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A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Mindset, Grit, Optimism, and Self-Determination in Adolescents with Learning Disabilities and Differences
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Tuckwiller, Elizabeth D.; Dardick, William R.; Kutscher, Elisabeth L. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2019
The purpose of this mixed methodology study was to empirically investigate how adolescents with learning disabilities/differences report and experience self-determination, grit, mindset, and optimism. Using items from established scales, we gathered survey data (n=27) as well as interview data (n=23), and examined the ability of mindset, grit, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Learning Disabilities, Self Determination, Persistence
Are Psychology Students Getting Worse at Math?: Trends in the Math Skills of Psychology Statistics Students across 21 Years
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Carpenter, Thomas P.; Kirk, Roger E. – Educational Studies, 2017
Statistics is an important subject in psychology and social science education. However, inadequate mathematical skills can pose a barrier to learning statistics. Some educators have suggested that students' math skills are declining. The present research examined trends in the math skills of psychology undergraduates across 21 years. Students…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Psychology, Majors (Students), Mathematics Skills
Peer Victimization and Parental Psychological Control in Adolescence
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Ma, Ting-Lan; Bellmore, Amy – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2012
With a sample of 831 U.S. adolescents (49% girls) followed from 9th to 11th grade, the directionality of the association between school-based peer victimization and adolescents' perception of their parents' psychological control were examined. Possible mediating influences of internalizing symptoms were also explored. The results highlight the…
Descriptors: Bullying, Adolescents, Social Adjustment, Psychology
A Preliminary Investigation of Academic Disidentification, Racial Identity, and Academic Achievement among African American Adolescents
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Cokley, Kevin; McClain, Shannon; Jones, Martinique; Johnson, Samoan – High School Journal, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine academic disidentification along with demographic and psychological factors related to the academic achievement of African American adolescents. Participants included 96 African American students (41 males, 55 females) in an urban high school setting located in the Southwest. Consistent with previous…
Descriptors: African American Students, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Racial Identification
The Role of Psychological Precursors and Student Engagement in a Process Model of High School Dropout
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Rotermund, Susan Leah – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Drawing on data from the Education Longitudinal Study 2002 (ELS:2002), this study examined psychological factors, student engagement and student achievement in relationship to the process of dropping out. Student engagement has been included in many theoretical models of the dropout process, but few empirical studies have investigated the role of…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Psychological Needs, Intervention, Structural Equation Models
Gender Differences in Mathematical Problem Solving Patterns: A Review of Literature
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Zhu, Zheng – International Education Journal, 2007
A large body of literature reports that there are gender differences in mathematical problem solving favouring males. Strategy use, as a reflection of different patterns in mathematical problem solving between genders, is found to be related to cognitive abilities, together with psychological characteristics and mediated by experience and…
Descriptors: Psychological Characteristics, Problem Solving, Psychology, Gender Differences