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Student Performance Prediction, Risk Analysis, and Feedback Based on Context-Bound Cognitive Skill Scores
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MD, Soumya; Krishnamoorthy, Shivsubramani – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
In recent times, Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics have been abundantly used to model decision-making to improve teaching/learning ecosystems. However, the adaptation of student models in different domains/courses needs a balance between the generalization and context specificity to reduce the redundancy in creating domain-specific…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Learning Analytics
Environmental Literacy of Business Students in Ghana
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Owusu, Godfred Matthew Yaw; Ossei Kwakye, Teddy; Welbeck, Edem Emerald; Ofori, Charles Gyamfi – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2017
Purpose: This study examines the multidimensionality of the environmental literacy concept among university business students in Ghana. The study also investigates the relationship between students' interests in environmental issues and knowledge levels of environment and assesses how these two constructs influence students overall environmental…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Literacy, Foreign Countries, Factor Analysis
Validity and Reliability of IDEA "Teaching Essentials". IDEA Research Report #8
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Benton, Stephen L.; Li, Dan – IDEA Center, Inc., 2015
Most institutions of higher education have some system in place for collecting student ratings of instruction (SRI) data from classes on a systematic basis. SRIs are a relatively simple way of gauging student perceptions of teaching and the course. Since the initial development of IDEA SRI in 1975, much has changed about higher education. Many…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Rating Scales, Test Reliability
Student Persistence Predictors and Community College Institutional Effectiveness
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Shelley, Jeffrey Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to expand the literature on student persistence in community colleges through three research innovations. First, the literature on student persistence in community colleges was expanded by applying theory to the identification and testing of predictors. Second, it was expanded by validating retention prediction…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, School Effectiveness, Predictor Variables
Forecasting Twenty-First Century Information Technology Skills: A Delphi Study
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Young, Jackie A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
As cities and regions seek to increase the stock of college educated citizens in order to compete in the twenty-first century knowledge-economy, colleges and universities are realizing increased enrollment. At the same time, much is being written about the skills needed by graduates for the new economy. These studies articulate skills in critical…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Information Technology, Technological Literacy, Ethics
Culture, Motivation and Learning: A Multicultural Perspective. Research in Multicultural Education and International Perspectives
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Salili, Farideh, Ed.; Hoosain, Rumjahn, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2007
The influence of culture on learning and motivation has been the topic of much research in recent years. Educational and psychological researchers are now aware that the findings of their studies may not apply to other cultures, and that in this age of globalization and multiculturalism it is very important to examine the applicability of…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Cultural Differences, Learning, Motivation