Expectancies for success predict academic achievement more strongly than task values¶

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Evidence · 1 study · theoretical r3 · q3 · i2 medium
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Subclaims¶

q3 i2 Expectancies for success show moderate meta-analytic correlations with current (r = .34) and future (r = .41) academic achievement. → Detlef Urhahne · Lisette Wijnia 2023

Evidence¶

Detlef Urhahne · Lisette Wijnia 2023¶

Detlef Urhahne · Lisette Wijnia. (2023). Theories of Motivation in Education: an Integrative Framework. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09767-9

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Meta-analysis of expectancies for success reported in the expectancy-value section. It found a "moderate association of expectancies for success" with current achievement r = .34 and future achievement r = .41.

"A meta-analysis by Pinquart and Ebeling (2020) found a moderate association of expectancies for success with both current (r = .34) and future academic achievement (r = .41)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Motivation — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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