Wer kommt weiter?: Vorhersage der Qualifikation zur Internationalen Biologie- und Chemie-Olympiade auf Grundlage des Leistungsmotivations-Modells von Eccles
Who gets further?: Prediction of the qualification for the international biology and chemistry olympiad on the basis of the achievement motivation model of Eccles
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Publication data
| By | Justine Stang, Detlef Urhahne, Sabine Nick, Ilka Parchmann |
| Original language | German |
| Published in | Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie, 28(3) |
| Pages | 105-114 |
| Editor (Publisher) | Hogrefe Verlag |
| ISSN | 1010-0652, 1664-2910 |
| DOI/Link | https://doi.org/10.1024/1010-0652/a000127 |
| Publication status | Published – 2014 |
The expectancy-value model of achievement motivation by Eccles et al. (1983) was used to predict the qualification of German participants for the fourth selection round of the International Biology and Chemistry Olympiad (IBO/IChO). The main focus lies on the predictive strength of the model which should be tested and factors easing qualification should be proved. The participants (nIBO = 43, 20 female; nIChO = 44, 11 female) completed a questionnaire and participated in an intelligence test to measure the model variables. To qualify for the fourth round they had to pass several subject-specific exams. Overall, the model was well suited to predict qualification.
IChO-participants with a higher expectancy of success and IBO-participants with more boredom in school were more likely to qualify for the fourth round. Proximal model variables were better predictors of qualification than distal variables. The implications of the research findings are discussed.
