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Beckmann, Nadin; Wood, Robert E.; Minbashian, Amirali; Tabernero, Carmen – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
We examined the impact of members' implicit theories of ability on group learning and the mediating role of several group process variables, such as goal-setting, effort attributions, and efficacy beliefs. Comparisons were between 15 groups with a strong incremental view on ability (high incremental theory groups), and 15 groups with a weak…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Group Dynamics, Theories, Ability
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Voelkle, Manuel C.; Wittmann, Werner W.; Ackerman, Phillip L. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2006
The relationship between abilities and skill acquisition has been the subject of numerous controversies in psychology. However, while most researchers implicitly or explicitly accept the idea that abilities and skill acquisition should be related, empirical research has failed to provide evidence for a consistently strong correlation between the…
Descriptors: Experimental Psychology, Skill Development, Structural Equation Models, Ability