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Anxiety, Preconceived Negative Perceptions, and Self-Efficacy: Impact on Adult Learners' Performance in Introductory Accounting Courses
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Judith M. Bowser – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This quantitative study investigated the independent variables--anxiety, preconceived negative feelings, and self-efficacy--as predictors of the dependent variable, specifically, the performance of adult learners enrolled in introductory accounting courses. These results were further explored to decide whether perceived teaching style moderated…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement
The Relationship of Performance Goals, Personality, and Ability with Academic Achievements in Majority and Minority Groups of Bachelor-Degree Students
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Guterman, Oz – Education and Urban Society, 2021
Achievement goal theory is one of the major theories of the relationship between learners' perception of learning processes and their academic achievements. The present research was focused on the relationship between learners' goals and the academic achievements of Hebrew-speaking students, who belong to the majority group, and Arabic-speaking…
Descriptors: Student Educational Objectives, Goal Orientation, Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students
The Relationship between Teaching Style and Adult Student Learning.
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Conti, Gary J. – Adult Education Quarterly, 1985
A study of relationship between teaching style (measured by Principles of Adult Learning Scale) and student achievement based on teacher assessment involved teachers and students in an adult basic education (ABE) program. Though teaching style and achievement are linked, approach in ABE and English as a second language settings differs from more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students