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Predicting Effort Regulation in Mathematics in Adolescents
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Roney, Pooneh; Rose, Jo; McKeown, Shelley – Psychology of Education Review, 2019
Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to examine the role of self-efficacy in mathematics and mathematical mindset in effort regulation in mathematics. Effort regulation was defined as 'management of effort in learning activities in the face of difficulties'. Design: A large-scale survey (N=1448) with four cohorts of students in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Self Efficacy, Mathematics Achievement
Academic and Social Integration of Master Students: A Cross-Institutional Comparison between Dutch and International Students
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Rienties, Bart; Luchoomun, Dharma; Tempelaar, Dirk – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2014
In Europe there is a growing concern among educators and policy makers that students are not well-prepared to start a Master programme. This study draws on longitudinal research conducted at four universities in the Netherlands and a follow-up exploratory purposively chosen from one of the study sites. In Study 1, differences in academic…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Foreign Countries, Social Integration, Foreign Students
Evoked Prior Learning Experience and Approach to Learning as Predictors of Academic Achievement
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Trigwell, Keith; Ashwin, Paul; Millan, Elena S. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
Background: In separate studies and research from different perspectives, five factors are found to be among those related to higher quality outcomes of student learning (academic achievement). Those factors are higher self-efficacy, deeper approaches to learning, higher quality teaching, students' perceptions that their workload is appropriate,…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Self Efficacy
Reflections on Teaching and Learning Scientific Methods in the Ghanaian Field and the British Classroom
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Bellwood-Howard, Imogen – School Science Review, 2012
Designing investigative skills sessions for key stage 5 students based on field research in the Ghanaian savannah prompted reflection on the similarities and differences in the ways farmers and students learned about and applied scientific methodology. Circumstantial constraints mean that farmers' experiments were less controlled than those…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Scientific Methodology, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Using Learning Technology in University Courses: Do Styles Matter?
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Vigentini, Lorenzo – Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the relevance of three different types of styles measure for students' learning in a large introductory university course in psychology, using information technology to enhance teaching. The paper examines the relationship between styles, the usage of learning technology, and academic performance in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Information Technology, Study Skills, Introductory Courses
Groupwork with Computers.
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Eraut, Michael; Hoyles, C. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1989
Discussion of group processes in computer assisted instruction highlights a research program being developed in the United Kingdom to explore computer groupwork with 9-to 12-year-olds. Variables to be considered in the research strategy are described, data collection methods are explained, and student attitudes and teacher roles are discussed. (24…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Data Collection, Elementary Education