A structural model on 7th grade students’ motivational beliefs, use of self-regulation strategies, and mathematics achievement

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Kayan Fadlelmula, Fatma

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This study was conducted in an attempt to integrate a number of cognitive, motivational and behavioral factors in elementary mathematics education, and to develop a theoretical model that explains the direct and indirect relationships among these concepts and their underlying dimensions. In particular, it was intended to examine the interrelationships among students’ achievement goal orientations, perception of classroom goal structure, self-efficacy, use of self-regulatory strategies, and academic achievement in mathematics. Participants were 1019 seventh grade students, enrolled in public elementary schools, located in four different urban and rural districts in Ankara. A self-report questionnaire and a mathematics achievement test were administered to the participants during their regular class periods. A pilot study was carried out with 250 seventh grade students, for conducting exploratory factor analysis. Structural equation modeling technique was used for data analysis. First, confirmatory factor analyses were conducted for each factor in the questionnaire. Then, a structural equation model was developed for the whole sample. Results revealed that students’ perceptions of classroom goal structure were directly linked to their adoption of achievement goal orientations. Among these goal orientations, only mastery goal orientation was associated with students’ use of learning strategies, which, in turn, related to their mathematics achievement. Among the learning strategies, only elaboration was significantly related to students’ mathematics achievement. Besides, self-efficacy was both directly and indirectly related to students’ adoption of achievement goals, use of learning strategies, and mathematics achievement.

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Mathematics

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613687/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/21155

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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F. Kayan Fadlelmula, “A structural model on 7th grade students’ motivational beliefs, use of self-regulation strategies, and mathematics achievement,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2011.