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Pham, Linh Hung – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study was designed to investigate the predictive relationships of creative problem-solving attributes, which comprise divergent thinking, convergent thinking, motivation, general and domain knowledge and skills, and environment, with mathematical creativity of sixth grade students in Thai Nguyen City, Viet Nam. The study also aims to revise…
Descriptors: Creativity, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking, Thinking Skills
Smith, Regina E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined the relationships between concept of word development and other early literacy measures (rhyme awareness, beginning sound awareness, alphabet knowledge, letter sound knowledge, spelling, and word recognition in isolation) using data from the PALS-K. Supporting previous research by using a much larger data set than had been used…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Correlation, Word Recognition, Emergent Literacy
Roark, Deborah Jo – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This research study was specifically designed to examine the relationship of a learning communities program, as a standard treatment effect, on the academic performance and retention of college freshmen during the Fall 2008 through Fall 2011 academic semesters, and specifically for a university comprised of higher levels of underrepresented…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Participation, Communities of Practice, Academic Achievement
Maholchic-Nelson, Suzy – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This correlational study tested the efficacy of the social-ecological theory (Moos, 1979) by employing the University Residential Environmental Scale and multiple regression analysis to examine the influences of personal attributes (SAT, parents' level of education, race/ethnicity, and high school drinking) and environmental factors (high/low…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Housing, Multiple Regression Analysis, Fraternities
Gallagher, Kevin P. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study's focus was to examine the impact of learning style on learning outcomes in an Interactive Multimedia Instruction program (IMI). The literature review emphasizes that incorporating technology alone does not ensure positive gains in an educational initiative. It also identified a number of factors that may influence how students will…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Cognitive Style, Familiarity, Hypermedia