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Intentional Learning Theory: Validating Its Measurement
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Sarah Mollman; Timothy J. Muckle; Margaret Martinez – SAGE Open, 2024
The purpose of this article is to describe and analyze the psychometric properties of the Learning Orientation Questionnaire (LOQ), which have not been previously published. Psychometric validation involves the accumulation of proper empirical evidence to confirm measurement of the intended construct, and to justify the intended uses of the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Health Education, Learning Processes
Planning to Take More Mathematics Courses in High School: Who Does and Who Doesn't?
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Maria Adamuti-Trache – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2024
What are the most common motives invoked by 9th graders when asked about their plans to take (or not) more mathematics courses during high school? How do beliefs about math course-taking affect students' actual planning? To what extent is planning of math course-taking associated with high school students' sociodemographic backgrounds? The study…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 9, Mathematics Instruction, Course Selection (Students)
A Review of Middle School Vocabulary Interventions: Five Research-Based Recommendations for Practice
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Elleman, Amy M.; Oslund, Eric L.; Griffin, Natalie M.; Myers, Katie E. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this tutorial is to explain key concepts about vocabulary acquisition and instruction and to translate research from middle school vocabulary interventions into practice recommendations for practitioners. In this tutorial, we consider the relationship between vocabulary and reading comprehension, describe vocabulary…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Intervention, Middle Schools, Reading Comprehension
Animation, Incidental Learning, and Continuing Motivation.
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Rieber, Lloyd P. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1991
Effects of animated graphics presentations on incidental learning and the degree to which various computer practice activities contain intrinsically motivating characteristics were studied with 70 fourth graders learning about Newton's laws of motion. Incidental learning occurred without sacrifice of intentional learning. Students were highly…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
Differences in Learning Strategies for High, Middle, and Low Ability Students Measured by the Study Process Questionnaire.
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Hargett, Melissa Q.; And Others – 1994
Although research over the past 20 years has examined the dynamics of student learning, most initial studies focused on how scholastic aptitude tests and teacher rating scales predicted academic success. This study attempts to determine the relationship between scholastic aptitude and three approaches to learning: (1) presage; (2) process; and (3)…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, College Students, Higher Education
Relationships among Control Beliefs, Approaches to Learning, and the Academic Performance of Final-Year Nurses.
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Cantwell, Robert H.; Moore, Phillip J. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1998
Among 207 Australian final-year nursing students, higher academic grades in the senior year were related to student intention to understand the material or to "achieve," and to the ability to generate alternative learning strategies with changing task demands. Relationships between scores on the Study Process Questionnaire and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, College Seniors, Foreign Countries