Social contagion of motivation between teacher and student: Analyzing underlying processes.

We examined (a) whether motivational orientation can spread from teachers to students during 2 consecutive teaching–learning sessions and (b) mechanisms underlying this phenomenon in a special physical education session delivered to high school students. Participants who were taught a sport activity by...

Should students have a gap year? Motivation and performance factors relevant to time out after completing school.

Increasingly, school leavers are taking time out from study or formal work after completing high school—often referred to as a “gap year” (involving structured activities such as “volunteer tourism” and unstructured activities such as leisure). Although much opinion exists about the...

Prediction of kindergartners’ academic achievement from their effortful control and emotionality: Evidence for direct and moderated relations.

The relations between effortful control, emotionality (anger, sadness, and shyness), and academic achievement were examined in a short-term longitudinal study of 291 kindergartners. Teachers and parents reported on students’ effortful control and emotionality. Students completed the Continuous...

Boredom in achievement settings: Exploring control–value antecedents and performance outcomes of a neglected emotion.

The linkages of achievement-related boredom with students’ appraisals and performance outcomes were examined in a series of 5 exploratory, cross-sectional, and predictive investigations. Studies 1 and 2 assessed students’ boredom in a single achievement episode (i.e., state achievement boredom);...

Prediction of kindergartners’ academic achievement from their effortful control and emotionality: Evidence for direct and moderated relations.

The relations between effortful control, emotionality (anger, sadness, and shyness), and academic achievement were examined in a short-term longitudinal study of 291 kindergartners. Teachers and parents reported on students’ effortful control and emotionality. Students completed the Continuous...

Should students have a gap year? Motivation and performance factors relevant to time out after completing school.

Increasingly, school leavers are taking time out from study or formal work after completing high school—often referred to as a “gap year” (involving structured activities such as “volunteer tourism” and unstructured activities such as leisure). Although much opinion exists about the...