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Anxiety, Preconceived Negative Perceptions, and Self-Efficacy: Impact on Adult Learners' Performance in Introductory Accounting Courses
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Judith M. Bowser – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This quantitative study investigated the independent variables--anxiety, preconceived negative feelings, and self-efficacy--as predictors of the dependent variable, specifically, the performance of adult learners enrolled in introductory accounting courses. These results were further explored to decide whether perceived teaching style moderated…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement
The Relationship of Performance Goals, Personality, and Ability with Academic Achievements in Majority and Minority Groups of Bachelor-Degree Students
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Guterman, Oz – Education and Urban Society, 2021
Achievement goal theory is one of the major theories of the relationship between learners' perception of learning processes and their academic achievements. The present research was focused on the relationship between learners' goals and the academic achievements of Hebrew-speaking students, who belong to the majority group, and Arabic-speaking…
Descriptors: Student Educational Objectives, Goal Orientation, Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students
Learner-Centered Teaching Style: Comparing Face-to-Face and Online Adult Educators' Commitment Levels
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Edwards, Shanda E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
For at least 50 years, prominent adult learning theorists have recommended that adult educators commit to a learner-centered teaching approach. Extensive teaching styles research has been conducted on face-to-face and online adult educators, albeit separately, to examine their commitment levels to the learner-centered style. In addition, there has…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Adult Educators, Electronic Learning, Comparative Analysis