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Early Predictors of First-Year Academic Success at University: Pre-University Effort, Pre-University Self-Efficacy, and Pre-University Reasons for Attending University
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van Herpen, Sanne G. A.; Meeuwisse, Marieke; Hofman, W. H. Adriaan; Severiens, Sabine E.; Arends, Lidia R. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2017
Given the large number of dropouts in the 1st year at university, it is important to identify early predictors of 1st-year academic success. The present study (n = 453 first-year students) contributes to literature on the transition from secondary to higher education by investigating how the non-cognitive factors "pre-university" effort…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement
First-Year Study Success in Economics and Econometrics: The Role of Gender, Motivation, and Math Skills
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Arnold, Ivo J. M.; Rowaan, Wietske – Journal of Economic Education, 2014
In this study, the authors investigate the relationships among gender, math skills, motivation, and study success in economics and econometrics. They find that female students have stronger intrinsic motivation, yet lower study confidence than their male counterparts. They also find weak evidence for a gender gap over the entire first-year…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Economics Education, Success, Gender Differences
Developing Scales to Measure Parental Mediation of Young Children's Internet Use
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Nikken, Peter; Jansz, Jeroen – Learning, Media and Technology, 2014
With children using digital media at ever younger ages, media-education becomes a pressing issue for parents. As there is hardly any research on how parents guide the online activities of toddlers and young children an internet-survey was held among 792 Dutch parents of children aged between 2 and 12 years. Factor analysis revealed that for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Surveys, Parents, Young Children
Child Perceptions of Teacher Interpersonal Behavior and Associations with Mathematics Achievement in Dutch Early Grade Classrooms
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Zijlstra, Haytske; Wubbels, Theo; Brekelmans, Mieke; Koomen, Helma M. Y. – Elementary School Journal, 2013
This study analyzed children's generalized perceptions of teacher interpersonal behavior in terms of two dimensions, control and affiliation, referring to the degree of teacher leadership/ management and teacher friendliness friendliness/cooperation in the classroom, respectively. An adapted version of the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction was…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Teacher Student Relationship, Correlation
Maternal Ratings of Attention Problems in ADHD: Evidence for the Existence of a Continuum
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Lubke, Gitta H.; Hudziak, James J.; Derks, Eske M.; van Bijsterveldt, Toos C. E. M.; Boomsma, Dorret I. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2009
Objective: To investigate whether items assessing attention problems provide evidence of quantitative differences or categorically distinct subtypes of attention problems (APs) and to investigate the relation of empirically derived latent classes to "DSM-IV" diagnoses of subtypes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), for…
Descriptors: Evidence, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Child Behavior, Severity (of Disability)
Children's Perceptions of Television Reality.
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Nikken, Peter; Peeters, Allerd L. – Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 1988
Describes study conducted with Dutch preschool and elementary school students to determine their perception of reality when watching Sesame Street on television. Variables studied include age, communication skills, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and data are analyzed using factor analysis and multiple regression analysis. (13 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Communication Skills, Elementary Education, Factor Analysis