A majority of adolescents (about 63%) followed stable trajectories of physics and chemistry motivation across middle and high school¶
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q3 i? Stable High (26.6%) and Stable Moderate (36.2%) groups showed rather stable ability self-concept and task values from seventh to twelfth grade. → Wang 2016
Evidence¶
Wang 2016¶
Wang, Ming-Te; Chow, Angela; Degol, Jessica Lauren; Eccles, Jacquelynne Sue. (2016). Does Everyone's Motivational Beliefs about Physical Science Decline in Secondary School?: Heterogeneity of Adolescents' Achievement Motivation Trajectories in Physics and Chemistry. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-016-0620-1
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In the seven-group growth mixture model, these two stable groups together comprised the majority of the sample; the article reports their printed growth-factor means, with most slope and quadratic terms non-significant.
"Two trajectory groups, namely Stable High (26.6% of the sample) and Stable Moderate (36.2% of the sample), were characterized by rather stable levels of ability self-concept and task value across seventh to twelfth grade."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Students in steadily or sharply declining motivation trajectories showed lower STEM career aspirations and lower science grades than stable-trajectory peers — related
- Adolescents' physics and chemistry ability self-concept and task values from seventh to twelfth grade fall into seven distinct motivational trajectories rather than a single declining pattern — a broader claim this one bears on
- Adolescents in the Stable High motivation trajectory earned higher science grades, took more AP science courses, and reported higher STEM career aspirations than the other trajectory groups — related
- Adolescents' ability self-concept and task values in physics and chemistry changed in tandem over time, regardless of trajectory group — related
- Ninth grade marked a turning point where transitory motivation trajectories reversed direction, and these inconsistent trajectories were associated with lower AP enrollment and science performance — related
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A majority of adolescents (about 63%) followed stable trajectories of physics and chemistry motivation across middle and high school |
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A majority of adolescents (about 63%) followed stable trajectories of physics and chemistry motivation across middle and high school |
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