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A Multivariate Model of Physics Problem Solving
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Taasoobshirazi, Gita; Farley, John – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
A model of expertise in physics problem solving was tested on undergraduate science, physics, and engineering majors enrolled in an introductory-level physics course. Structural equation modeling was used to test hypothesized relationships among variables linked to expertise in physics problem solving including motivation, metacognitive planning,…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Science Achievement, Factor Structure, Structural Equation Models
The Relation between Specialty Choice of Psychology Students and Their Interests, Personality, and Cognitive Abilities
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Wicherts, Jelte M.; Vorst, Harrie C. M. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
The aim of this longitudinal study was to investigate differences in interests, personality, and cognitive abilities between students majoring in the six specialties of psychology at the University of Amsterdam. Results show that students at Social Psychology and Work and Organizational Psychology were on average more extraverted than students of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Interests, Personality Traits, Social Psychology
A Predictive Validity Study of the Learning Style Questionnaire (LSQ) Using Multiple, Specific Learning Criteria
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Kappe, F. R.; Boekholt, L.; den Rooyen, C.; Van der Flier, H. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
Multiple and specific learning criteria were used to examine the predictive validity of the Learning Style Questionnaire (LSQ). Ninety-nine students in a college of higher learning in The Netherlands participated in a naturally occurring field study. The students were categorized into one of four LSQ dimensions, namely, Activists, Theorists,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Academic Achievement, Predictive Validity, Criteria
Circadian Typology and Style of Thinking Differences
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Fabbri, Marco; Antonietti, Alessandro; Giorgetti, Marisa; Tonetti, Lorenzo; Natale, Vincenzo – Learning and Individual Differences, 2007
The purpose of the present study aims to investigate the relationship between circadian typology and learning-thinking styles conceptualised as a preference toward information processing typical of the right vs. the left cerebral hemisphere. A sample of 1254 undergraduates (380 boys and 874 girls; mean age=21.86+/-2.37,) was administered the…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Classification, Information Processing, Cognitive Style