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| Title: | Academic achievement, academic self-concept, and academic motivation of immigrant adolescents in Greater Toronto Area (GTA) secondary schools |
| Authors: | Areepattamannil, Shaljan |
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| Keywords: | Academic achievement
Immigrant adolescents
Academic motivation
Academic self-concept |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Series/Report no.: | Canadian theses |
| Abstract: | This study examined the academic achievement, academic self-concept, and academic motivation of 573 immigrant and non-immigrant adolescents in two public secondary schools in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Multivariate analyses revealed statistically significant differences between immigrant and non-immigrant adolescents with respect to their academic achievement, academic self-concept, and academic motivation. In addition, supplemental exploratory analyses indicated significant ethnic group differences in academic achievement, academic self-concept, and academic motivation. Surprisingly and importantly, analyses showed the absence of statistically significant gender differences among immigrant adolescents in terms of their academic achievement, academic self-concept, and academic motivation. Results from multiple linear regression analyses provided support for the Self-Description Questionnaire II as a measurement to be used with both immigrant and non-immigrant adolescents. In contrast, support for the Academic Motivation Scale, which is based on the Self-Determination Theory, was not adequately substantiated in the current research for either immigrants or non-immigrants. |
| Description: | Thesis (Master, Education) -- Queen's University, 2007-11-20 10:34:07.043 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1974/1088 |
| Appears in Collections: | Education Graduate Theses
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