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Chue, Kah Loong; Nie, Youyan – Journal of International Students, 2016
Psychological factors contribute to motivation and learning for international students as much as teaching strategies. 254 international students and 144 local students enrolled in a private education institute were surveyed regarding their perception of psychological needs support, their motivation and learning approach. The results from this…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Comparative Analysis, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
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Spengler, Marion; Brunner, Martin; Damian, Rodica I.; Lüdtke, Oliver; Martin, Romain; Roberts, Brent W. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
Drawing on a 2-wave longitudinal sample spanning 40 years from childhood (age 12) to middle adulthood (age 52), the present study was designed to examine how student characteristics and behaviors in late childhood (assessed in Wave 1 in 1968) predict career success in adulthood (assessed in Wave 2 in 2008). We examined the influence of parental…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Student Characteristics, Student Behavior, Predictor Variables
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Wang, Shu-Tai; Chen, Cheng-Chung – Journal of Education and Learning, 2015
Learning outcome is an important indicator for educators in evaluating curriculum design. The focus of this study has been to examine the factors within internship programs, recognizing the complex nature of knowledge application in a practical industry environment. Flow theory was adopted to explain the psychological state of hospitality students…
Descriptors: Path Analysis, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Hospitality Occupations
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Lee, Hyegyu; Paek, Hye-Jin – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: To examine how norm appeals and guilt influence smokers' behavioural intention. Design: Quasi-experimental design. Setting: South Korea. Method: Two hundred and fifty-five male smokers were randomly assigned to descriptive, injunctive, or subjective anti-smoking norm messages. After they viewed the norm messages, their norm perceptions,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quasiexperimental Design, Smoking, Psychological Patterns
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Cheng, Judith Chen-Hsuan; Monroe, Martha C. – Environment and Behavior, 2012
A connection to nature index was developed and tested to measure children's affective attitude toward the natural environment. The index was employed through a survey that investigates students' attitude toward Lagoon Quest, a mandatory environmental education program for all fourth-grade, public school students in Brevard County, Florida. Factor…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Environmental Education, Path Analysis, Empathy