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Vasalampi, Kati; Pakarinen, Eija; Torppa, Minna; Viljaranta, Jaana; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2020
According to the big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLP) model, high individual academic performance in a particular subject is related to high self-concept in that subject, whereas high average classroom performance has a negative effect on self-concept. In the present study, data from Finnish primary school students in grade 3 (504 students), grade 4…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Mathematics Skills, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students
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Vasalampi, Kati; Nurmi, Jari-Erik; Jokisaari, Markku; Salmela-Aro, Katariina – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2012
This study investigated the extent to which autonomous motivation, effort and progress relating to current educational goals predict success in dealing with the challenging transition to university. Our study included two measurement points: (1) before the entrance examination, at which point participants (n = 280) documented ratings of their…
Descriptors: Archives, Student Motivation, College Students, Self Determination