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Motivational Differences of Greek Gifted and Non-Gifted High-Achieving and Gifted Under-Achieving Students
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Agaliotis, Ioannis; Kalyva, Efrosini – International Education Studies, 2019
This study explores the differences in the motivational profiles of under-achieving gifted students and high-achieving gifted and non-gifted students. In comparison to their high-achieving peers, under-achieving gifted students reported weaker motivational orientations, in both achievement and social goals, as well as in intrinsic motivation.…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Gifted, Comparative Analysis, High Achievement
Mastery Learning in the Classroom: Concept Maps, Critical Thinking, Collaborative Assessment (M3CA) Using Multiple Choice Items (MCIs)
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Zandvakili, Elham; Washington, Ernest; Gordon, Edmund; Wells, Craig – Journal of Education and Learning, 2018
M3CA is a model of mastery learning developed in a college classroom, and an acronym for Mastery, Concept Maps, Critical Thinking, Collaboration and Assessment. The M3CA model is a formative model of skill based mastery learning and assessment that produces high levels of academic achievement and empowers students with a feeling of fairness.…
Descriptors: Mastery Learning, Multiple Choice Tests, Concept Mapping, Critical Thinking
Perceptions of Learning Organizations: Elementary Teacher versus Site Leader Perceptions
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Westover, Rebecca – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is a difference in the perception of the presence of the 5 attributes of a learning organization between site leaders and teachers. Senge (1990) used the 5 areas of mental models, personal mastery, shared vision, team learning, and systems thinking to describe the necessary…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Organizational Culture
The Effect of Cooperative and Mastery Learning Methods on Primary Grade Students' Learning and Retention of Economic Concepts.
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Laney, James D.; And Others – Early Education and Development, 1996
Examined economic concept learning and retention in 121 first and second graders who were randomly assigned (stratified by grade) to 1 of 4 instruction conditions: cooperative learning, mastery learning, cooperative-mastery learning, or control treatment. Found on posttest and delayed posttest that cooperative-mastery method was superior to other…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Learning, Economics Education, Instructional Design
Culture, Motivation and Learning: A Multicultural Perspective. Research in Multicultural Education and International Perspectives
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Salili, Farideh, Ed.; Hoosain, Rumjahn, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2007
The influence of culture on learning and motivation has been the topic of much research in recent years. Educational and psychological researchers are now aware that the findings of their studies may not apply to other cultures, and that in this age of globalization and multiculturalism it is very important to examine the applicability of…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Cultural Differences, Learning, Motivation
A Study of the Effectiveness of Ability Grouping on the Academic Achievement of Middle School Students.
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Phares, Barbara Georgeson – 1997
This study examined the effects of grouping students by ability or achievement on middle school students' academic achievement. Mathematics achievement scores from the California Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) were obtained from 25 seventh graders randomly selected from a group of 80 who had received instruction in an ability-grouped setting for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Learning