Associations of Temperament Traits and Mathematics Grades in Adolescents Are Dependent on the Rater but Independent of Motivation and Cognitive Ability

Autor/inn/en	Hintsanen, Mirka; Alatupa, Saija; Jokela, Markus; Lipsanen, Jari; Hintsa, Taina; Leino, Mare
Titel	Associations of Temperament Traits and Mathematics Grades in Adolescents Are Dependent on the Rater but Independent of Motivation and Cognitive Ability
Quelle	In: Learning and Individual Differences, 22 (2012) 4, S.490-497 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1041-6080
DOI	10.1016/j.lindif.2012.03.006
Schlagwörter	Grades (Scholastic); Student Motivation; Foreign Countries; Grade 9; Psychological Patterns; Cognitive Ability; Personality Traits; Correlation; Mathematics Achievement; High School Students; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Inhibition; Academic Persistence; Intelligence Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Notenspiegel; Schulische Motivation; Ausland; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Denkfähigkeit; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Korrelation; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Hemmung; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest
Abstract	The current study examines associations between self- and teacher-rated temperament traits (activity, inhibition, negative emotionality, persistence, distractibility, and mood) and mathematics grades. The sample includes 310 ninth grade students (mean age 15.0) from several schools in Finland. Analyses were conducted with multilevel modeling. Except for mood, all temperament traits were associated with math grades independent of motivation and standardized cognitive ability test performance (intelligence). However, some relations were found only for teacher-reports and some only for student-reports. The rater dependent differences are of interest and emphasize a need for data from multiple raters before drawing conclusions on how temperament relates to school grades. The results suggest that temperament should be taken into account in schooling and in teacher education. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10