Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 277-284). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

This experiment investigated the motivational effect of task instrumentality in a group of 8th grade students (N = 92). It investigated whether telling students that memory skills were instrumental could produce motivational effect. With reference to the self-determination theory, it was hypothesized that the original level of motivation would serve as the moderator of the effect of instrumentality on the change in motivation. It was believed that instrumentality would have more impact on students with low level of motivation at the first place; while the impact of instrumentality would be less on students with high level of motivation at the first place. The experiment was successful in the manipulation of instrumentality of memory skill. There was an increase in students’ introjection after the intervention. The main effects showed that the teaching session was effective in reducing students’ external regulation. Marginal significant main effect was found in the experimental group, where they had higher identification to the mnemonic session compared to the control group. Regarding the moderation effect, there was no significant moderation effect of original motivation level on the relation between task instrumentality and the change in motivation level. Implications of these findings on education were discussed. / published_or_final_version / Educational Psychology / Master / Master of Social Sciences

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Washington State University, August 2009. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on June 19, 2009). "College of Education." Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-113).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2008. / Additional advisors: Robert Collins, Michele Forman, Linda Frost. Description based on contents viewed Oct. 9, 2008; title from PDF t.p.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-97). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-97). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Alberta, 2010. / "A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta." Title from pdf file main screen (viewed on July 23, 2010) Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2005. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 256-262). / Microfiche. / xiv, 262 leaves, bound 29 cm

Thesis (DPsych) -- School of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, 2006. / Submitted in fulfilment of requirements for the degree of the Doctorate in Counselling Psychology, School of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-244).