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Motivational profiles, persistence and academic achievement: A prospective study testing potential mediators

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The purpose of the study was to examine students’ motivational profile at the beginning of a College program and to test whether these profiles were associated with students’ achievement through their relations with behaviors adopted during the semester. A prospective design with two time points of data collection was conducted in first-year students enrolled in a French University. Motivations were assessed at the beginning of the semester (510 participants at Time 1), and study strategies and temporal resources devoted to academics at the end of it (301 participants at Time 2). Administrative records were used to check for persistence in the program and to assess achievement. Cluster analyses revealed five distinct profiles: additive; self-determined; moderate; low; non self-determined. Furthermore, motivational profile was linked to final grade through the partial mediation of the percentage of classes attended. As a whole, students with a self-determined profile demonstrated the best academic adjustment, whereas those with a low or non self-determined profile displayed the poorest outcomes.
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Julie Boiché, Yannick Stephan. Motivational profiles, persistence and academic achievement: A prospective study testing potential mediators. Motivation and Emotion, 2014, 38 (1), pp.79-92. ⟨10.1007/s11031-013-9361-6⟩. ⟨hal-03063249⟩
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