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Zohar, Anat – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2023
The aim of this study is to examine what learning capabilities and ways of learning may be possible for women in their third age. The study addresses cognitive aspects of real-life learning of older women who are experienced learners. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 women aged between 60 and 81 who hold either a PhD or a MA.…
Descriptors: Females, Older Adults, Masters Degrees, Doctoral Degrees
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Frankenhuis, Willem E.; de Vries, Sarah A.; Bianchi, JeanMarie; Ellis, Bruce J. – Developmental Science, 2020
Although growing up in stressful conditions can undermine mental abilities, people in harsh environments may develop intact, or even "enhanced," social and cognitive abilities for solving problems in high-adversity contexts (i.e. 'hidden talents'). We examine whether childhood and current exposure to violence are associated with memory…
Descriptors: Memory, Thinking Skills, Social Development, Cognitive Development
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Christopher Cleveland; Ethan Scherer – Educational Researcher, 2025
Education leaders need valid metrics to predict students' long-term success. We use a unique data set with cognitive skills, self-regulation, behavior, course performance, and test scores for eighth-grade students from a Northeast school district. We link these data to students' high school outcomes, college enrollment, persistence, and on-time…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 8, Student Surveys, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Costley, Jamie – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2019
Purpose: As online learning has become more prevalent, how learners interact with each other in those learning environments has become more salient. To develop effective levels of interaction, students must feel comfortable to express their ideas and views. For this reason, this paper aims to look at how individual students' levels of social…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Correlation, Interaction
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Shawer, Saad Fathy – TESOL Journal, 2016
This article examines the differences in language learning strategies (LLS) use between preservice teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) and Arabic as a second language (ASL). It also examines the relationship between LLS use and language performance (academic achievement and four language skills) among ASL students. The study made use…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies, Preservice Teacher Education
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National Academies Press, 2018
There are many reasons to be curious about the way people learn, and the past several decades have seen an explosion of research that has important implications for individual learning, schooling, workforce training, and policy. In 2000, "How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition" was published and its…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Educational Environment, Brain, Cultural Influences
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Egan, Marcia; Neely-Barnes, Susan L.; Combs-Orme, Terri – Journal of Social Work Education, 2011
New knowledge from the rapidly growing field of neuroscience has important implications for our understanding of human behavior in the social environment, yet little of this knowledge has made its way into social work education. This article presents a model for integrating neuroscience into instruction on human development, the bio psychosocial…
Descriptors: Social Work, Brain, Biological Sciences, Cognitive Development