Female students and students with lower prior achievement experienced more negative motivational changes¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Female students and students with comparatively lower prior achievement experienced more negative motivational changes across both studies. → Daria Katharina Benden and Fani Lauermann 2021

Evidence¶

Daria Katharina Benden and Fani Lauermann 2021¶

Daria Katharina Benden and Fani Lauermann. (2021). Students' Motivational Trajectories and Academic Success in Math-Intensive Study Programs: Why Short-Term Motivational Assessments Matter. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000708

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Predictor analyses in both Study 1a and Study 1b included gender, high school GPA, and SES as predictors of latent change scores. The article reports that "female students and students with comparatively lower prior achievement experienced more negative motivational changes."

"Across both studies, female students and students with comparatively lower prior achievement experienced more negative motivational changes."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Gender — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

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