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Autor/inn/en | Kuo, Yi-Lung; Casillas, Alex; Allen, Jeff |
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Institution | ACT, Inc. |
Titel | Examining Moderating Effects of Social Emotional Learning Factors on Achievement Gains. Technical Brief |
Quelle | (2019), (12 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | College Entrance Examinations; Student Motivation; Self Control; Predictor Variables; Academic Achievement; Achievement Gains; Middle School Students; High School Students; College Readiness; Social Development; Emotional Development; Gender Differences; ACT Assessment Aufnahmeprüfung; Schulische Motivation; Selbstbeherrschung; Prädiktor; Schulleistung; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung |
Abstract | This study investigated the moderating roles of motivation, social engagement, and self-regulation in predicting academic achievement in grades 11-12 for 3,281 7th-9th graders. Standardized assessments of college readiness (ACT® Explore and the ACT® test) and student self-report measures of social emotional learning factors (ACT® Engage® Grades 6-9) were used in the study. The results showed that females in grades 7-9 scored higher than males for motivation and self-regulation. Motivation and social engagement moderated prior achievement in predicting later achievement in grades 11-12, while self-regulation moderated both gender and prior achievement in predicting later achievement. Specifically, among female students, effects were positive for females with higher prior achievement (PR = 95) and negative for females with lower prior achievement (PR = 5) for self-regulation in predicting achievement in grades 11-12. (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2020/1/01 |