TY - GEN A1 - Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly A1 - Schiefele, Ulrich T1 - Motivation and ability as factors in mathematics experience and achievement N2 - This study examined relationships among interest, achievement motivation, mathematical ability, the quality of experience when doing mathematics, and mathematics achievement. One hundred eight freshmen and sophomores (41 males, 67 females) completed interest ratings, an achievement motivation questionnaire, and the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test. These assessments were followed by 1 week of experience sampling. Mathematics grades were available from the year before the study started, from the same year, and from the following 3 years. In addition, a measure of the students' course level in mathematics was included. The results showed that quality of experience when doing mathematics was mainly related to interest. Grades and course level were most strongly predicted by level of ability. Interest was found to contribute significantly to the prediction of grades for the second year and to the prediction of course level. Quality of experience was significantly correlated with grades but not course level. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - paper 065 Y1 - 1995 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-33668 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly A1 - Schiefele, Ulrich T1 - Die Qualität des Erlebens und der Prozeß des Lernens N2 - In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird argumentiert, daß das Erleben von „Flow" im Prozeß des Lernens für das Entstehen von intrinsischer Lernmotivation und für die kognitive Entwicklung der Schüler von entscheidender Bedeutung ist. Die FIow-Theorie von M. Csikszentmihalyi wird ausführlich dargestellt und ihre Relevanz für den Lernprozeß erläutert. Es werden zwei empirische Studien berichtet, die die Auswirkungen des Flow-Erlebens auf schulisches Lernen belegen. Schließlich wird der Versuch gemacht, Folgerungen für die pädagogische Praxis abzuleiten. N2 - This article argues that the experience of "flow" while learning is of crucial importance for students' intrinsic motivation to learn and cognitive development. A presentation of M. Csikszentmihai.yis flow theory is given and its relevance for the process of learning is discussed. Two studies are reported that support the significance of flow for learning in school. Finally, suggestions for educational practice are made. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - paper 057 Y1 - 1993 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-33578 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly A1 - Schiefele, Ulrich T1 - Interest and the Quality of Experience in Classrooms N2 - This study investigated the relation between interest in four different subject areas (mathematics, biology, English, history) and the quality of experience in class. The strength of interest as a predictor of experience was contrasted with that of achievement motivation and scholastic ability. A total of208 highly able freshmen and sophomores completed interest ratings, an achievement motivation questionnaire, and the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT). These assessments were followed by one week of experience sampling. In addition, grades were available for the subject areas involved. The results showed that interest was a significant predictor of the experience of potency, intrinsic motivation, self-esteem, and perception of skill. Controlling for ability and achievement motivation did not decrease the strength of these relations. Achievement motivation and ability proved to be considerably weaker predictors of the quality of experience than was interest. In addition, interest contributed significantly to the prediction of grades in mathematics, biology, and history, but not English. The main results and some limitations of the study are discussed, and suggestions for future research are made. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - paper 063 Y1 - 1994 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-33647 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ekatushabe, Margaret A1 - Kwarikunda, Diana A1 - Muwonge, Charles Magoba A1 - Ssenyonga, Joseph A1 - Schiefele, Ulrich T1 - Relations between perceived teacher’s autonomy support, cognitive appraisals and boredom in physics learning among lower secondary school students JF - International journal of STEM education N2 - Background Boredom during learning activities has the potential of impeding attention, motivation, learning and eventually achievement. Yet, research focusing on its possible antecedents seems to have received less attention especially within the physics domain. Based on assumptions of the Control Value Theory of Achievement Emotions (CVTAE), this study aimed at examining gender differences and structural relationships between students' reported perceived teacher autonomy support (PTAS), cognitive appraisals (self-efficacy and task value) and learning-related boredom in physics. A sample of 375 (56% females) randomly selected 9(th) grade students (mean age = 15.03 years; SD = 1.02) from five secondary schools in Masaka district of Uganda took part in the study. Results Data collected from students' self-reports using standardised instruments revealed that higher levels of PTAS, self-efficacy, and task value were significantly associated with lower levels of boredom during physics learning. Females reported significantly greater task value for learning physics than the males. Self-efficacy (beta = - .10, p < .05) and task value (beta = - .09, p < .01) partially mediated the relationship between PTAS and boredom. PTAS showed significant direct negative contributions to boredom (beta = - .34, p < .001). Conclusion These findings provide support for theory and practice about the importance of promoting autonomy among students by adjusting instructional behaviours among teachers of physics. Teacher autonomy supportive behaviours influence formation of students' beliefs about ability, subjective value and learning-related boredom in physics. Implications and suggestions for further research are also discussed in this paper. KW - Teacher autonomy support KW - Cognitive appraisals KW - Self-efficacy KW - Task KW - value KW - Boredom KW - Gender KW - Physics Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-021-00272-5 SN - 2196-7822 VL - 8 IS - 1 PB - SpringerOpen CY - Berlin ; Heidelberg [u.a.] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hettinger, Katharina A1 - Lazarides, Rebecca A1 - Rubach, Charlott A1 - Schiefele, Ulrich T1 - Teacher classroom management self-efficacy BT - longitudinal relations to perceived teaching behaviors and student enjoyment JF - Teaching and teacher education : an international journal of research and studies N2 - This study examined the relations between teacher-reported classroom management self-efficacy, stu-dent-reported teaching quality and students' enjoyment in mathematics. Data were collected from German ninth and tenth-grade students (N = 779) and their teachers (N = 40) at the beginning and the middle of the school year. Multilevel models showed that teachers' self-efficacy at time 1 significantly and positively related to class-level monitoring and relatedness at time 2. Class-level relatedness at time 2 was significantly and positively associated with enjoyment at time 2. Teacher-reported self-efficacy at time 1 was indirectly related to enjoyment at time 2 through relatedness at time 2. KW - teacher self-efficacy KW - teaching quality KW - classroom management KW - achievement emotions Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2021.103349 SN - 0742-051X SN - 1879-2480 VL - 103 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford ER - TY - GEN A1 - Krapp, Andreas A1 - Schiefele, Ulrich A1 - Wild, Klaus Peter A1 - Winteler, Adolf T1 - Der „Fragebogen zum Studieninteresse" (FSI) N2 - Die vorliegende Arbeit berichtet über die Entwicklung des „Fragebogen zum Studieninteresse" (FSI) und seine testtheoretische Überprüfung. An der Untersuchung nahmen 298 Studenten verschiedener Studiengänge teil. Ausgehend von einer 27 Items umfassenden Version verblieben aufgrund von Faktorenanalyse und Rasch- Skalierung 18 Items, die eine eindimensionale Skala bilden. Die interne Konsistenz (Alpha) des revidierten FSI beträgt .90, die Test-Retest-Reliabilität .67 (Zeitspanne: 2 Jahre). Zur Prüfung der Validität des revidierten FSI wurde eine Reihe weiterer Variablen erhoben (z.B. intrinsische motivationale Orientierung, Tätigkeitszentrierung, Extraversion, Verwendung von Lernstrategien, Studienleistung). Die Ergebnisse zeigen, daß der FSI in ausreichendem Maße konvergente, diskriminante und kriteriumsbezogene Validität besitzt. N2 - This article reports the development of the "Study Interest Questionnaire" (SIQ). A total of 298 university students took part in a study that was designed to test the reliability and validity of the SIQ. The original version of the SIQ included 27 items. On the basis of factor and Rasch analyses we obtained a unidimensional version consisting of 18 items. The revised version of the SIQ showed considerable internal consistency (Alpha = .90) and test-retest reliability (.67; time lag: 2 years). In order to test the convergent, discriminant, concurrent, and predictive validity of the SIQ, a number of additional variables were assessed (e.g., intrinsic motivational orientation, extraversión, use of learning strategies, achievement). The results confirm that the SIQ is a sufficiently valid instrument. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - paper 060 Y1 - 1993 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-33601 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Krapp, Andreas A1 - Schiefele, Ulrich A1 - Winteler, Adolf T1 - Studieninteresse und fachbezogene Wissensstruktur T1 - Study Interest and the Structure of Subject Matter Related Knowledge N2 - Für die Konstrukte Studieninteresse und Studienerfolg werden neue Konzeptualisierungen vorgeschlagen. Studieninteresse wird als bereichsspezifischer Person-Gegenstands-Bezug definiert. Die traditionellen Kriterien des Studienerfolgs (z.B. Examensnoten) werden durch das Kriterium der Qualität fachbezogener Wissensstrukturen ersetzt. Die durchgeführte Untersuchung sollte klären, ob Studieninteresse die Bildung fachbezogener Wissensstrukturen beeinflußt. Auf der Basis des „Fragebogens zum Studieninteresse" (FSI) wurden 28 Pädagogikstudenten in drei Gruppen mit unterschiedlicher Interessenausprägung (hoch, mittel, niedrig) eingeteilt. Zur Ermittlung von Kennwerten der Wissensstruktur wurde ein Wortassoziationstest mit neun Stimulusbegriffen durchgeführt. Die drei Versuchsgruppen wurden mit einer Kontrollgruppe (29 Technikstudenten) und einer Expertengruppe (5 Pädagogen) verglichen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen einen belegbaren Einfluß von Studieninteresse sowohl auf die Qualität der Assoziationen als auch auf die strukturelle Verknüpfung der vorgegebenen Stimulusbegriffe. Die hoch interessierten Studenten stimmen dabei mehr mit der Expertengruppe, die niedrig interessierten Studenten mehr mit der Kontrollgruppe überein. Die Ergebnisse werden als Beleg für unsere theoretischen Überlegungen gewertet. N2 - New conceptualizations are proposed for the constructs of study interest and academic success. Study interest is defined as a person-object relation aimed at a specific topical area. The traditional criteria of academic success (e.g. grades) have been replaced by the criterion of the quality of knowledge structures with respect to one's field of study. The investigation was conducted in order to clarify to what extent study interests influence the formation of such knowledge structures. Based on the results of the „Study Interest Questionnaire" (SIQ), 28 education students were divided into three groups according to the degree of interest in their subject (high, medium, low). For the purpose of determining indices of the students' knowledge structures, a word association test with nine stimulus terms was conducted. The groups under investigation were compared to a control group (29 technical science students) and an expert group (5 educational psychologists). The results have evidenced a definite influence of study interest on the structural connection of the cue words. Highly interested students were in greater accordance with the expert group, whereas the less interested students showed greater correspondence with the control group. These results have been used as evidence in support of our theoretical assumptions. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - paper 066 Y1 - 1988 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-33674 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kwarikunda, Diana A1 - Schiefele, Ulrich A1 - Ssenyonga, Joseph A1 - Muwonge, Charles Magoba T1 - The Relationship between Motivation for, and Interest in, Learning Physics among Lower Secondary School Students in Uganda JF - African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education N2 - Motivation and interest affect students' learning especially in Physics, a subject learners perceive as abstract. The present study was guided by three objectives: (a) to adapt and validate the Science Motivation Questionnaire (SMQ-II) for the Ugandan context; (b) to examine whether there are significant differences in motivation for learning Physics with respect to students' gender; and (c) to establish the extent to which students' interest predicts their motivation to learn Physics. The sample comprised 374 randomly selected students from five schools in central Uganda who responded to anonymous questionnaires that included scales from the SMQ-II and the Individual Interest Questionnaire. Data were analysed using confirmatory factor analyses, t-tests and structural equation modelling in SPSS-25 and Mplus-8. The five-factor model solution of the SMQ-II fitted adequately with the present data, with deletion of one item. The modified SMQ-II exhibited invariant factor loadings and intercepts (i.e. strong measurement invariance) when administered to boys and girls. Furthermore, motivation for learning Physics did not vary with gender. Students' interest was related to motivation for learning Physics. Lastly, although students' interest significantly predicted all motivational constructs, we noted considerable predictive strength of interest on students' self-efficacy and self-determination in learning Physics. Implications of these findings for the teaching and learning of Physics at lower secondary school are discussed in the paper. KW - Confirmatory factor analyses KW - interest in learning physics KW - lower KW - secondary school KW - measurement invariance KW - science motivation KW - questionnaire Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-605353 SN - 1811-7295 SN - 2469-7656 VL - 24 IS - 3 SP - 435 EP - 446 PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group CY - Abingdon ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kwarikunda, Diana A1 - Schiefele, Ulrich A1 - Ssenyonga, Joseph A1 - Muwonge, Charles Magoba T1 - Secondary school students’ motivation profiles for physics learning BT - Relations with cognitive learning strategies, gender, attitudes and individual interest JF - African journal of research in mathematics, science and technology education : official journal of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education N2 - For efficient and effective pedagogical interventions to address Uganda's alarmingly poor performance in Physics, it is vital to understand students' motivation patterns for Physics learning. Latent profile analysis (LPA)-a person-centred approach-can be used to investigate these motivation patterns. Using a three-step approach to LPA, we sought to answer the following research questions: RQ1, which profiles of secondary school students exist with regards to their motivation for Physics learning; RQ2, are there differences in students' cognitive learning strategies in the identified profiles; and RQ3, does students' gender, attitudes, and individual interest predict membership in these profiles? The sample comprised 934 Grade 9 students from eight secondary schools in Uganda. Data were collected using standardised questionnaires. Six motivational profiles were identified: (i) low-quantity motivation profile (101 students; 10.8%); (ii) moderate-quantity motivation profile (246 students; 26.3%); (iii) high-quantity motivation profile (365 students; 39.1%); (iv) primarily intrinsically motivated profile (60 students, 6.4%); (v) mostly extrinsically motivated profile (88 students, 9.4%); and (vi) grade-introjected profile (74 students, 7.9%). Low-quantity and grade-introjected motivated students mostly used surface learning strategies whilst the high-quantity and primarily intrinsically motivated students used deep learning strategies. Lastly, unlike gender, individual interest and students' attitudes towards Physics learning predicted profile membership. Teachers should provide an interesting autonomous Physics classroom climate and give students clear instructions in self-reliant behaviours that promote intrinsic motivation. KW - Motivation profiles KW - physics learning KW - latent profile analysis Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/18117295.2021.1956720 SN - 1028-8457 VL - 25 IS - 2 SP - 197 EP - 210 PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group CY - Abingdon ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Meixner, Johannes M. A1 - Warner, Greta J. A1 - Lensing, Johanna Nele A1 - Schiefele, Ulrich A1 - Elsner, Birgit T1 - The relation between executive functions and reading comprehension in primary-school students BT - a cross-lagged-panel analysis JF - Early Childhood Research Quarterly N2 - Higher-order cognitive skills are necessary prerequisites for reading and understanding words, sentences and texts. In particular, research on executive functions in the cognitive domain has shown that good executive functioning in children is positively related to reading comprehension skills and that deficits in executive functioning are related to difficulties with reading comprehension. However, developmental research on literacy and self-regulation in the early school years suggests that the relation between higher-order cognitive skills and reading might not be unidirectional, but mutually interdependent in nature. Therefore, the present longitudinal study explored the bidirectional relations between executive functions and reading comprehension during primary school across a 1-year period. At two time points (T1, T2), we assessed reading comprehension at the word, sentence, and text levels as well as three components of executive functioning, that is, updating, inhibition, and attention shifting. The sample consisted of three sequential cohorts of German primary school students (N = 1657) starting in first, second, and third grade respectively (aged 6-11 years at T1). Using a latent cross-lagged-panel design, we found bidirectional longitudinal relations between executive functions and reading comprehension for second and third graders. However, for first graders, only the path from executive functioning at T1 to reading comprehension at T2 attained significance. Succeeding analyses revealed updating as the crucial component of the effect from executive functioning on later reading comprehension, whereas text reading comprehension was most predictive of later executive functioning. The potential processes underlying the observed bidirectional relations are discussed with respect to developmental changes in reading comprehension across the primary years. KW - Reading Comprehension KW - Executive Functions KW - Longitudinal Study KW - Latent Variable Analysis KW - Cross-Lagged-Panel Design KW - Bidirectional Relations Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2018.04.010 SN - 0885-2006 SN - 1873-7706 VL - 46 SP - 62 EP - 74 PB - Elsevier CY - New York ER -