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Title:
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THE WEIGHT OF EXPECTANCY-VALUE AND ACHIEVEMENT GOALS ON SCIENTIFIC CAREER INTEREST AND MATH ACHIEVEMENT |
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Author(s):
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Laura Francesca Scalas and Daniela Fadda |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-93-7 |
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Editors:
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Demetrios G. Sampson, Dirk Ifenthaler, Pedro Isaías and Maria Lidia Mascia |
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Year:
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2019 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Motivation, Expectancy-Value, Achievement Goals, Scientific Career Interest, Math Achievement |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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281 |
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Last Page:
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288 |
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Language:
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English |
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Paper Abstract:
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The study explored a taxonomy of alternative latent models to understand the weight of expectancy-value and
approach-related goal orientations in predicting students achievement behaviors (scientific career interest and math
achievement). A full model where all the factors contribute to explaining the total variance of outcomes and two models
in which the contribution of expectancy-value and achievement goals factors was evaluated separately within a structural
equation modeling framework. Results, among a sample of 812 Italian high school students (486 males and 326 females,
Mage= 18.3), showed that expectancy-value variables explain a substantial portion of math achievement and career
interest variance after controlling for the achievement goals. Moreover, when all path coefficients were allowed (full
model), global value and its dimensions of opportunity and emotional cost influenced positively students career
aspirations, expectancy resulted the main predictor of math competence, and mastery and performance goals did not show
significant effects on the outcomes. |
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