Motivation

[Pages:252]Motivation

Individual differences in students' educational choices and study success

Evelyne E.M. Meens

Motivation

Individual differences in students' educational choices and study success

Motivatie

Individuele verschillen bij studenten in studiekeuzes en studiesucces

(met een samenvatting in het Nederlands)

Evelyne Elisabeth Maria Meens

Motivation: Individual differences in students' educational choices and study success

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All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the author. Printing of this dissertation has been accomplished with gratefully acknowledged financial support provided by Fontys University of Applied Sciences and Tilburg University.

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Motivation

Individual differences in students' educational choices and study success

PROEFSCHRIFT

ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan Tilburg University

op gezag van de rector magnificus, prof. dr. E.H.L. Aarts,

in het openbaar te verdedigen ten overstaan van een door het college voor promoties aangewezen commissie

in de aula van de Universiteit op vrijdag 12 oktober 2018 om 14.00 uur

door

Evelyne Elisabeth Maria Meens geboren op 16 januari 1977 te Heerlen

Promotiecommissie

Promotores:

Prof. dr. J.J.A. Denissen Prof. dr. A.W.E.A. Bakx

Overige leden:

Prof. dr. S.F. Akkerman Prof. dr. D. Beijaard Prof. dr. K. Sijtsma Prof. dr. M. Vansteenkiste Dr. T.E. Hornstra

This dissertation was financially supported by Fontys University of Applied Sciences.

Table of contents

Chapter 1

9

General introduction

1. Introduction

10

2. Study success

12

3. Educational choice

13

4. Motivation

14

5. An integrated model

18

6. Aims and outline of this dissertation

21

7. The four studies

21

8. References

25

Chapter 2

33

The development and validation of an interest and skill inventory on

educational choices

1. Introduction

35

2. Rational scale construction

38

3. Study 1: A pilot version of the instrument

39

4. Study 2: Validation study

41

5. Study 3: Test-retest reliability

50

6. Study 4: Construct validity

52

7. Study 5: Predictive validity

55

8. General discussion

56

9. References

61

Chapter 3

65

The association of motivation and identity with students? achievement in

higher education

1. Introduction

67

2. Method

75

3. Results

79

4. Discussion

91

5. References

97

Chapter 4

103

The association between students' need satisfaction and their motivation:

the longitudinal change and stability of motivational profiles during a

transition

1. Introduction

105

2. Method

110

3. Results

115

4. Discussion

123

5. References

126

Chapter 5

133

Student teachers' motives for participating in the teacher training

program: a qualitative comparison between continuing students and

switch students

1. Introduction

135

2. The present study

140

3. Method

141

4. Findings

146

5. Discussion & conclusions

155

6. References

160

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