Between 10% and 21% of students experienced significant declines in expectancy, intrinsic value, and utility value during the first half of the semester¶

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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? Plausible value analyses showed 10%–21% of students had significant declines in expectancy and values, while 18%–19% had significant increases in costs in the first half of the semester. → 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

Plausible value analysis (1,000 plausible values per person per latent change score) in Study 1a identified proportions of students with significant individual-level motivational change. "Between 10% and 21% of the students experienced significant declines" in expectancy and values.

"Between 10% and 21% of the students experienced significant declines in their expectancy, intrinsic value, and utility value during the first half of the semester, and hardly any students experienced a significant positive change (1%–4%)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Interest — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Students' expectancy, intrinsic value, and utility value decline significantly while perceived psychological and effort costs increase during the first half of gateway math courses — a broader claim this one bears on
• Motivational changes in the first half of the semester predicted end-of-term study program satisfaction, exam performance, and course dropout — related
• Students experienced a motivational shock between Weeks 2 and 3 coinciding with first performance feedback on mandatory math worksheets — related