Teachers’ Autonomy-Supportive Behaviour and Learning Strategies Applied by Students: The Role of Students’ Growth Mindset and Classroom Management in Low-SES-Context Schools
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Background
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Sample and Data Collection Procedure
3.2. Measurement
3.3. Common Method Bias
3.4. Statistical Analysis
4. Results
4.1. Descriptive Statistics and Primary Analysis
4.2. Moderated Mediation Effects
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Boys | Girls | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
7th grade | 55 | 20.0 | 81 | 26.5 | 136 | 23.4 |
8th grade | 59 | 21.5 | 66 | 21.5 | 125 | 21.5 |
9th grade | 74 | 26.9 | 73 | 23.9 | 147 | 25.3 |
10th grade | 87 | 31.6 | 86 | 28.1 | 173 | 29.8 |
Total | 275 | 100 | 306 | 100 | 581 | 100 |
M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Teachers’ autonomy-supportive behaviours | 4.45 | 1.437 | 1 | |||
2. Learning strategies | 3.12 | 0.791 | 0.496 *** | 1 | ||
3. Classroom management | 3.61 | 0.833 | 0.154 *** | 0.042 | 1 | |
4. Growth mindset | 2.85 | 0.407 | 0.313 *** | 0.339 *** | 0.234 *** | 1 |
Predictors | β | Est./S.E. | t | 95% CI | p Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Classroom Management | |||||
Teachers’ autonomy-supportive behaviours | 0.080 | 0.025 | 3.282 | [0.032; 0.128] | 0.001 |
Gender | 0.020 | 0.068 | 0.297 | [−0.114; 0.155] | 0.766 |
Grade | −0.025 | 0.069 | −0.368 | [−0.161; 0.110] | 0.713 |
Physical activity | −0.020 | 0.053 | −0.376 | [−0.124; 0.084] | 0.707 |
Sleep sufficiency | 0.243 | 0.071 | 3.443 | [0.104; 0.382] | 0.001 |
F | 5.889 | ||||
R2 | 0.049 | ||||
Learning Strategies Applied by the Student | |||||
Teachers’ autonomy-supportive behaviours | 0.217 | 0.020 | 10.858 | [0.178; 0.257] | <0.001 |
Classroom management | −0.075 | 0.034 | −2.250 | [−0.141; −0.010] | 0.025 |
Growth mindset | 0.365 | 0.070 | 5.193 | [0.227; 0.503] | 0.001 |
Teachers’ autonomy-supportive behaviours × growth mindset | −0.068 | 0.043 | −1.588 | [−0.152; 0.016] | 0.113 |
Classroom management × growth mindset | 0.261 | 0.082 | 3.172 | [0.099; 0.422] | <0.001 |
Gender | 0.245 | 0.054 | 4.562 | [0.140; 0.351] | <0.001 |
Grade | 0.055 | 0.054 | 1.013 | [−0.051; 0.161] | 0.312 |
Physical activity | 0.191 | 0.041 | 4.607 | [0.109; 0.272] | <0.001 |
Sleep | 0.157 | 0.056 | 2.815 | [0.047; 0.266] | 0.005 |
F | 36.242 | ||||
R² | 0.364 |
Effect | SE | CI | |
---|---|---|---|
Direct Effects | |||
Higher growth mindset | 0.190 | 0.028 | [0.136; 0.244] |
Moderate growth mindset | 0.217 | 0.020 | [0.178; 0.257] |
Lower growth mindset | 0.245 | 0.025 | [0.195; 0.294] |
Effect | BootSE | BootCI | |
Indirect Effects | |||
Higher growth mindset | 0.002 | 0.004 | [−0.005; 0.011] |
Moderate growth mindset | −0.006 | 0.003 | [−0.013; −0.001] |
Lower growth mindset | −0.015 | 0.006 | [−0.028; −0.004] |
Index Of Moderated Mediation | |||
0.021 |
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Brandisauskiene, A.; Buksnyte-Marmiene, L.; Daugirdiene, A.; Cesnaviciene, J.; Jarasiunaite-Fedosejeva, G.; Kemeryte-Ivanauskiene, E.; Nedzinskaite-Maciuniene, R. Teachers’ Autonomy-Supportive Behaviour and Learning Strategies Applied by Students: The Role of Students’ Growth Mindset and Classroom Management in Low-SES-Context Schools. Sustainability 2022, 14, 7664. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14137664
Brandisauskiene A, Buksnyte-Marmiene L, Daugirdiene A, Cesnaviciene J, Jarasiunaite-Fedosejeva G, Kemeryte-Ivanauskiene E, Nedzinskaite-Maciuniene R. Teachers’ Autonomy-Supportive Behaviour and Learning Strategies Applied by Students: The Role of Students’ Growth Mindset and Classroom Management in Low-SES-Context Schools. Sustainability. 2022; 14(13):7664. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14137664
Chicago/Turabian StyleBrandisauskiene, Agne, Loreta Buksnyte-Marmiene, Ausra Daugirdiene, Jurate Cesnaviciene, Gabija Jarasiunaite-Fedosejeva, Egle Kemeryte-Ivanauskiene, and Rasa Nedzinskaite-Maciuniene. 2022. "Teachers’ Autonomy-Supportive Behaviour and Learning Strategies Applied by Students: The Role of Students’ Growth Mindset and Classroom Management in Low-SES-Context Schools" Sustainability 14, no. 13: 7664. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14137664
APA StyleBrandisauskiene, A., Buksnyte-Marmiene, L., Daugirdiene, A., Cesnaviciene, J., Jarasiunaite-Fedosejeva, G., Kemeryte-Ivanauskiene, E., & Nedzinskaite-Maciuniene, R. (2022). Teachers’ Autonomy-Supportive Behaviour and Learning Strategies Applied by Students: The Role of Students’ Growth Mindset and Classroom Management in Low-SES-Context Schools. Sustainability, 14(13), 7664. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14137664