Motivation and attribution at secondary school: The role of gender

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作者
Lightbody, P
Siann, G
Stocks, R
Walsh, D
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[1] Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, Cowcaddens Road
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10.1080/0305569960220102
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G40 [教育学];
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040101 ; 120403 ;
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A total of 1068 secondary school pupils completed a questionnaire concerned with enjoyment of school, enjoyment of subjects and what they attributed academic success to. Gender differences were shown in the overall enjoyment of school (girls expressing greater enjoyment). Girls also reported liking friends, teachers, outings and lessons more than boys, while boys reported liking sports and school clubs more. Enjoyment of school subjects reflected traditional sex stereotyping: girls reported more liking than did boys for English, French, German, history, drama, music and home economics while boys reported more liking for science. craft and design technology, physical education and information technology. Some gender differences were shown in rating factors contributing to academic success (girls rating hard work and teachers' liking for you as more important than boys, and boys rating cleverness, talent and luck as more important than girls) but attributions with respect to academic success varied more with age than with gender.
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