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Phan, Huy Phuong – Educational Psychology, 2011
Two major theoretical frameworks in educational psychology, namely student approaches to learning (SAL) and self-efficacy have been used extensively to explain and predict students' learning and academic achievement. There is a substantial body of research studies, for example, that documents the positive interrelations between individuals'…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Educational Psychology, Academic Achievement, Learning Processes
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Arteche, Adriane; Chamorro-Premuzic, Tomas; Ackerman, Phillip; Furnham, Adrian – Educational Psychology, 2009
Students (n = 328) from US and UK universities completed four self-report measures related to intellectual competence: typical intellectual engagement (TIE), openness to experience, self-assessed intelligence (SAI), and learning approaches. Confirmatory data reduction was used to examine the structure of TIE and supported five major factors:…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Learning Motivation, Information Seeking, Teaching Methods
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Betoret, Fernando Domenech – Educational Psychology, 2007
The main purpose of this study was to examine the effect of teachers' and students' thinking styles on students' satisfaction with the course followed and on their learning process. The sample was made up of 102 instructional psychology college students who responded to two administrations of the Thinking Style Inventory, one about their teacher…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Measures (Individuals), Cognitive Style, Student Attitudes
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Grimley, Michael – Educational Psychology, 2007
This paper explores whether the principles of cognitive load and multimedia theory are mediated by cognitive style, gender, and prior knowledge. Participants were 91 children aged 10-11 years (54 boys, 37 girls), each assigned to one of two presentation modes. In Condition 1 children were presented with diagrams supported by printed textual…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Multimedia Materials, Comprehension, Cognitive Style
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Riding, Richard J.; Watts, Mary – Educational Psychology, 1997
Reports on a study of 90 15- to 16-year-old female pupils who were asked to select their preferred format of a single-sheet handout on study skills that was offered in three modes: unstructured-verbal, structured-verbal, and structured-pictorial. Discusses the findings in terms of practical implications for instruction. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Style, Educational Psychology, Females
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Rayner, Stephen; Riding, Richard J. – Educational Psychology, 1997
Discusses the origin and elaboration of the concept of learning styles. Traces the influence of a cognition and learning-centered approach to the psychology of individual development. Argues for an integration of various models into a single learning style. Includes a tabular description of fundamental dimensions of cognitive style. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Style, Educational Psychology
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Jones, Anne Elizabeth – Educational Psychology, 1997
Considers the theoretical validity of two approaches to cognitive style. Wholist-Analytic maintains that cognitive processes depend on the interaction of two opposing forces, destructive and constructive. Reflection-Impulsivity characterizes learners according to their reflective or impulsive responses to solution hypotheses. Evaluates these…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Style, Conceptual Tempo
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Loo, Robert – Educational Psychology, 1997
Criticizes the use of test-retest correlations, differences between means, and other group effects in studies attempting to evaluate the relative stability of learning styles. Examines the use of the "Learning Style Inventory" and the "Learning Style Questionnaire." Recommends that researchers directly analyze the stability and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Style, Educational Psychology, Educational Research
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Hayes, John; Allinson, Christopher W. – Educational Psychology, 1997
Reviews the research on the interaction effect of learning style, learning style orientation, and the educational environment on learning outcomes. Considers how the findings from educational research can inform training and development practice. Discusses the lack of reliable measures of cognitive style that can be easily administered to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Style, Education Work Relationship
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Jans, Veronique; Leclercq, Dieudonne – Educational Psychology, 1997
Identifies metacognitive realism as the accurate assessment by a learner of their knowledge on a subject. Considers whether realism in metacognition is a stable trait, and possible influences. Briefly reviews the literature and experimental evidence and concludes that metacognitive realism is both style and strategy. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Style, Educational Psychology
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Riding, Richard J. – Educational Psychology, 1997
Reviews the origins of the concept of cognitive style. Explores the fundamental applications of that style and relevant methods of assessment. Examines the distinction between style, which is likely to be relatively fixed, and strategies which are capable of being learned and developed. Discusses the relationship of style to learning preferences…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Style, Educational Psychology
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Severiens, Sabine; ten Dam, Geert – Educational Psychology, 1997
Summarizes the results of a study of 432 adult secondary students. The study examined the relationship between learning style, gender identity of the student, the subject taught, and the gender of the teacher. Multivariate techniques reveal gender identity to be the most significant factor in learning style differences. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Style
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Schatteman, A.; Carette, E.; Couder, J.; Eisendrath, H. – Educational Psychology, 1997
Provides a quantitative analysis of the effectiveness of Interactive Working Groups (IWG). IWG is a process-oriented instruction developed at the Vrije University in Belgium. Analyzes such variables as prior knowledge test results, examination scores, and learning style characteristics. Results showed that IWG enhanced learning performance and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Style, Educational Psychology
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Milne, Sue; Cook, Jean; Shiu, Edward; McFadyen, Angus – Educational Psychology, 1997
Reports on the development of a composite learner model for adaptive tutoring systems that combines a model of learner attributes with a simple overlay model of the learner's domain knowledge state. The system is able to select the optimal form of learning material to be presented for the subject. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Style, Computer Uses in Education
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Veronica, M.; Lawrence, M. – Educational Psychology, 1997
Uses the "Learning Styles Questionnaire" (LSQ) with secondary school teachers to identify four preferred learning styles among: activist, reflector, theorist, and pragmatist. Discusses these preferences in light of teachers' values, positions, and subject specialization. Considers the role these preferences could play in secondary…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Style, Educational Psychology
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