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Messineo, Linda; Tosto, Crispino; Allegra, Mario – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021
The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between students' academic motivation, implicit beliefs about intelligence and learning strategies among undergraduate healthcare students. First-year students of healthcare degree courses from a university in Southern Italy were surveyed. The study measured psychological constructs by means…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Predictor Variables, Learning Strategies, Student Motivation
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Berti, Chiara; Mameli, Consuelo; Speltini, Giuseppina; Molinari, Luisa – Issues in Educational Research, 2016
In this study we explore teacher justice and parent support in learning motivation and visions of a just world. The study sample was 509 Italian secondary school students, 163 males and 346 females. Regression analyses investigated the impact of teacher justice, parental involvement and factors of school choice (one's interests and parental…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Predictor Variables, Parent Participation, Justice
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Setti, Ilaria; Dordoni, Paola; Piccoli, Beatrice; Bellotto, Massimo; Argentero, Piergiorgio – European Journal of Training and Development, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims at examining the relationship between proactive personality and training motivation among older workers (aged over 55 years) in a context characterized by the growing ageing of the global population. First, the authors hypothesized that proactive personality predicts the motivation to learn among older workers and that…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Personality Traits, Older Adults, Aging (Individuals)
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers