Teachers' and principals' sense of efficacy in elementary schools

Jeroen G.M. Imants; Cornelis J. De Brabander

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 12, No. 2 pp. 179–195

In recent research on school improvement and effectiveness attention is paid to teachers' sense of efficacy. This research is focused on (a) teachers and (b) instructional tasks. Another restriction is that teachers' sense of efficacy is studied...

Language: English

Towards a unified theory of task-specific motivation

Cornelis J. de Brabander; Rob L. Martens

Educational Research Review Vol. 11, No. 1 (January 2014) pp. 27–44

This study aims to integrate the current proliferation of motivation theories in a Unified Model of Task-specific Motivation (UMTM). According to this model readiness for action results from an interaction between four relatively independent types...

Language: English

Student-Centred and Teacher-Centred Learning Environment in Pre-Vocational Secondary Education: Psychological Needs, and Motivation

Karin Smit; Cornelis J. de Brabander; Rob L. Martens

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research Vol. 58, No. 6 (2014) pp. 695–712

In this study the perception of psychological needs and motivation in a student-centred and a teacher-centred learning environment are compared, using Self Determination Theory as a framework. The self-report Intrinsic Motivation Inventory was...

The self-regulation of motivation: Motivational strategies as mediator between motivational beliefs and engagement for learning

Karin Smit; Cornelis. J. de Brabander; Monique Boekaerts; Rob. L. Martens

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 82, No. 1 (2017) pp. 124–134

In this research we studied studentś use of motivational strategies as mediator between motivational beliefs and motivational engagement. Dutch students in pre-vocational secondary education (N=3602, mean age 14) completed a self-report...

Language: English