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Motivations for Continued Use of Critical Thinking Skills among First-Year Seminar Graduates
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Sobel, Karen – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2021
Many first-year seminar courses, as well as other programs aimed at first-year undergraduate students, actively incorporate critical thinking into the curriculum. What factors motivate students who purposefully develop these critical thinking skills to continue using them during subsequent semesters? This article discusses results of a study on…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, College Freshmen
Predictors of Procrastination in First-Year University Students: Role of Achievement Goals and Learning Strategies
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Martinie, Marie-Amélie; Potocki, Anna; Broc, Lucie; Larigauderie, Pascale – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2023
Procrastination could be conceptualized as a self-regulation failure. However, it is still not clear what type of self-regulation processes are precisely underlying the students' tendency to procrastinate. The main objective of our study was therefore to predict variations in academic procrastination by considering two constructs related to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Time Management, Predictor Variables
Relationship of Creativity and Critical Thinking to Pattern Recognition among Singapore Private School Students
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Ling, Meng Kay Daniel; Loh, Sau Cheong – Journal of Educational Research, 2020
Cognitive pattern recognition is known to be an important skill for academic subjects such as mathematics, science, languages, or even humanities. In this study, we investigate the relationships between creativity, critical thinking, and pattern recognition among 203 private school students in Singapore. The instruments used include a creativity…
Descriptors: Creativity, Critical Thinking, Pattern Recognition, Correlation
An Integrated Model Approach: Exploring the Energy Literacy and Values of Lower Secondary Students in Japan
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Akitsu, Yutaka; Ishihara, Keiichi N. – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2018
Energy literacy is a minimum required capacity for developing a sustainable society that participates in and discusses on energy and environmental (EE) issues. Understanding the energy literacy structure is of significant importance for providing effective energy education to promote people's awareness of EE issues. In this article, an energy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Energy, Sustainability
Spend Now or Spend Later: The Role of a Business Education and Critical Thinking Skills in Increasing Retirement Plan Saving Rates for New, Young Enrollees
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Arling, Priscilla A.; Kirby, Jill; Saajasto, Kegan – American Journal of Business Education, 2015
For college graduates entering the workforce, contributing to an employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plan can be an important way of saving for the future. However, contribution rates for young people in these plans are far below recommended percentages, leading to concerns about future financial stability for these individuals. Prior work has…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Preretirement Education, Financial Services
Can We Create a "Gold Standard of Education" for Our Children through the "Advancement via Independent Determination (AVID) Program"?
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Gaskins, Darlene – Online Submission, 2014
We need to come together as a team and become one system of total quality improvement regarding the education of our nation's children. In order to achieve a gold standard in the education of our nation's children, leadership has to be willing to go against the status quo and build bridges for long-term sustainable change. In order to survive,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Public Schools, Mathematics Achievement
An Examination of High School Teachers' Reported Knowledge, Use, Preparation, and Importance of Higher-Level Thinking Questions in Summative Assessments
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Stock, Jason John – Online Submission, 2013
In this empirical study, teacher reported knowledge, use, preparation, and importance of higher-level thinking summative assessment questions were analyzed. This study was conducted using a survey distributed to seven Minnesota high schools that represented urban, suburban, and rural settings. Survey responses were cross tabulated with demographic…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Knowledge Level, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Critical Thinking