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Approaches to Learning of First-Year and Fifth-Year Student Teachers: Are There Any Differences?
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Marušic, Iris; Jugovic, Ivana; Loncaric, Darko – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
The motivation, skills and professional identity of future teachers develop during their initial teacher education. The aim of this research is to assess the differences between first-year and fifth-year student teachers on a number of personality and motivational variables that are indicative of their approaches to learning, using a…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Personality Traits, Goal Orientation, Learning Strategies
Are Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Students Better Equipped Psychologically for Work Post-Graduation than Their Non-Work-Integrated Learning Peers? Some Initial Findings from a UK University
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Purdie, Fiona; Ward, Lisa; McAdie, Tina; King, Nigel; Drysdale, Maureen – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2013
Work-integrated learning (WIL) provides an opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge, competence, and experience, which increase employability and lead to more satisfying careers. Research indicates that WIL results in improved academic- and occupationally-related outcomes. However, there is a paucity of quantitative research examining the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Work Experience Programs, Career Readiness
Learning and Studying Strategies Used by General Chemistry Students with Different Affective Characteristics
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Chan, Julia Y. K.; Bauer, Christopher F. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2016
Students in general chemistry were partitioned into three groups by cluster analysis of six affective characteristics (emotional satisfaction, intellectual accessibility, chemistry self-concept, math self-concept, self-efficacy, and test anxiety). The at-home study strategies for exam preparation and in-class learning strategies differed among the…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Cognitive Style, Chemistry, Affective Behavior
What Makes a Student Non-Traditional? A Comparison of Students over and under Age 25 in Online, Accelerated Psychology Courses
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Tilley, Brian P. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2014
The growing proportion of non-traditional students, very commonly defined as students over the age of 25 (though other features vary from study to study) necessitates more studies with this increasingly relevant group participating. Recently, the growth of non-traditional universities such as those offering predominantly online, accelerated…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Student Characteristics, Online Courses, Acceleration (Education)
Investigating Factors in the Retention of Students in High School Physical Education
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Lodewyk, Ken R.; Pybus, Colin M. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2013
Several studies have reported declining student enrolment rates in optional physical education. This study--incorporating constructs from social cognitive, self-determination, and body image theory--investigated factors that might be influential to this trend. Surveys were administered to 227 tenth-grade students from five schools in one school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Physical Activity Level, High Schools
Engineering Design Activity: Understanding How Different Design Activities Influence Students' Motivation in Grades 9-12. Final Report. A Seed Grant Research Project. Research in Engineering and Technology Education
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Lawanto, Oenardi; Stewardson, Gary – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2009
The objective of this study was to evaluate grade 9-12 students' motivation while engaged in two different engineering design projects: marble-sorter and bridge designs. The motivation components measured in this study were focused on students' intrinsic (IGO) and extrinsic (EGO) goal orientations, task value (TV), self-efficacy for learning and…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Questionnaires, Correlation, Student Motivation