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Izaak Dekker; Michaéla Schippers; Erik Van Schooten – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
A reflective goal-setting intervention could help students adjust to higher education, and improve their performance and well-being, as has been shown by small-scale and quasi-experimental studies conducted so far. However, a large experimental study found no effects, highlighting the importance of replication, and a better understanding of the…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Reflection, Academic Achievement, Teacher Education
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Glerum, Jaap; Loyens, Sofie M. M.; Wijnia, Lisette; Rikers, Remy M. J. P. – Educational Psychology, 2020
The present study investigates the effects of different kinds of praise on 108 students in vocational education, using a similar design as the original mindset studies. Students worked on a set of Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices and either received praise for effort, received praise for intelligence, or were in the control group. Results…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Positive Reinforcement, Feedback (Response), Intention
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