title: Intrinsic Motivation and Achievement in Mathematics in Elementary School: A Longitudinal Investigation of Their Association.
abstract: This study examined the associations between intrinsic motivation and achievement in mathematics in a sample of 1,478 Canadian school-age children followed from Grades 1 to 4 (ages 7-10). Children self-reported their intrinsic motivation toward mathematics, whereas achievement was measured through direct assessment of mathematics abilities. Cross-lagged models showed that achievement predicted intrinsic motivation from Grades 1 to 2, and from Grades 2 to 4. However, intrinsic motivation did not predict achievement at any time. This developmental pattern of association was gender invariant. Contrary to the hypothesis that motivation and achievement are reciprocally associated over time, our results point to a directional association from prior achievement to subsequent intrinsic motivation. Results are discussed in light of their theoretical and practical implications.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Université Laval.
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garon-Carrier
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Université Laval.|Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development, Tomsk State University.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boivin
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic and Applied Education, Université Laval.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guay
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London.|Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioural Genetics, Tomsk State University.
authors.forename: Yulia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kovas
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Université Laval.
authors.forename: Ginette
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dionne
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychoeducation, Université de Sherbrooke.
authors.forename: Jean-Pascal
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lemelin
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Université de Montréal.|CHU Ste-Justine Research Center, Université de Montréal.
authors.forename: Jean R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Séguin
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychoeducation, Université de Montréal.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vitaro
authors.affiliation: Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development, Tomsk State University.|Department of Pediatrics and Psychology, Université de Montréal.|University College Dublin.
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Tremblay
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D009042:Motivation / Q000502:physiology*; D011792:Quebec; D012574:Schools