions on the quantitative and non-verbal batteries and at the…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Cognitive Tests, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
Ridgers, Nicola D.; Fazey, Della M. A.; Fairclough, Stuart J. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
Background: Physical education (PE) aims to enhance self-esteem, develop sporting interests and to encourage a physically active life-style. However, little is known about how a fear of negative evaluation (FNE), the socially evaluative aspect of social anxiety, affects children's attitudes to PE. Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Rural Areas, Physical Education
Solberg, Mona E.; Olweus, Dan; Endresen, Inger M. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
Background: The reported prevalence of bully-victims and aggressive/provocative victims varies quite considerably in previous research, and only a few studies have reported prevalence rates across grades. There is also a lack of detailed analyses of the extent to which victims are also bullies, and bullies are also victims. Aims: To study the…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Incidence, Grades (Scholastic), Bullying
Leondari, Angeliki; Gonida, Eleftheria – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
Background: Academic self-handicapping refers to the use of impediments to successful performance on academic tasks. Previous studies have shown that it is related to personal achievement goals. A performance goal orientation is a positive predictor of self-handicapping, whereas a task goal orientation is unrelated to self-handicapping. Aims: The…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, High Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Gender Differences
Schwarzwald, Joseph; Koslowsky, Meni; Brody-Shamir, Shlomit – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
Based on Raven's (1992) power interaction model, situational and personal variables were examined as determinants of power choice in educational settings. The impact of educational sector (secular, religious), class level, gender and content of conflict on perceived power usage in teacher-pupil conflicts was analysed. A total of 370 elementary and…
Descriptors: Discipline Policy, Punishment, Sanctions, Social Control