Nationally Representative NAEP Data Offer New Insights into Understanding Perseverance, Need for Cognition, Achievement Goals, and Self-Efficacy and Clarifying Their Importance for Predicting Achievement

The National Assessment of Educational Progress is the first nationally representative large-scale assessment to collect data from 4th and 8th graders on social-emotional constructs, including perseverance, need for cognition, achievement goals, and self-efficacy. Each presenter takes a deeper look into a specific constructs and its importance for predicting achievement.