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Cosnefroy, Laurent; Fenouillet, Fabien; Mazé, Corinne; Bonnefoy, Barbara – Issues in Educational Research, 2018
In order to extend previous research on procrastination as a cause of performance failure due to faulty self-regulation, we developed a model of self-regulated learning failure and tested it in two separate studies (N1 = 378, N2 = 315). The relationships between procrastination, disorganisation, the forethought phase of self-regulated learning…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Time Management, Academic Failure, Academic Achievement
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Shahian, Leila; Pishghadam, Reza; Khajavy, Gholam Hassan – Issues in Educational Research, 2017
Considering the importance of psychological factors in learners' reading abilities, this study examines the relationship between flow, emotioncy, and reading comprehension. To this end, 238 upper-intermediate and advanced English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners were asked to take four tests of reading comprehension along with flow and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Wilang, Jeffrey Dawala; Singhasiri, Wareesiri – Issues in Educational Research, 2017
Using Englishes as a lingua franca ("EsLF") or international language among EFL learners in an out-of-class setting induces anxiety, then debilitates the intelligibility and comprehensibility of speakers. This research project reports the conceptualisation of EsLF anxiety and its effects on intelligibility and comprehensibility, with the…
Descriptors: Anxiety, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Processing
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Polat, Soner; Arslan, Yaser; Ölçüm, Dinçer – Issues in Educational Research, 2017
The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable instrument to determine the level of school administrators' diversity leadership based on teachers' perceptions. For this purpose, an item pool was created which includes 68 questions based on the literature, and data were obtained from 343 teachers. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was…
Descriptors: School Administration, Interpersonal Competence, Leadership Qualities, Test Construction
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Ma, Colleen; Harris, Peter; Cole, Andrew; Jones, Phil; Shulruf, Boaz – Issues in Educational Research, 2016
The objectives of this study were to identify the effectiveness of the panel admission interview as a selection tool for the medical program and identify improvements in the selection tools battery. Data from 1024 students, representing four cohorts of students were used in this study. Exploratory factor analysis using principal component analysis…
Descriptors: Interviews, Medical Education, College Admission, Admission Criteria
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Wilson, Jacqueline I. – Issues in Educational Research, 2009
This study explores what motivates a student to enter medical school by first measuring students' strength of motivation and then by looking for relationships between motivation and career-related values and approaches to learning. Validated and reliable questionnaires were used to obtain data. This study found no differences in strength of…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Social Status, Medical Schools, Self Esteem