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Monica Leppma; Marjorie Darrah – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2024
Many undergraduate students avoid mathematics classes due to math anxiety. This curtails options, particularly STEM majors where workers are needed and jobs are prevalent. This study aimed to investigate whether self-efficacy, mindfulness, and self-compassion predicted math anxiety. Participants of this study were undergraduate students (N = 345)…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Metacognition, Self Concept, Undergraduate Students
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Aldo Ramirez-Arellano – SAGE Open, 2024
Several investigations have focused on the relationship between personality and learning performance. However, the relationships among personality traits, motivation, emotional and behavioral engagement, and metacognitive-cognitive strategies remain unexplored. This research introduces a model based on a personality system set comprising…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Metacognition
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Acosta-Gonzaga, Elizabeth; Ramirez-Arellano, Aldo – SAGE Open, 2021
Previous research has proposed a conceptual model of the relationships between motivation, emotions, cognition, and metacognition related to students' learning performance and validated it in a blended learning context that combines traditional learning with the use of educational technology. This study examined these relationships to test the…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Psychological Patterns, Positive Attitudes, Metacognition
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Chue, Kah Loong; Nie, Youyan – Journal of International Students, 2016
Psychological factors contribute to motivation and learning for international students as much as teaching strategies. 254 international students and 144 local students enrolled in a private education institute were surveyed regarding their perception of psychological needs support, their motivation and learning approach. The results from this…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Comparative Analysis, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
Leung, Man-Tak; Wong, Ka-Yin – Australian Association for Research in Education, 2013
The present study aims to examine the mediating effects of achievement emotions between action control and learning strategies. Two hundreds and twenty-six undergraduates (125 males and 101 females) participated to complete a questionnaire consisting of three scales. To analyze the data, path analyses and structural equation modeling were used.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learning Strategies, Structural Equation Models, Path Analysis
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Kim, ChanMin; Park, Seung Won; Cozart, Joe; Lee, Hyewon – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
Engagement and motivation are not one and the same, but motivation can be transformed into engagement with proper design of support. In this study, we examined the differences between high performers and low performers with regard to changes in their motivation, regulation, and engagement throughout the semester. Participants were 100 students…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Motivation, Virtual Classrooms, Online Courses
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Papantoniou, Georgia; Moraitou, Despina; Katsadima, Effie; Dinou, Magda – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2010
Introduction: The present study examined the effect of action control (i.e., disengagement, initiative, and persistence) and dispositional hope (i.e., pathways thought, and agency thinking) on self-regulated learning strategy use (i.e., cognitive, metacognitive, and resource management) and course achievement. Method: A total of 275 undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Persistence, Learning Strategies, Measures (Individuals)