Publication Date
In 2024 | 0 |
Since 2023 | 0 |
Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 2 |
Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 4 |
Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
Foreign Countries | 6 |
Longitudinal Studies | 6 |
Academic Achievement | 4 |
Self Concept | 4 |
Comparative Analysis | 2 |
Correlation | 2 |
Gender Differences | 2 |
Grade 7 | 2 |
Scores | 2 |
Secondary School Students | 2 |
Socioeconomic Background | 2 |
More ▼ |
Author
Becker, Michael | 6 |
Jansen, Malte | 2 |
Koller, Olaf | 2 |
Baumert, Jurgen | 1 |
Baumert, Jürgen | 1 |
Dumont, Hanna | 1 |
Ludtke, Oliver | 1 |
Maaz, Kai | 1 |
McElvany, Nele | 1 |
Moller, Jens | 1 |
Neumann, Marko | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 6 |
Reports - Research | 6 |
Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Elementary Education | 3 |
Secondary Education | 3 |
Grade 7 | 2 |
High Schools | 2 |
Junior High Schools | 2 |
Middle Schools | 2 |
Postsecondary Education | 2 |
Grade 10 | 1 |
Grade 5 | 1 |
Grade 9 | 1 |
Higher Education | 1 |
More ▼ |
Audience
Location
Germany | 5 |
Germany (Berlin) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Jansen, Malte; Becker, Michael; Neumann, Marko – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
Expectancy-value theory (EVT) proposes that students' appraisals of success expectancy and task value are the main drivers of their study and career choices. Dimensional comparison theory proposes that these beliefs are themselves affected by students comparing their ability across different domains. However, only a few studies have aimed to…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Task Analysis, Career Choice, Comparative Analysis
von Keyserlingk, Luise; Becker, Michael; Jansen, Malte; Maaz, Kai – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Which factors help young adults choose educational pathways leading to higher educational attainment? Academic self-concept (ASC), achievement, and socioeconomic background have all been found to be important predictors of postsecondary educational choices and success. Although research has shown that student composition in secondary school may…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Student Development, Secondary School Students
Stäbler, Franziska; Dumont, Hanna; Becker, Michael; Baumert, Jürgen – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
Empirical studies have demonstrated that students who are taught in a group of students with higher average achievement benefit in terms of their achievement. However, there is also evidence showing that being surrounded by high-achieving students has a negative effect on students' academic self-concept, also known as the big-fish--little-pond…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Self Concept, Classroom Environment, High Achievement
Becker, Michael; McElvany, Nele – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2018
Background: Researchers often report and discuss gender differences. However, recent research has drawn attention to interaction effects between gender and other social categories. Aims: This study analysed the development of disparities in students' reading-related self-concept, intrinsic motivation, and behaviour, as they relate to differences…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Gender Differences, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes
Becker, Michael; Ludtke, Oliver; Trautwein, Ulrich; Koller, Olaf; Baumert, Jurgen – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
Prior research has shown that quantity of schooling affects the development of intelligence in childhood and adolescence. However, it is still debated whether other aspects of schooling--such as ability tracking or, more generally, school quality--can also influence intelligence. In this study, the authors analyzed intelligence gains in academic-…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Intelligence, Foreign Countries, Psychometrics
Retelsdorf, Jan; Becker, Michael; Koller, Olaf; Moller, Jens – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
Background: Assigning students to different school tracks on the basis of their achievement levels is a widely used strategy that aims at giving students the best possible learning opportunity. There is, however, a growing body of literature that questions such positive effects of tracking. Aims: This study compared the developmental trajectories…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Vocational Education, Standardized Tests, Foreign Countries