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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Motivational Patterns"”.
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A theoretical investigation of motivational patterns in athletes
"This study examined motivational patterns among high school athletes based on predictions found in Nicholls' (1984) theory of achievement motivation. More specifically, it was predicted that athletes classified as ego-involved and low in perceived ability would demonstrate a negative motivational …
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An analysis of motivational patterns of managers and technical professionals in a manufacturing and development installation
Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1986
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Children's motivational patterns and conceptions of intelligence: A study of the developmental relationship between motivation and cognition
… children in fifth grade and older, the helpless motivational pattern is known to occur, and is associated with the idea that intelligence is a fixed entity. A controversy exists in the literature, however, about how the helpless pattern develops. It is not clear whether helplessness can occur in …
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Learning Strategies and Motivational Patterns, as Measured by the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire, Among Students Pursuing Nursing and Allied Health Careers
… was to identify and describe motivation patterns and learning strategies as measured by the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) along with demographic data, among community college students pursuing nursing and allied health careers. The MSLQ instrument was administered …
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Motivations for participation in adult education of predominately African Americans in a religious organization
… this study was to research (a) the participation patterns of selected predominately African American adults in a religious-based educational program (n=225), (b) determine relative motivational patterns, (c) to compare the 'most' and 'least' of importance of motivations, and to identify if the …
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An alternate approach to educational reform in the United Arab Emirates : exploring students' motivation through PISA 2012
… (PISA 2012). In addition to the overall motivational patterns, the findings revealed significant differences in achievement motivation beliefs between native and non-native students. The findings were discussed and interpreted in the UAE's cultural context.
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Academic and athletic motivation: predictors of academic performance of college student-athletes at a Division III university
… in Division III student-athletes, as well as the motivational patterns across academic motivation, student athletic motivation, and career athletic motivation. Student-athletes at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ were surveyed in order to obtain this data during the 2010-2011 academic year. Data …
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An investigation of the relationships between the four typological dimensions of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and problem-solving skill level in mathematics at the community college
… will be enhanced through an identification of motivational patterns affecting learning. A sample of 577 community college students participated in the study. Achievement Level for each student was identified using the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test. In addition, problem-solving …
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Students' conceptions of their intelligence: Impact on academic course choice
… from research demonstrating that differences in motivational patterns may lead to differences in achievement behaviors (eg. Dweck, 1984), It was hypothesized that perceptions about one's own intelligence may be more influential than actual ability, and that these perceptions will be reflected in …
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Motivational processes underlying gender gaps in school engagement and achievement
… presents three studies (N = 1,668) to unpack the motivational processes underlying the gender gap in school engagement and achievement, including gender differences in academic motivation (Study 1), gender differences in social motivation (Study 2), and a conflict between gender roles and school …
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How do students perceive and describe their mathematical learning experience in a 10th grade Geometry I class?
… we are to understand students and to alter their motivational patterns and attitudes, continued research in the area of student motivation and attitude is essential. This case study provides a detailed examination of a 10th grade geometry class located in an urban magnet public high school with …
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Constructing L3 selves: A study of undergraduate learners' motivation to learn a third language in China
… adopted. Analysis was primarily guided by the L2 Motivational Self System and was carried out at both at class level and individual level. At a class level, findings suggest that both L3 majors’ and English majors’ L3 motivation was mainly constituted on the basis of their ideal L3 selves, …
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An experimental investigation of learning and performance in children with academic disabilities
… have further hypothesized that a set of broad motivational variables characterized as "fear of success" or "need to fail" are crucial in the poor achievement of some children with academic difficulties. This study was designed as an experimental investigation of some consequences that seemed …
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Literature, interarts, and multimodality in the narrative of Seán Virgo: a transmedial inquiry into pictorial, architectural, theatrical, musical, and iconotextual tranfers
… direct score intervention processes and visually motivational patterns of music-text interface on the page. The fusion of text and musical scores (by Sir Henry Bishop, Mendelssohn, etc.) in two passages from "Ciao" and Selakhi evinces how motivationally enthralling the iconic and smartly complex …