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Tina Ahmadi; W. Holmes Finch; C. Addison Helsper; Jerrell Cassady – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
Perfectionism research has progressively supported an identification of two related dimensions, referred to as perfectionistic strivings (PS) and perfectionistic concerns (PC). Examinations of learner experiences based on these two dimensions have routinely demonstrated differential influence on academic emotions and performances, examining the…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Test Anxiety, Learning Strategies, Correlation
Wendy L. Baumgartner; Erica D. Spangenberg; Geoffrey V. Lautenbach – Pythagoras, 2024
Foundation programmes provide an alternate access route for prospective students whose prior academic results exclude direct entry to undergraduate studies. Bridging courses within foundation programmes address gaps in prior knowledge while developing content knowledge and requisite skills to equip students for the rigour of undergraduate degree…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Learning Strategies, Foundation Programs, College Attendance
Laura Roberts; Joanne Berry – Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 2023
The mass shift to Open-Book, Open-Web (OBOW) assessments during the pandemic highlighted new opportunities in Higher Education for developing accessible, authentic assessments that can reduce administrative load. Despite a plethora of research emerging on the effectiveness of OBOW assessments within disciplines, few currently evaluate their…
Descriptors: Test Format, Science Tests, College Science, Student Evaluation
Peffer, Melanie E.; Ramezani, Niloofar; Quigley, David; Royse, Emily; Bruce, Chloe – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2020
Epistemological beliefs about science (EBAS) or beliefs about the nature of science knowledge, and how that knowledge is generated during inquiry, are an essential yet difficult to assess component of science literacy. Leveraging learning analytics to capture and analyze student practices in simulated or game-based authentic science activities is…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Beliefs, Scientific Principles, Inquiry
Ramirez-Dorantes, Maria del Carmen; Canto y Rodriguez, Jose Enrique; Bueno-Alvarez, Jose Antonio; Echazarreta-Moreno, Alejandro – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2013
Introduction: The "Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire" (MSLQ) is a self-report instrument designed to assess students' motivation and learning strategies (cognitive, meta-cognitive, and resource management). In the present study, we focused on translate, adapt and validate the MSLQ to Mexican educational context. Method: The…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Test Validity, Questionnaires, College Students
Kapitanoff, Susan H. – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2009
Research has demonstrated that collaborative testing, working on tests in groups, leads to improved test scores but the mechanism by which this occurs has not been specified. Three factors were proposed as mediators: cognitive processes, interpersonal interactions and reduced test-anxiety. Thirty-three students completed a multiple-choice exam…
Descriptors: Testing, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Test Anxiety
Mih, Codruta; Mih, Viorel – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2010
Self-regulated school learning behavior includes the activation of a relatively large number of psychological dimensions. Among the most important self-regulation constructs that influence school learning are: learning goals, personal self-efficacy, metacognition and test-anxiety. The adaptive functioning of these is associated with high…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Learning Strategies, Goal Orientation, Self Efficacy
Arsal, Zeki – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2010
This study examined the effect of diaries on self-regulation strategies of the pre-service science teachers. The participants of the study were 60 pre-service science teachers, 30 of which were in the experimental and the remaining 30 were in the control group. The Pintrich's self-regulation model was taken as a basis in the study. The Pintrich's…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Time Management, Learning Strategies
Lynch, Douglas J. – College Student Journal, 2008
Motivational beliefs and learning strategies have a significant effect upon student learning. This study compared motivational beliefs and learning strategies of freshman and upper class students in a normative cross section of college classes with freshman and upper class students in their self-reported most difficult course. Results from "The…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Self Efficacy, Motivation Techniques, Learning Strategies
Rachal, K. Chris; Daigle, Sherri; Rachal, Windy S. – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2007
As teachers of higher education, we expect students to enter college with some understanding of what it means to be an effective learner and the ability to apply effective learning strategies. Unfortunately, many students do not develop effective learning strategies unless they receive explicit instruction and the opportunity to apply these…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Problems, Test Wiseness, Student Behavior

Bruch, Monroe A.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1986
Extended research on cognitive factors that may differentially underlie test anxiety and academic performance by assessing differences in (a) information-processing strategies used to encode course-work information, (b) degree of belief in one's negative self-statements, (c) Type A behavior, (d) test-taking skills, and (e) unrealistic expectations…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Higher Education
Hong, Eunsook; Sas, Maggie; Sas, John C. – Journal of Educational Research, 2006
The authors explored test-preparation and test-taking strategies that high school students used in algebra tests. From a pool of high school students (N = 156), 61 students participated in interviews, and of those interviewed, 26 represented those who were high achieving as well as highly interested in mathematics (n = 15) vs. those who were low…
Descriptors: Test Wiseness, Mathematics Achievement, Low Achievement, High Achievement

Wolters, Christopher A.; Pintrich, Paul R. – Instructional Science, 1998
Examines contextual differences in student motivation and self-regulated learning in seventh- and eighth-grade mathematics, social studies, and English. Results revealed differences by subject area and gender in motivation and cognitive strategy use variables, but not in regulatory strategy use or academic performance; relations among these…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Correlation