Self-Concept, Motivation and Identity
Self-Concept, Motivation and Identity

Author: Frédéric Guay

Publisher: IAP

Published: 2015-06-01

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 1681231697

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The concept of the Self has a long history that dates back from the ancient Greeks such as Aristotle to more contemporary thinkers such as Wundt, James, Mead, Cooley, Freud, Rogers, and Erikson (Tesser & Felson, 2000). Research on the Self relates to a range of phenomena including self-esteem, self-concept, self-protection, self-verification, self-awareness, identity, self-efficacy, self-determination etc. that could be sharply different or very similar. Despite this long tradition of thinkers and the numerous studies conducted on the Self, this concept is still not very well defined. More precisely, it is not a precise object of study, but rather a collection of loosely related subtopics (Baumesiter, 1998). Also, in the philosophical literature, the legitimacy of the concept of “self” has been brought into question. Some authors have argued that the self is not a psychological entity per se, but rather an illusion created by the complex interplay between cognitive and neurological subsystems (Zahavi, 2005). Although no definitive consensus has been reached regarding the Self, we emphasis in this volume that the Self and its related phenomena including self-concept, motivation, and identity are crucial for understanding consciousness and therefore important to understand human behavior. Self-concept, motivation and identity: Underpinning success with research and practice provides thus a unique insight into self-concept and its relationship to motivation and identity from varied theoretical and empirical perspectives. This volume is intended to develop both theoretical and methodological ideas and to present empirical evidence demonstrating the importance of theory and research to effective practice.

Effects of Self Regulated Learning, Academic Self-Concept and Help-Seeking Behaviour on Students' Academic Achievement
Effects of Self Regulated Learning, Academic Self-Concept and Help-Seeking Behaviour on Students' Academic Achievement

Author: Alelign Jemberie

Publisher:

Published: 2020-03-11

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9783346161239

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Scientific Essay from the year 2020 in the subject Psychology - Developmental Psychology, course: PSYCHOLOGY, language: English, abstract: The main objective of the study is to investigate the effect of self regulated learning, academic self-concept and help- seeking behavior on students' academic achievement in the Finote Selam College of Teacher Education, Ethiopia. The research design is a descriptive survey design with quantitative research approach. The participants of the study were 201 (m=98 and f=103) second year regular students of the college. In selection of the research participants, both probabilistic and non-probabilistic sampling techniques were employed. The instrument used to gather the data were questionnaire sand other document. In addition, to answer the research questions inferential statistics such independent sample t-test, correlation, ANOVA and multiple regression analysis were performed. Furthermore, the beta coefficient analysis was used to determine the direct effects of variables on students' academic achievement. The independent samples t-test indicated that there is a significant sex difference in academic self concept, help- seeking behavior and academic achievement. As the study revealed, all male college students relatively scored higher mean scores than their female counterparts. But the difference in self regulated learning is not significant. As the correlation coefficient results demonstrated that there were statistically significant positive correlation between Academic self concept and help-seeking behavior and also Academic self concept and academic achievement. Again academic achievement and help- seeking behavior correlates positively. But, the significance seen between self regulated learning and academic achievement and self regulated learning and Academic self concept is not that mach significant.

Self-Regulated Learning and Academic Achievement
Self-Regulated Learning and Academic Achievement

Author: Barry J. Zimmerman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-05-13

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 1135659133

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This volume brings together internationally known researchers representing different theoretical perspectives on students' self-regulation of learning. Diverse theories on how students become self-regulated learners are compared in terms of their conceptual origins, scientific form, research productivity, and pedagogical effectiveness. This is the only comprehensive comparison of diverse classical theories of self-regulated learning in print. The first edition of this text, published in 1989, presented descriptions of such differing perspectives as operant, phenomenological, social learning, volitional, Vygotskian, and constructivist theories. In this new edition, the same prominent editors and authors reassess these classic models in light of a decade of very productive research. In addition, an information processing perspective is included, reflecting its growing prominence. Self-regulation models have proven especially appealing to teachers, coaches, and tutors looking for specific recommendations regarding how students activate, alter, and sustain their learning practices. Techniques for enhancing these processes have been studied with considerable success in tutoring sessions, computer learning programs, coaching sessions, and self-directed practice sessions. The results of these applications are discussed in this new edition. The introductory chapter presents a historical overview of research and a theoretical framework for comparing and contrasting the theories described in the following chapters, all of which follow a common organizational format. This parallel format enables the book to function like an authored textbook rather than a typical edited volume. The final chapter offers an historical assessment of changes in theory and trends for future research. This volume is especially relevant for students and professionals in educational psychology, school psychology, guidance and counseling, developmental psychology, child and family development, as well as for students in general teacher education.

International Advances in Self Research - volume 1
International Advances in Self Research - volume 1

Author: Herbert Marsh

Publisher: IAP

Published: 2003-10-01

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1607528886

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MISSION STATEMENT: Maximising self-concept is recognised as a critical goal in itself and a means to facilitate other desirable outcomes in a diversity of settings. The desire to feel positively about oneself and the benefits of this feeling on choice, planning, persistence, and subsequent accomplishments transcend traditional disciplinary barriers and are central to goals in many social policy areas. ‘International Advances in Self Research’ monograph series publishes scholarly works that primarily focus on self-concept research and pertain to a broad array of self-related constructs and processes including self-esteem, self-efficacy, identity, motivation, anxiety, self-attributions, self-regulated learning, and meta-cognition. The research focus of the monograph series includes theory underlying these constructs, their measurement, their relation to each other and to other constructs, their enhancement and their application in research and practice. Chapters address a wide cross-section of: settings participants and research areas This series has a special interest in self-concept theory and research in settings characterised by diversity, such as special education, linguistic diversity, socioeconomic and cultural diversity.

Psychological Perspectives on the Self, Volume 4
Psychological Perspectives on the Self, Volume 4

Author: Jerry Suls

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2014-02-25

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1317782151

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The primary aim of this volume is to present the most recent advances in the psychological study of the self with a special emphasis on the factors that contribute to self-concept and self-esteem. This volume offers the following features: * state-of-the-art testimonies of important new research programs on the self * valuable reviews and literature on measurement of self-concept * analysis of sociocultural influences on self -- an understudied topic until recently * new theory on the origins of self-enhancement

The Multilevel Design
The Multilevel Design

Author: Harry Jm Huttner, Vg Method

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1995-01-30

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 0313387877

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In the social sciences, phenomena tend to be hierarchically structured, so that individuals belong to groups, and groups belong to larger organizations and societies. Multilevel research stresses this hierarchical structure of social life, and necessarily assumes the existence of a particular organization of the procedures of investigation. This organization, which is fundamental to the research, is called a research design. Because the research is hierarchical, it uses a multilevel design. This book provides a detailed overview of the theoretical and methodological aspects of multilevel research based on the multilevel definition of social structure. Six chapters discuss the foundations of multilevel research and the applications of its research in the social sciences. An annotated bibliography follows, which is divided into eight sections on theoretical and methodological issues and on applications of multilevel research. Included are books and articles published from 1980 through 1993.