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Examining the Relations of Early Literacy Activities and Skills to Reading Dispositions, Engagement, and Achievement among Fourth-Grade Students in the United Arab Emirates
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Al Jefri, Hanan Mohamed; Areepattamannil, Shaljan – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2019
This study examined the relations of early literacy activities and skills to reading dispositions, reading engagement, and reading achievement among 17,469 fourth-grade students in the United Arab Emirates who took part in the English and Arabic versions of the 2016 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). The study also…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emergent Literacy, Literacy Education, Reading Skills
Examining Acculturation Orientations and Perceived Cultural Distance among Immigrant Adolescents in Portugal: Links to Performance in Reading, Mathematics, and Science
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Melkonian, Michael; Areepattamannil, Shaljan; Menano, Luisa; Fildago, Patricia – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2019
Drawing on data from the fifth cycle of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), the authors examined the relations of reported acculturation orientations--heritage as well as host culture-orientations--and perceived cultural distance between host and heritage culture with academic performance among 399 first- and second-generation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acculturation, Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes
A Qualitative Study of Indian and Indian Immigrant Adolescents' Perceptions of the Factors Affecting Their Engagement and Performance in School
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Areepattamannil, Shaljan; Freeman, John G.; Klinger, Don A. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2018
Although a growing body of quantitative research has examined the non-cognitive factors affecting the school engagement and performance of adolescents across cultures, there is relatively sparse qualitative research investigating the perceptions of adolescents regarding the factors influencing their engagement and performance in school. This focus…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Immigrants, Academic Achievement, Self Determination
Mediational Role of Academic Motivation in the Association between School Self-Concept and School Achievement among Indian Adolescents in Canada and India
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Areepattamannil, Shaljan – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2012
The present study examined the mediational role of academic motivation in the association between school self-concept and school achievement among 355 Indian immigrant adolescents in Canada and 363 Indian adolescents in India. Surveys were administered among Grades 9-12 students in Canada and India to assess their academic self-concepts, academic…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Incentives, Academic Achievement, Motivation
Influence of Motivation, Self-Beliefs, and Instructional Practices on Science Achievement of Adolescents in Canada
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Areepattamannil, Shaljan; Freeman, John G.; Klinger, Don A. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2011
This study examined the effects of motivation to learn science, science self-beliefs, and science instructional practices on science achievement of 13,985 15-year-old students from 431 schools across Canada. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) analyses, while controlling for student- and school-level demographic characteristics, revealed the…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Self Efficacy, Science Achievement, Science Interests
Intrinsic Motivation, Extrinsic Motivation, and Academic Achievement among Indian Adolescents in Canada and India
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Areepattamannil, Shaljan; Freeman, John G.; Klinger, Don A. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2011
The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationships among intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and academic achievement for the Indian immigrant adolescents in Canada in comparison to their counterparts in India. Descriptive discriminant analysis indicated that the Indian immigrant adolescents in Canada had higher intrinsic…
Descriptors: Incentives, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Adolescents