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De Leur, Tessa; Van Boxtel, Carla; Wilschut, Arie – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2017
Tasks which invite students to identify with historical actors and describe their perspectives are a common phenomenon in history education. The aim of this study is to explore the differences in students' answers when completing a writing task in first person ("imagine you are in the past") or in third person ("imagine someone in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, History Instruction, Empathy
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Day, Indira N. Z.; van Blankenstein, Floris M.; Westenberg, P. Michiel; Admiraal, Wilfried F. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
Individual student success is influenced by the educational environment and student characteristics. One adaptation of the educational environment to improve student success is the introduction of continuous, or in-course, assessment. Previous research already identified several student characteristics that are related to student success as…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Statistical Analysis, Academic Achievement, Questionnaires
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Duijnhouwer, Hendrien; Prins, Frans J.; Stokking, Karel M. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2010
The effects of progress feedback on university students' writing mastery goal, self-efficacy beliefs, and writing performance were examined in this experiment. Students in the experimental condition (n = 42) received progress feedback on their writing assignment, whereas students in the control condition (n = 44) received feedback without progress…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Writing Assignments, Self Efficacy, Student Motivation