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Direct linkWang, Yi; Cullen, Kristin L.; Yao, Xiang; Li, Yixuan – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
When transitioning to college freshmen must behave proactively in order to strive for success in their collegiate careers and their future life. Past research has mainly focused on the academic strategies of freshmen when investigating the predictors of successful college transition and has paid little attention to students' social strategies. The…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Personality, Social Behavior, Personality Traits
Dosseville, Fabrice; Laborde, Sylvain; Scelles, Nicolas – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
We investigated the influence of music during learning on the academic performance of undergraduate students, and more particularly the influence of affects induced by music. Altogether 249 students were involved in the study, divided into a control group and an experimental group. Both groups attended the same videotaped lecture, with the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Classical Music, Lecture Method, Classroom Environment
Saklofske, Donald H.; Austin, Elizabeth J.; Mastoras, Sarah M.; Beaton, Laura; Osborne, Shona E. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
The associations of personality, affect, trait emotional intelligence (EI) and coping style measured at the start of the academic year with later academic performance were examined in a group of undergraduate students at the University of Edinburgh. The associations of the dispositional and affect measures with concurrent stress and life…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Characteristics, Affective Behavior
Elffers, Louise; Oort, Frans J.; Karsten, Sjoerd – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
This study examines the emotional engagement with school of a diverse sample of 909 students in post-secondary vocational education in the Netherlands. Using multilevel regression analysis, we assess the role of students' background characteristics and school experiences, and their interaction, in students' emotional engagement with school.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropout Prevention, At Risk Students, Vocational Education
Parker, Philip D.; Martin, Andrew J. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2008
While much research has outlined the importance of intra-psychic factors in predicting workplace success, it is rare that attention is given to the development of these factors in training for human service professions (e.g. psychology, clergy, nursing). Accordingly, the present study explores differences in self-concept, a key intra-psychic…
Descriptors: Human Services, Structural Equation Models, Personality Traits, Personality Measures
Kaufman, James C.; Agars, Mark D.; Lopez-Wagner, Muriel C. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2008
Non-cognitive factors represent a chance to learn more about how to help students succeed in early college experiences. This study examined personality and motivation as predictors of first-quarter GPA in a sample of 315 non-traditional undergraduates at a Hispanic-serving institution. Our results provide support for the importance of high levels…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Incentives, Student Motivation, Personality
