PAXIS Institute
Declining motivation after the transition to middle school: Schools can make a difference
Investigated the effects of transitioning from elementary to middle school on the motivational beliefs of...
Social predictors of changes in students’ achievement goal orientations
Declines in students' achievement motivation across the transition to middle school may be explained by...
Self-efficacy, motivation con- structs, and mathematics performance of entering middle school students
The objectives of this study were to determine the influence of various motivation variables on...
The role of task-avoid- ant and task-focused behaviors in the development of reading and mathematical skills during the first school year: A cross-lagged longitudinal study
Study examines whether children's achievement strategies predict their improvement in reading and mathematical skills during...
Early educational and health enrichment at age 3-5 years is associated with increased autonomic and central nervous system arousal and orienting at age 11 years: Evidence from the Mauritius Child Health Project
Little is known about the effects of environmental enrichment on psychophysiological measures of arousal and...
Family risk factors and adolescent substance use: Moderation effects for temperament dimensions
This research tested for moderation in the relation of family risk factors (parent–child conflict, family...
Changes in children’s self-competence and values: Gender and domain differences across grades one though twelve
This study extended previous research on changes in children’s self-beliefs by documenting domain-specific growth trajectories...
A systematic observational study of teachers’ and pupils’ behaviour in large and small classes
Research and debate on class size differences have focused on relations with achievement and there...