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Direct linkThomas, Christopher L.; Cassady, Jerrell C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2019
Cognitive test anxiety is a considerable barrier to academic success. The control value theory of achievement emotions suggests emotions within academic situations--including test-anxious responses--follow from control and value appraisals. Furthermore, the control value theory suggests a multitude of individual-level factors that influence…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Test Anxiety, Learning Strategies, Questionnaires
Gurung, Regan A. R.; Mai, Theresa; Nelson, Matthew; Pruitt, Sydney – Teaching of Psychology, 2022
Background: Instructors and students are on a continuing quest to identify predictors of learning. Objective: This study examines the associations between self-reported exam score and study techniques among students in two courses, Introductory Psychology and Computer Science. Method: We used an online survey to measure the extent students (N =…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Study Skills, Thinking Skills, Metacognition
Muenks, Katherine; Wigfield, Allan; Yang, Ji Seung; O'Neal, Colleen R. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
Duckworth, Peterson, Matthews, and Kelly (2007) defined "grit" as one's passion and perseverance toward long-term goals. They proposed that it consists of 2 components: consistency of interests and perseverance of effort. In a high school and college student sample, we used a multidimensional item response theory approach to examine (a)…
Descriptors: High School Students, College Students, Metacognition, Item Response Theory
Alkis, Nurcan; Temizel, Tugba Taskaya – Educational Technology & Society, 2018
This study investigates the impact of students' motivation and personality traits on their academic performance in online and blended learning environments. It was conducted with students attending a mandatory introductory information technology course given in a university in Turkey. The Big Five Inventory and Motivated Strategies for Learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Personality Traits, Academic Achievement
Zogheib, Salah – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2014
As the majority of educational research has focused on preservice teachers' computer use for "educational purposes," the question remains: Do preservice teachers use computer technology for daily life activities and encounters? And do preservice teachers' personality traits and motivational beliefs related to computer training provided…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Computer Use, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Ackerman, Phillip L.; Kanfer, Ruth; Beier, Margaret E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
Prediction of academic success at postsecondary institutions is an enduring issue for educational psychology. Traditional measures of high-school grade point average and high-stakes entrance examinations are valid predictors, especially of 1st-year college grades, yet a large amount of individual-differences variance remains unaccounted for.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Gender Differences, Academic Achievement, Educational Psychology
