Over the past 25 years, achievement goal theory has emerged as one of the most prominent
theories of achievement motivation. This chapter uses an achievement goal framework to …

There is a growing interest in the construct of school engagement. One reason for the
interest in engagement is that it is seen as an antidote to low achievement, high levels of …

In the current study the authors examine how teachers' self-reported level of self-efficacy
influences students' perceptions of two aspects of the instructional environment, perceived …

Background Parental involvement in homework is a home‐based type of involvement in
children's education. Research and theory suggest that it is beneficial for learning and …

This short-term longitudinal research examined the relationships among middle school
students' perceptions of school environment, school engagement, and academic …

Achievement goal researchers and theorists have relied primarily on the distinction between
performance goals and mastery goals in differentiating competence-based strivings. In this …

Background Self‐efficacy has been shown to be positively related to undergraduate
engineering students' achievement. Designing self‐efficacy measures to assess the …

Two studies examined the relationship between self-compassion, academic achievement
goals, and coping with perceived academic failure among undergraduates. Self-compassion …

The authors investigated how students'(N= 233) perceptions of the social environment of
their eighth-grade classroom related to changes in motivation and engagement when they …

In a sample of 296 8th-grade middle school students, the authors examined the role of
personal achievement goals and feelings of school belonging in mediating the relation …