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Autor/inn/en | Hoy, Wayne K.; Tarter, C. John; Woolfolk Hoy, Anita |
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Titel | Academic optimism of schools: A force for student achievement. |
Quelle | In: American educational research journal, 43 (2006) 3, S. 425-446Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Beigaben | grafische Darstellungen |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0002-8312; 1935-1011 |
DOI | 10.3102/00028312043003425 |
Schlagwörter | Empirische Untersuchung; Anspruchsniveau; Einstellung (Psy); Leistungsfähigkeit; Selbstbewusstsein; Selbstwertgefühl; Selbstwirksamkeit; Vertrauen; Eltern; Schule; Schulkultur; Lehrer; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Schüler; Schülerleistung; Leistungsmotivation; Lernumgebung; Motivation; Lesen; Schreiben; Mathematikunterricht; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Sozialkunde; Sozioökonomische Lage; Fachbereich; Einflussfaktor; Leistung; Leistungsmessung; USA |
Abstract | Researchers have been challenged to go beyond socioeconomic status in the search for school-level characteristics that make a difference in student achievement. The purpose of the present study was to identify a new construct, academic optimism, and then use it to explain student achievement while controlling for socioeconomic status, previous achievement, and urbanicity. The study focused on a diverse sample of 96 high schools. A random sample of teachers from each school provided data on the school's academic optimism, and student achievement scores and demographic characteristics were obtained from the state department of education. A confirmatory factor analysis and hypothesis test were conducted simultaneously via structural equation modeling. As predicted, academic optimism made a significant contribution to student achievement after controlling for demographic variables and previous achievement. The findings support the critical nature of academic optimism. (DIPF/Orig.). |
Erfasst von | DIPF | Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main |
Update | 2007/3 |