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Anita Marie Knox – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This quantitative study examined the effects of stored color knowledge on learning achievement and cognitive load using a randomized pretest-posttest control group design. Social media was used to recruit 60 adult participants, randomized into control and experimental groups. A multimedia lesson was presented where the control group viewed images…
Descriptors: Color, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Knowledge Level
Xiuyu Lin; Zehui Zhan; Xuebo Zhang; Jiayi Xiong – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2024
The attribution of learning success or failure is crucial for students' learning and motivation. Effective attribution of their learning success or failure in the context of a small private online course (SPOC) could generate students' motivation toward learning success while an incorrect attribution would lead to a sense of helplessness. Based on…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Learning Processes, Learning Motivation, Attribution Theory
Felipe Cabezas; Luis Burgos; Josefina Darrigol; Mario Zúñiga – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Early Alert Systems (EAS) play a fundamental role in education by supporting the learning process and evaluating student performance. In this study, an innovative EAS designed to specifically identify weaknesses in Cognitive Skills (CS) in first-year higher education students is presented, focusing on a challenging course at a South American…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Tests, Difficulty Level, College Freshmen
Yuzhu Xia – Discover Education, 2024
This study delves into the predictors of English proficiency among middle school students in China, utilizing the rich dataset provided by the China Education Panel Survey (CEPS). By integrating multilevel modeling and Support Vector Regression (SVR), this research scrutinizes a broad spectrum of factors at the individual, family, class, and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
Laurel Anne Nelissen – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of Oneida women who completed doctoral degrees and are enrolled members of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin tribe of Indians. Theoretical Framework: The framework for this study is based on Weiner's 1985 attribution theory of motivation. Weiner…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Attainment, Females, American Indian Students
Koc, Tuba; Topu, Fatma Burcu – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
In this study has examined effects of using Google Earth as a three-dimensional geospatial technology on primary school students' achievements, spatial thinking skills and cognitive load levels. It also has been determined students' experiences and teachers' opinions regarding process. This study has based on mixed research method. Participants…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement, Spatial Ability
Meng, Lingling; Zhang, Wanxue; Chu, Yu; Zhang, Mingxin – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2021
With the rapid advancement of education, personalized learning has gained considerable attention in recent years. Learning path plays an important role in this area and has attracted great concern. Many generating mechanisms have been proposed from different perspectives for assisting learning. Some methods focus on learners' interest, while some…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Individualized Instruction, Learning Processes, Cognitive Ability
Abbiati, Nidia Nora; Fabrizio, María Del Carmen; López, María Virginia; Pérez, Adriana; Plencovich, María Cristina; Cueto, Gerardo – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2021
Students from non-statistics degree programs often perceive statistics as a burden, underestimating its usefulness and encountering difficulties that cause them anxiety and stress, which may lead many of them to fail statistics courses. Students' attitudes can hinder their learning and development of useful skills associated with statistical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistics Education, Student Attitudes, Introductory Courses
Elford, Daniel; Lancaster, Simon J.; Jones, Garth A. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2022
Augmented reality (AR) has the capacity to afford a virtual experience that obviates the reliance on using two-dimensional representations of 3D molecules for teaching stereochemistry to undergraduate students. Using a combination of quantitative instruments and qualitative surveys/interviews, this study explored the relationships between…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Science Instruction, Chemistry
Graben, Katharina; Doering, Bettina K.; Barke, Antonia – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
In this study, we investigated whether the use of smartphone games while reading a text reduces learning performance or reading speed. We also examined whether this is affected by push notifications. Ninety-three students were randomly assigned to three learning conditions. In the gaming group (G), participants played a game app for 20 s at 2-min…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Computer Games, Reading Processes
Damerau, Karsten; Atzert, Ramona; Peter, Anna; Preisfeld, Angelika – Cogent Education, 2021
Students' causal attributions play an important role in recent studies due to their effects on academic self-concept and performances. Most common causal attributions are students' ability, effort, task difficulty, and chance. The present study aims at identifying students' preferred causal attributions of failure and success while experimenting.…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Academic Ability, Self Concept, Preferences
Eileen M. Steffan – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Recent research based on the Dweck's mindset theory has shown that persons with a growth mindset who believe traits such as intelligence are malleable may put forth more effort and have greater academic success than those with a fixed mindset. However, little research has been conducted on mindsets of college students, many of whom enter…
Descriptors: Remedial Instruction, Two Year College Students, College Preparation, Comparative Analysis
Kramer, Amy; Dringenberg, Emily; Morris, Carter; McCarthy, Darcy – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2023
The marginalization of women in engineering is a persistent problem. The overall goal of our collaborative project was to promote interest and participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), particularly for high school girls. We took an action research approach with a local high school science teacher to develop,…
Descriptors: High School Students, STEM Education, Self Efficacy, World Views
Loucif, Samia; Gassoumi, Laila; Negreiros, Joao – Education Sciences, 2020
Academic advising is time-consuming work. At the same time, it needs to be efficient and productive in assisting the students to choose appropriate academic courses towards the completion of their selected programs in a beneficial manner. In addition, both private and public educational institutions are, currently, operating in an extremely…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Achievement, Progress Monitoring, Course Selection (Students)
Münchow, Hannes; Richter, Tobias; von der Mühlen, Sarah; Schmid, Sebastian – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
Background: The evaluation of informal arguments is a key component of comprehending scientific texts and scientific literacy. Aim: The present study examined the nomological network of university students' ability to evaluate informal arguments in scientific texts and the relevance of this ability for academic success. Sample: A sample of 225…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Scientific and Technical Information, College Students, Academic Achievement