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Campbell, Karen D. Y. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The effects of training in self-regulation on metacognition and math achievement were investigated in this study. The moderator effect of gender, age and ethnicity on the relationships between training and the outcomes of metacognition and math achievement were also explored. The participants for this study were 116 community college students…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Learning Strategies, Metacognition
Mahlberg, Jamie Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the hypothesis that mastery orientation would increase for college students enrolled in courses that incorporated self-assessment. Early in the spring 2013 semester, 216 community college students enrolled in 16 different general education and developmental courses volunteered to participate and completed a demographic/goal…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Formative Evaluation, Learning Strategies, Questionnaires
Abts, Melanie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this action research study was to determine the effectiveness of two online college success courses: CPD 150 (College Success, 3 credits) and CPD 115 (Success Strategies, 1 credit), at Rio Salado College, a Maricopa Community College in Arizona. The goal of these courses is to prepare students to be college-ready by examining…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Pretests Posttests, Learning Strategies, Instructional Effectiveness
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Arend, Bridget – Journal of Educators Online, 2009
Critical thinking is a highly desirable goal of online higher education courses. This article presents qualitative data from a mixed-method study that explores how asynchronous discussions within online courses influence critical thinking among students. In this study, online discussions were related to higher levels of critical thinking, but…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Critical Thinking, Teacher Role, Community Colleges
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Puzziferro, Maria – American Journal of Distance Education, 2008
This study was designed to examine performance as a function of grade and course satisfaction in online undergraduate level courses, specifically students' self-efficacy for online technologies and self-regulated learning strategies. This research included a sample (N = 815) of community college students enrolled in liberal arts online courses…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Online Courses, Learning Strategies, Program Effectiveness
Harris, Sandra M.; Edmundson, Larry B.; Jacobson, Rebecca – Online Submission, 2006
This study investigated the construct validity of an online version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) for use with community college students. The MSLQ which is an 81-item, self-report inventory which consists of 2 sections and 15 scales that assesses college students' motivational orientations and learning strategies.…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Strategies, Construct Validity, Community Colleges