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Motivation, Self-Regulation and Study Approaches to Learning in Online Postgraduate University Students
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Ana Pereles; Ana Isabel Manzanal Martínez; Carmen Romero-García – Journal of Educators Online, 2024
Enrolment in master's programmes, especially online ones, has increased exponentially in recent years. This article analyses the relationship that several sociodemographic and academic variables have with motivational components, self-regulation, study approaches, and competence development in online university postgraduate students. The following…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Self Management, Learning Strategies, Online Courses
Teaching Motivation, Learning Approaches, and Academic Success among Prospective Teachers in Catalonia (Spain)
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Camarero-Figuerola, Marta; Renta-Davids, Ana Inés; Tierno-García, Juana-María; Gilabert-Medina, Sandra – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2023
Recent approaches to initial teacher education programmes consider non-academic qualities when selecting prospective teachers. The motivation to become a teacher is crucial in the admission to, progression in, and graduation from initial teacher education programmes. Previous research has highlighted the association between motivational factors…
Descriptors: Teacher Motivation, Learning Strategies, Academic Achievement, Preservice Teachers
Insights into Study Strategies and Habits: A Study with Undergraduate Students in Spain and the U.K.
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Fergus, Suzanne; Heelan, Amy; Ibrahim, Sara; Oyman, Hasan; Diaz-de-Mera, Yolanda; Notario, Alberto – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
The approach that students take in their studies at university is critical not only for their academic success but is equally important in life-long learning for their career and professional development. Cognitive science has demonstrated that retesting oneself on material when learning enhances and promotes greater retention of knowledge…
Descriptors: Study Habits, Metacognition, Learning Strategies, Cross Cultural Studies
Relationships between Cognitive Strategies, Motivational Strategies and Academic Stress in Professional Examination Candidates
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de la Fuente, Jesús; Amate, Jorge; Sander, Paul – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2018
Introduction: The objective of this research study was to establish interdependence relationships between cognitive learning strategies, motivational strategies toward study and academic stress, as variables of the Competency Model for Studying, Learning and Performing under Stress (SLPS), in a group of professional examination candidates. Method:…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Cognitive Processes, Motivation Techniques, Stress Variables
Do UOC Students Fit in the Net Generation Profile? An Approach to their Habits in ICT Use
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Romero, Marc; Guitert, Montse; Sangra, Albert; Bullen, Mark – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Some authors have stated that university students born after 1982 have been profoundly influenced by digital technologies, showing different characteristics when compared to previous generations. However, it is worth asking if that is a current observable phenomenon. Are those students born after the 80s really more familiar with ICT tools than…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Technology Uses in Education, Profiles, Computer Use
Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Study Habits.
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Moreno, Virginia; Di Vesta, Francis J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1991
Use of the Cognitive Skills Inventory (CSI) in cross-cultural studies was investigated by comparing responses of 348 English-speaking, 142 bilingual Puerto Rican, and 109 monolingual Spanish college students. Analyses illustrate a stable and reliable factor structure across cultures for the CSI and its Spanish translation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies