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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
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Fokkens-Bruinsma, Marjon; Canrinus, Esther T. – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
This study examined the suitability of the FIT-Choice scale in a Dutch educational context among two cohorts of preservice teachers (Ns = 62, 89), surveyed at the end and the beginning of their one-year program respectively. The relationships between the motivations for becoming a teacher and concurrent commitment were examined, as well as the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Student Teacher Attitudes
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Doornekamp, B. Gerard – Computers and Education, 1993
Discusses results of a study conducted in two secondary schools in the Netherlands that investigated student attitudes toward the use of computers in education. Highlights include the use of two questionnaires, one paper-and-pencil and one using a computer; student motivation; gender differences; and student characteristics, including computer…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware