This review considers the two possible causal directions between mathematics anxiety (MA)
and poor mathematics performance. Either poor maths performance may elicit MA (referred …

Research on mathematics-related affect is varied in theories and concepts. In this survey we
record the state of the art in this research through short sections from leading experts in …

This article discusses motivation from the perspective of Bandura's social cognitive theory.
Motivation refers to processes that instigate and sustain goal-directed activities. Motivational …

Although existing research mostly supports the association between school climate and
academic achievement, the processes and factors that underlie this correlation are less …

Psychological factors such as grit and self-efficacy have been heralded as powerful
predictors of performance. Their joint contribution to the prediction of early adolescents' …

This study addressed the role of elementary school teachers' motivation as predictors of
instructional practices and student motivation. The sample comprised 110 teacher–class …

Individual interest and self‐regulation are two pillars of self‐directed learning. Despite
empirical evidence on the interaction between the two with respect to academic …

Drawing on social cognitive perspectives, the present study examined an integrative model
of the interplay among math self-efficacy, interests, aspirations, and achievement among …

This study aimed to examine the relationships between motivational variables, self-
regulated writing strategy use and writing competence with 511 fourth graders in Hong …

This study addressed the role of elementary school teachers' classroom management and
mastery-oriented instructional practices as mediators of the effects of teacher motivation on …