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Shmis, Tigran; Ustinova, Maria; Chugunov, Dmitry – World Bank, 2020
This book presents the main findings of a study on school learning environments and student outcomes, which the World Bank conducted in 2019 in three regions of the Russian Federation. Using data collected through the [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] OECD School User Survey and the pilot "Trends in Mathematics and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Teaching Methods, Space Utilization
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Koper, Rob – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
How do (potential) students differ in their preferences for the organization of online and distance courses and programs, can these differences be grouped into preference profiles, and are there any associations between these profiles and variables, such as achievement and dropout, that are relevant for the promotion and design of online and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses
Garton, Bryan L.; Dyer, James E.; King, Brad O.; Ball, Anna L. – 2000
Universities across the nation have established criteria in the selection of students for admission. This correlational study was conducted to determine predictors of academic performance and retention of freshmen in a college of agriculture. Freshmen enrolled in a college-wide learning and development course in the fall of 1997 (n=245) and 1998…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission (School), Agricultural Education, Cognitive Style
Dowaliby, Fred J.; And Others – 1980
Two studies were made of the validity and reliability of a Learning Style Inventory (LSI) for postsecondary deaf individuals. The study's a priori definition of learning style was multidimensional and included aspects of field dependence/independence and perceived locus of Nineteen students were administered the LSI and immediately interviewed on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Correlation, Deafness, Locus of Control
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Norton, Lin S.; Owens, Tessa; Clark, Louise – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2004
This study reports on an initiative using Meyer's (2000a) Reflections on Learning Inventory (RoLI) to bring first-year students' understandings of themselves as learners together with the expectations of their academic subjects. Students on a generic skills-based programme were asked to discussed their RoLI profiles with their academic tutor, and…
Descriptors: Profiles, Measures (Individuals), Student Attitudes, Cognitive Style
Thompson, Bruce; Arnau, Randolph C. – 1998
The Personal Preferences Self-Description Questionnaire (PPSDQ) (B. Thompson) was developed to measure personal preferences with regard to Jungian psychological types. Instruments in this area are among the most popular measures used in education and psychology; the measures are used in matching teaching and learning styles, in individual…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Higher Education, Personality Assessment
Salmani-Nodoushan, Mohammad Ali – Online Submission, 2005
For purposes of the present study, it was hypothesized that field (in)dependence would introduce systematic variance into Iranian EFL learners' overall and task-specific performance on task-based reading comprehension tests. 1743 freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior students all majoring in English at different Iranian universities and colleges…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Performance Factors, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests
Jason, Leonard A. – 1980
Recently, investigators in behavior and community disciplines have advocated the adoption of positive prevention approaches for life transition problem-solving. Techniques in physiological, cognitive, and behavioral modalities were incorporated into a broad-based intervention program focusing on the acquisition of coping responses to handle life…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cognitive Style, Coping, High School Seniors
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Byrne, Marann; Flood, Barbara; Willis, Pauline – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2004
The primary focus of this study is to explore the variation in academic performance of European Business (EB) students, using the student learning framework. Prior research has shown that students' approaches to learning and preferences for teaching influence the quality of their learning outcomes. The Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Rubin, Rebecca B. – 1980
A study was conducted on the relationships between information seeking and individual cognitive structures (both individual cognitive complexity and the constructs used to understand others). Specifically, the study sought to determine how people use questions to reduce the uncertainty of meeting new people in impression-formation interviews. The…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Style, Communication Research, Concept Formation
West, Jerry; Denton, Kristin; Germino-Hausken, Elvie – 2000
The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99, began following a nationally representative sample of approximately 22,000 kindergartners in the fall of 1998. Baseline data about these children, their families, and the kindergarten programs were collected from telephone interviews with the children's parents/guardians and…
Descriptors: Child Health, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Family Environment
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Foorman, Barbara R.; And Others – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1989
Examines Japanese and American children's styles of processing computerized geometric matrices. Hypothesizes cultural differences for response latencies. Finds no difference in accuracy between the two groups but significant differences in response times for second- and fifth-graders. (MW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Computer Graphics
Sanford, Brian A.; McCaslin, N. L. – National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education, 2004
This study was designed to describe the frequency of professional development activities provided to part-time occupational and technical program faculty. Additionally, the perceptions of occupational education officers concerning the instructional professional development needs and their appropriate delivery method(s) for these faculty members…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cognitive Style, Teaching Experience, Learning Activities
Blue, Terry W. – 1979
Student and faculty perceptions of teaching styles, learning styles, and the use of various educational environments were compared at a small, highly selective liberal arts college. Student and faculty perceptions of the subject matter characteristics of academic departments and students' orientations to the subject matter of the departments were…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Instruction, Conference Reports, Departments
ACT, Inc., 2010
This report presents the findings for private four-year colleges that participated in ACT's 2010 What Works in Student Retention survey. The report contains information pertinent to only these institutions. Appended are: (1) Data for Private Four-Year Colleges and Universities; and (2) What Works in Student Retention: Instrument. (Contains 15…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, College Students
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