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The authors studied how math anxiety, motivation, and ability group interact to affect performance in college math courses. They introduced the study of college students as ability grouped students. College students in the highest ability group were most likely to receive a satisfactory grade (70% and above) regardless of their level of motivation. For students in the average and low groups, the likelihood of receiving a satisfactory grade was a function of their motivation. As expected, students in the higher groups had more positive motivational patterns from the perspectives of expectancy-value theory and goal theory. Thus, college students experience ability grouping in a manner similar to secondary students. Motivation is an important factor in predicting performance, especially for students in the average and low groups.
Publication Date
8-2016
Publisher
School of Education, University of South Dakota
City
Vermillion
Keywords
Motivation, ability grouping, college students, expectancy-value, goal orientation
Disciplines
Education | Educational Psychology
Recommended Citation
Helming, Luralyn and Schweinle, Amy, "Ability-Grouped College Math Students and Their Motivation to Succeed" (2016). School of Education Research Center. 5.
https://red.library.usd.edu/serc/5