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Kurczewska, Agnieszka; Kyrö, Paula; Lagus, Krista; Kohonen, Oskar; Lindh-Knuutila, Tiina – Education & Training, 2018
Purpose: Although the role of reflections in entrepreneurship education is undeniable, the research has focused mainly on their advantages and consequences for learning process, whereas their dynamics and interrelations with other mental processes remain unexplored. The purpose of this paper is to better understand how personality and intelligence…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Learning Processes, Personality, Intelligence
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Lee, Ju Seong; Xie, Qin – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Purpose: This study (1) used a person-centered approach to identify specific subgroups of 1,265 EFL learners who participated in Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) activities, and (2) looked at how different IDLE profiles are related to important affective variables. Design/Methodology: To identify IDLE profiles, we used cluster analysis.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Zhang, Li-fang – Educational Psychology, 2013
This research had two objectives. The first was to determine the reliability and validity of the multifaceted assessment of creativity (MAC) for evaluating Hong Kong university students' conceptions of creativity. The second was to establish if the theory-practice and gender gaps discovered among mainland Chinese university students would be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Creativity
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Humphreys, Connie K. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
This phenomenological study examined the definitions, values, and experiences of seven community college professors who have tried to promote student character development by sharing some of their power in the classroom. Power sharing is a participative gesture, and participative teachers can encourage students to become more engaged in their own…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Classroom Techniques, Integrity, Personality
Venema, Gregory A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The problem addressed in this study focused on the need for more qualitative data on student learning in religious education. The purpose of this collective case study was to discover how BYU-Idaho religion students learn best and to better understand what factors positively and negatively influence their learning. Twelve individual students…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Student Motivation, Personality, Data Analysis
Boutwell, Richard C. – 1972
The intent of this study was to determine the relationship of the independent variables of task difficulty and memory support for high and low anxious subjects on certain dependent variables: correct task performances, measured anxiety level, and self-estimated competency rating. A further purpose was to investigate the relationship of obtained…
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Feedback, Individual Characteristics
KAPLAN, RACHEL – 1967
THE CONCEPT OF PERSERVATION WAS EXTENDED TO A MORE NEURAL LEVEL TO INCLUDE PERSISTENCE OF TRACE ACTIVITY, AND A STUDY WAS MADE TO SEARCH FOR THE DIMENSIONS OF TRACE PERSISTENCE. THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO IDENTIFY BEHAVIORAL DIFFERENCES OF INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PROCESSES AMONG STUDENTS. THE STUDY DID NOT TAKE THE TRADITIONAL PERSONALITY-MOTIVATION…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Cognitive Processes, College Students