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Miele, David B.; Browman, Alexander S.; Shen, Chen; Vasilyeva, Marina; Tyumeneva, Yulia A. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2022
Three studies examine a novel pathway by which the perseverance component of the personality trait "grit" might predict college students' behavioral persistence when solving challenging math problems. Specifically, we focus on the intervening role of what we refer to as "math-specific self-perceptions of perseverance," which…
Descriptors: Persistence, College Students, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
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Ngu, Bing Hiong; Yeung, Alexander Seeshing; Phan, Huy P.; Hong, Kian Sam; Usop, Hasbee – Journal of Experimental Education, 2018
In an experiment, secondary students from Australia and Malaysia (n = 130) were randomly assigned to one of three approaches (equation, unitary, unitary-pictorial) to learn how to solve challenging percentage-change problems. In line with the differential types of cognitive load associated with the three approaches, the unitary-approach group…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Cross Cultural Studies