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Solvberg, Astrid Margrethe; Valas, Harald – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1995
Norwegian 6th graders (n=107) either were taught a mnemonic imagery to apply to passages they read or were given no strategy. Mnemonic-imagery students remembered more information. Individual differences in short-term memory and verbal and visual competence did not predict performance in the imagery condition. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 6, Imagery, Individual Differences
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Rand, Per; And Others – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1991
The influence of positive achievement motivation was tested by analyzing data for 594 Norwegian sixth graders and 21 previously published studies, with simultaneous categorization of subjects on positive achievement motivation and test anxiety/fear of failure. Analysis of variance and multiple regression analysis indicate that positive achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
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Valas, Harald – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2001
Data for 1,833 Norwegian students in grades 4, 7, and 9 show that learning disabled (LD) (n=214) and low achieving (not diagnosed as LD; n=156) attributed success in mathematics and language to ability to a greater extent than other students. LD students showed more helplessness than other low achieving students, although these students showed…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Helplessness