Academic achievement is one of the most important indicators for assessing students'
performance and educational attainment. Family socioeconomic status (SES) is the main …

The construct of mathematics anxiety has been an important topic of study at least since the
concept of “number anxiety” was introduced by Dreger and Aiken, and has received …

This paper examines students' achievement and interest and the extent to which they are
predicted by teacher knowledge and motivation. Student achievement and interest are both …

In this review of 64 articles published since the year 2000, a strong association between self-
efficacy and student learning outcomes was apparent. Self-efficacy is also related to other …

The linear relations between math anxiety and math cognition have been frequently studied.
However, the relations between anxiety and performance on complex cognitive tasks have …

This study drew on expectancy-value theory (EVT) to examine the relations between
mathematics motivation (academic self-concept and task values) and student background …

What motivates grandparents to their altruism? We review answers from evolutionary theory,
sociology, and economics. Sometimes in direct conflict with each other, these accounts of …

While positive influences of teacher support on students' motivational development have
been widely shown, existing research has not yet considered that students' school …

Educational psychology has generated a prolific array of findings about factors that influence
and correlate with academic achievement. We review select findings from this voluminous …

Central to student learning and academic success, the school engagement of immigrant
children also reflects their adaptation to a primary institution in their new country. Analysis of …