TY - JOUR A1 - Ludwig, Joachim T1 - A subject-theoretical perspective on transformative learning and transformative Bildung BT - Transformative Bildung as a Research Strategy on the Processes of Bildung JF - Transformative learning meets Bildung : an international exchange N2 - The German theory on transformative Bildung (Koller, Marotzki, & Sanders, 2007; Koller, 2012; Nohl, 2014) deals with transformation processes in human thinking. Bildung is defined as self and world reference, causing change in the fundamental orientation of people in the course of their biography. Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-94-6300-795-5 SN - 978-94-6300-796-2 SN - 978-94-6300-797-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-797-9_4 VL - 21 SP - 43 EP - 55 PB - Sense Publishers CY - Rotterdam ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Gil, Thomas T1 - Things, Properties, and Relations Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-945878-39-2 PB - WeltTrends CY - Potsdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Penk, Christiane A1 - Richter, Dirk T1 - Change in test-taking motivation and its relationship to test performance in low-stakes assessments JF - Educational assessment, evaluation and accountability N2 - Since the turn of the century, an increasing number of low-stakes assessments (i.e., assessments without direct consequences for the test-takers) are being used to evaluate the quality of educational systems. Internationally, research has shown that low-stakes test results can be biased due to students’ low test-taking motivation and that students’ effort levels can vary throughout a testing session involving both cognitive and noncognitive tests. Thus, it is possible that students’ motivation varies throughout a single cognitive test and in turn affects test performance. This study examines the change in test-taking motivation within a 2-h cognitive low-stakes test and its association with test performance. Based on expectancy-value theory, we assessed three components of test-taking motivation (expectancy for success, value, and effort) and investigated its change. Using data from a large-scale student achievement study of German ninth-graders, we employed second-order latent growth modeling and structural equation modeling to predict test performance in mathematics. On average, students’ effort and perceived value of the test decreased, whereas expectancy for success remained stable. Overall, initial test-taking motivation was a better predictor of test performance than change in motivation. Only the variability of change in the expectancy component was positively related to test performance. The theoretical and practical implications for test practitioners are discussed. KW - Test-taking motivation KW - Low-stakes tests KW - Large-scale assessments KW - Expectancy-value theory KW - Growth modeling Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11092-016-9248-7 SN - 1874-8597 SN - 1874-8600 VL - 29 SP - 55 EP - 79 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Brunner, Martin A1 - Keller, Ulrich A1 - Wenger, Marina A1 - Fischbach, Antoine A1 - Lüdtke, Oliver T1 - Between-School Variation in Students' Achievement, Motivation, Affect, and Learning Strategies BT - Results from 81 Countries for Planning Group-Randomized Trials in Education JF - Journal of research on educational effectiveness / Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) N2 - To plan group-randomized trials where treatment conditions are assigned to schools, researchers need design parameters that provide information about between-school differences in outcomes as well as the amount of variance that can be explained by covariates at the student (L1) and school (L2) levels. Most previous research has offered these parameters for U.S. samples and for achievement as the outcome. This paper and the online supplementary materials provide design parameters for 81 countries in three broad outcome categories (achievement, affect and motivation, and learning strategies) for domain-general and domain-specific (mathematics, reading, and science) measures. Sociodemographic characteristics were used as covariates. Data from representative samples of 15-year-old students stemmed from five cycles of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA; total number of students/schools: 1,905,147/70,098). Between-school differences as well as the amount of variance explained at L1 and L2 varied widely across countries and educational outcomes, demonstrating the limited generalizability of design parameters across these dimensions. The use of the design parameters to plan group-randomized trials is illustrated. KW - student achievement KW - motivation KW - affect KW - learning styles KW - intraclass correlation KW - large-scale assessment KW - multilevel models KW - design parameters Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/19345747.2017.1375584 SN - 1934-5747 SN - 1934-5739 VL - 11 IS - 3 SP - 452 EP - 478 PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group CY - Abingdon ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lenski, Anna Eva A1 - Richter, Dirk A1 - Lüdtke, Oliver T1 - Using the theory of planned behavior to predict teachers’ likelihood of taking a competency-based approach to instruction JF - European Journal of Psychology of Education N2 - Quality of mathematics education has gained significant attention in educational politics and among educators as mathematics advances the foundations of analytical thinking necessary to excel in today’s knowledge-based economy. Recent research on instructional quality has focused on students’ development of competencies. Competency-based instruction is believed to be an effective approach to instruction as it is closely aligned to educational standards. We use data from the National Assessment Study 2012 in Germany and apply the theory of planned behavior to determine what motivates mathematics teachers (n = 1660) to take a competency-based approach to instruction. Results indicate that competencies outlined in the educational standards are a tangible element of current mathematics instruction. Within the framework of this study, we identified teachers’ perceived behavior control as the strongest determinant of taking a competency-based approach to instruction. We conclude that advancement of competency-based instruction depends on teachers’ beliefs about their professional resources. KW - Instructional quality KW - Educational standards KW - Mathematics instruction KW - Large-scale assessment KW - Theory of planned behavior Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-017-0356-7 SN - 0256-2928 SN - 1878-5174 VL - 34 IS - 1 SP - 169 EP - 186 PB - Springer CY - New York ER - TY - GEN A1 - Penk, Christiane A1 - Richter, Dirk T1 - Erratum to: Penk, Christiane, Richter, Dirk: Change in test-taking motivation and its relationship to test performance in low-stakes assessments. - (Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability. - 29 (2017), S. 55 – 79. - doi.org/10.1007/s11092-016-9248-7) T2 - Educational assessment, evaluation and accountability Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11092-016-9249-6 SN - 1874-8597 SN - 1874-8600 VL - 29 SP - 81 EP - 82 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg ER - TY - GEN A1 - Grell, Petra T1 - Learning and teaching in adult education BT - contemporary theories T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 374 Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-403628 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Muwonge, Charles Magoba A1 - Schiefele, Ulrich A1 - Ssenyonga, Joseph A1 - Kibedi, Henry T1 - Determinants of persistence among science teacher-trainees BT - Examining the role of self-efficacy, task value, and academic hope JF - ournal of science teacher education : official journal of the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE) N2 - Grounded in the expectancy-value and hope theories, the present study was conducted to examine the extent to which self-efficacy, task value, and academic hope predict persistence among science teacher-trainees in Uganda. The sample consisted of 278 undergrad- uate science teacher-trainees selected from a large public university in northern Uganda. Data were collected using several scales from the modified Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire, Academic Hope Scale, and College Persistence Questionnaire and analyzed using structural equation modeling. Task value and aca- demic hope significantly predicted students’ persistence. Academic hope made a greater contribution to students’ persistence compared to task value. The combined effect of task value and academic hope did not make any significant contribution to students’ persistence. The study highlights the need to strengthen students’ hopeful think- ing and task value in order to increase their chances of completing their studies. Implications of the study findings for educational practice and for the training of science teacher-trainees are elaborated in the article. KW - Academic hope KW - persistence KW - science teacher-trainees KW - self-efficacy KW - task value Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/1046560X.2017.1379860 SN - 1046-560X SN - 1573-1847 VL - 28 SP - 522 EP - 548 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - Abingdon ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Muwonge, Charles Magoba A1 - Schiefele, Ulrich A1 - Ssenyonga, Joseph A1 - Kibedi, Henry T1 - Self-regulated learning among teacher education students BT - Motivational beliefs influence on the use of metacognition JF - Journal of psychology in Africa N2 - In the present study, we examined the relationships between motivational beliefs (self-efficacy, task value, and control of learning beliefs) and use of metacognitive learning strategies among teacher education students in Uganda. The sample comprised of 649 students selected from seven universities. Data were collected using several scales from the modified Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire, and analysed using Structural Equation Modelling. Task value and self-efficacy independently and significantly predicted students’ reported use of metacognition. Students’ self-reported self-efficacy and task value explained 38% of the variance in their use of metacognition. The evidence suggests interventions aimed at improving teacher education students’ metacognitive skills to focus on enhancing their efficacy and value beliefs. KW - metacognition KW - motivational beliefs KW - motivated strategies for learning questionnaire KW - teacher education students Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2017.1399973 SN - 1433-0237 SN - 1815-5626 VL - 27 IS - 6 SP - 515 EP - 521 PB - Routledge CY - Abingdon ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Isabelle A1 - Brunner, Martin A1 - Keller, Lena A1 - Scherrer, Vsevolod A1 - Wollschlager, Rachel A1 - Baudson, Tanja Gabriele A1 - Preckel, Franzis T1 - Profile formation of academic self-concept in elementary school students in grades 1 to 4 JF - PLoS one Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177854 SN - 1932-6203 VL - 12 PB - PLoS CY - San Fransisco ER -