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Effects of Cognitive Demand on Situational Interest and Running Task Performances
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Zhu, Xihe; Chen, Senlin – Educational Psychology, 2017
This study examined the effect of cognitive demand on situational interest and performance using running tasks in physical education. Adolescents (N = 179) participated in a field study involving three different levels of cognitive demand. Running performances and situational interest were measured four times with a testing interval of seven days.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Physical Activities, Physical Education
Exploring Effects of Background Context Familiarity and Signaling on Comprehension, Recall, and Cognitive Load
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Song, Minjung; Bruning, Roger – Educational Psychology, 2016
This study was designed to explore the effects of different geographical background contexts and signalling for information about global warming on comprehension, recall and cognitive load. Two different geographical contexts, US and Korean, were employed to frame explanations of global warming phenomena to US students. Two signalling conditions…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Recall (Psychology), Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level
Analogical Encoding with and without Instructions for Case Comparison of Scientific Phenomena
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Mason, Lucia; Tornatora, Maria Caterina – Educational Psychology, 2016
The study aimed to extend current research on conditions that better support analogical encoding through mutual alignment. We focused on two variables that have not been examined independently in previous studies: the joint presentations of two cases of a scientific phenomenon and the explicit instructions for comparison. One hundred and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Logical Thinking, Grade 5, Grade 7
Group Discussions and Test-Enhanced Learning: Individual Learning Outcomes and Personality Characteristics
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Stenlund, Tova; Jönsson, Fredrik U.; Jonsson, Bert – Educational Psychology, 2017
This paper focuses on the factors that are likely to play a role in individual learning outcomes from group discussions, and it includes a comparison featuring test-enhanced learning. A between-groups design (N = 98) was used to examine the learning effects of feedback if provided to discussion groups, and to examine whether group discussions…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Tests, Outcomes of Education, Comparative Analysis
Students' Academic Performance and Various Cognitive Processes of Learning: An Integrative Framework and Empirical Analysis
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Phan, Huy Phuong – Educational Psychology, 2010
The main aim of this study is to test a conceptualised framework that involved the integration of achievement goals, self-efficacy and self-esteem beliefs, and study-processing strategies. Two hundred and ninety (178 females, 112 males) first-year university students were administered a number of Likert-scale inventories in tutorial classes. Data…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
Exploring Students' Reflective Thinking Practice, Deep Processing Strategies, Effort, and Achievement Goal Orientations
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Phan, Huy Phuong – Educational Psychology, 2009
Recent research indicates that study processing strategies, effort, reflective thinking practice, and achievement goals are important factors contributing to the prediction of students' academic success. Very few studies have combined these theoretical orientations within one conceptual model. This study tested a conceptual model that included, in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Critical Thinking