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Artino, Anthony R., Jr.; McCoach, D. Betsy – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2008
Recently, several scholars have suggested that academic self-regulation may be particularly important for students participating in online learning. The purpose of the present study was to develop a quantitative self-report measure of perceived task value and self-efficacy for learning within the context of self-paced, online training, and to…
Descriptors: Investigations, Self Efficacy, Online Courses, Measures (Individuals)
Davidson, Philip M. – 1986
This study is a preliminary attempt to characterize the development of students' conceptions of education in a comprehensive fashion. The participants were recruited from a middle class suburban school district in Michigan. Seventy students in grades 3, 6, 9, and 12 were interviewed about several issues related to each of the following: (1) the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classification, Concept Formation, Educational Attitudes
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Heatherington, Laurie; And Others – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1989
Two replication studies, using a sample of 236 high school students and 144 teachers, test the assumption that females undervalue and underestimate their achievements because of the social consequences of immodesty. Finds consistent negative consequences regardless of sex. Differences are discussed in the context of "feminine immodesty." (FMW)
Descriptors: Achievement, Factor Analysis, Females, Males
Burns, Ailsa; And Others – 1983
Kohn's work on the relationship between social class and parental values was expanded by searching for value dimensions other than Kohn's self-direction/conformity construct and by investigating three aspects of social structure: immigrant status, quality of neighborhood, and housing type. Data were collected from parents of 305 9- to 11-year-old…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Ethnic Groups, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
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Hosch, Harmon M.; Marchioni, Perry M. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1986
Responses to Snyder's Self-Monitoring Scale (SM) by 138 Mexican, 154 Mexican American, and 145 Anglo American undergraduates were analyzed to determine the scale's factorial structure. Clear differences existed in the structure of SM responses for the three ethnic/national groups showing that the meaning of subjects' responses was culturally…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anglo Americans, College Students, Comparative Analysis
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Robinson, Roger – Geographical Education, 1990
Discusses an investigation of how British secondary school geography teachers' attitudes and values influence their choices of objectives, content, and teaching methods. Focuses on approaches to development issues. Uses cluster analysis to summarize results. Notes the constraining influence of having to prepare students for public examinations.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cluster Analysis, Correlation, Course Content