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Sitzmann, Traci – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
A theoretical model is presented that examines self-regulatory processes and trainee characteristics as predictors of attrition from voluntary online training in order to determine who is at risk of dropping out and the processes that occur during training that determine when they are at risk of dropping out. Attrition increased following declines…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Motivation, Trainees, Metacognition
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Jones, Lise Oen; Varberg, Jeanette; Manger, Terje; Eikeland, Ole-Johan; Asbjornsen, Arve – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
This paper is the first to examine the Reading and Writing Self-Efficacy Scale among incarcerated adults. The aim was to examine whether performance of reading and spelling tests (Reading Speed, Nonsense Words and Spelling) explained individual differences in the participants' efficacy beliefs in reading and writing. Six hundred subjects rated…
Descriptors: Spelling, Self Efficacy, Factor Analysis, Reading Rate
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Lee, Yuan-Hsuan; Wu, Jiun-Yu – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
With the prevalence of ICT, the concept of reading literacy has evolved to encompass both online reading and printed texts. This study clarifies the relationship between reading printed texts and online electronic texts from the perspective of individual differences in the inner and outer phases of ICT in a partial mediation model. We used the…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Individual Differences, Information Technology, Learner Engagement
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Cooke-Simpson, Amanda; Voyer, Daniel – Learning and Individual Differences, 2007
The present study examined the relation between self-reported confidence ratings, performance on the Mental Rotations Test (MRT), and guessing behavior on the MRT. Eighty undergraduate students (40 males, 40 females) completed the MRT while rating their confidence in the accuracy of their answers for each item. As expected, gender differences in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Gender Differences, Males, Tests