NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20250
Since 20240
Since 2021 (last 5 years)0
Since 2016 (last 10 years)0
Since 2006 (last 20 years)8
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 8 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Destan, Nesrin; Roebers, Claudia M. – Metacognition and Learning, 2015
Children typically hold very optimistic views of their own skills but so far, only a few studies have investigated possible correlates of the ability to predict performance accurately. Therefore, this study examined the role of individual differences in performance estimation accuracy as a global metacognitive index for different monitoring and…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Self Concept, Correlation, Prediction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Musso, Mariel F.; Kyndt, Eva; Cascallar, Eduardo C.; Dochy, Filip – Frontline Learning Research, 2013
Many studies have explored the contribution of different factors from diverse theoretical perspectives to the explanation of academic performance. These factors have been identified as having important implications not only for the study of learning processes, but also as tools for improving curriculum designs, tutorial systems, and students'…
Descriptors: Prediction, Academic Achievement, Networks, Learning Processes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Griffin, Richard; MacKewn, Angie; Moser, Ernest; VanVuren, Ken W. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2012
Universities and colleges are very interested in understanding the factors that influence their students' academic performance. This paper describes a study that was conducted at a mid-sized public university in the mid-south, USA, to examine this issue. In this study, the 10-scale, Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) (Weinstein et…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies, Measures (Individuals), Study Skills
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
McFarland, Craig P.; Glisky, Elizabeth L. – Neuropsychologia, 2009
Time-based prospective memory (PM) has been found to be negatively affected by aging, possibly as a result of declining frontal lobe (FL) function. Despite a clear retrospective component to PM tasks, the medial temporal lobes (MTL) are thought to play only a secondary role in successful task completion. The present study investigated the role of…
Descriptors: Time Management, Older Adults, Memory, Brain Hemisphere Functions
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Dyson, Ben P.; Linehan, Nicole Rhodes; Hastie, Peter A. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2010
The purpose of this study was to describe and interpret the instructional ecology of Cooperative Learning in elementary physical education classes. Data collection included a modified version of the task structure system (Siedentop, 1994), interviews, field notes, and a teacher's journal. T-tests of the quantitative data revealed that instruction…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Cooperative Learning, Skill Development, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
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
Mullen, Patricia A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Objective: To explore and compare the use of metacognitive, cognitive, and environmental resource management self regulatory learning (SRL) strategies used by a national sample of students enrolled in traditional and accelerated baccalaureate nursing programs. Background: Learner focused reforms in nursing education require students to assume more…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Metacognition, Learning Strategies, Acceleration (Education)
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers