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Burtenshaw, Rebecca – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2023
Behaviourism proposes successful learning to be dependent on the performance of conditioned behaviours that are distinctly observable and objectively measurable. Over the past 100 years, various behaviourist concepts have been superseded by sociocultural and cognitive learning theories, but the entwined areas of assessment in mathematics education…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Success, Behavior Theories, Behavior Patterns
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Gilmore, Dawn – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2014
This research applies Goffman's Presentation of Self in Everyday Life to analyze online and offline student participation in two online subjects. Mixed-methods will be used to produce a fuller account of student experiences.
Descriptors: Online Courses, Student Participation, Mixed Methods Research, Student Experience
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Fichten, Catherine S.; Nguyen, Mai Nhu; Amsel, Rhonda; Jorgensen, Shirley; Budd, Jillian; Jorgensen, Mary; Asuncion, Jennison; Barile, Maria – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2014
The goal of this research was to develop a model to predict which students with disabilities will drop out before graduation and to investigate the drop out pattern of students with disabilities. To accomplish this we evaluated potential predictors of persistence and drop-out among 611 college and university students with various disabilities and…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, College Students, Behavior Patterns, Path Analysis
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Shih, Hung-Pin – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2008
The evolution of the internet has made online portals a popular means of surfing the internet. In internet commerce, understanding the post-adoption behaviour of users of online portals can help enterprises to attract new users and retain existing customers. For predicting continued use intentions, this empirical study focused on applying and…
Descriptors: Females, Innovation, Internet, Males
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Balkis, Murat; Duru, Erdinc – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2007
It is important to understand causes and consequences of procrastination that appear common among general and academic populations. Procrastination affects people in various domains of life such as academic, professional, social relationships, and finance management. A person with high procrastination may lose his/her work, drop out from school,…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Counseling Psychology, Self Efficacy, Self Esteem