The effect of goal-setting and other interventions on study success

The gender and ethnicity gap in academic achievement constitutes one of today’s key social problems. Prior research has shown that an evidence-based online goal-setting intervention can boost academic performance of students, particularly for males and ethnic minority students, decreasing the performance gap (Schippers, Scheepers, & Peterson, 2015). The current study builds on this and assesses the effects of a combination of interventions (goal setting, study choice meetings and a N=N) on the study results of subgroups of students. The idea is that academic performance of minorities and male students will most enhanced by the combination of two of these three intervention (SCM and goal-setting). Read more about her project here.

Deliverables

Freyhofer, S., Ziegler, N.,  Elisabeth, De Jong, E., Schippers, M.C. (2021). Loneliness, depression, and anxiety in times of COVID-19: How coping strategies and loneliness relate to mental health outcomes and academic performance. Frontiers in Psychology, doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.682684 

De Jong, B., Ziegler, N. & Schippers, M.C. (2020). From shattered goals to meaning in life: life crafting in times of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology, 11; 2648. Special issue: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Psychological, Behavioral, Interpersonal Effects, and Clinical Implications for Health Systems. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.577708

Dekker, I., De Jong, E. M., Schippers, M. C., De Bruijn-Smolders, M., Ziegler, N., Giesbers, B., Alexiou, A,  (2020). Optimizing students’ mental health and academic success: AI-enhanced life crafting. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1063. Special issue: Achievement emotions in University Teaching and Learning, Students’ Stress and Well-being. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01063