TY - JOUR
T1 - A structural equation model analyzing the relationship of student achievement motivations and personality factors in a range of academic subject-matter areas
AU - Tempelaar, D.T.
AU - Gijselaers, W.H.
AU - Schim van der Loeff, S.
AU - Nijhuis, J.F.H.
PY - 2007/1/1
Y1 - 2007/1/1
N2 - The question of subject-specificity of achievement motivations is important, both for educational psychology, as well as for educational policy. This study contributes to the investigation of the heterogeneity in achievement motivations in the context of the expectancy-value model. Whereas existing research deals with middle and high school students and their motivations for a range of broad domains, this article focuses on university students (n = 264) and subject domains that are more congruent. We adopt an affect-extended version of the expectancy-value model. Using structural equation methods, we are able to decompose achievement motivations in generic and subject-specific components.
AB - The question of subject-specificity of achievement motivations is important, both for educational psychology, as well as for educational policy. This study contributes to the investigation of the heterogeneity in achievement motivations in the context of the expectancy-value model. Whereas existing research deals with middle and high school students and their motivations for a range of broad domains, this article focuses on university students (n = 264) and subject domains that are more congruent. We adopt an affect-extended version of the expectancy-value model. Using structural equation methods, we are able to decompose achievement motivations in generic and subject-specific components.
U2 - 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2006.10.004
DO - 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2006.10.004
M3 - Article
SN - 0361-476X
VL - 32
SP - 105
EP - 131
JO - Contemporary Educational Psychology
JF - Contemporary Educational Psychology
IS - 1
ER -