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Shmis, Tigran; Ustinova, Maria; Chugunov, Dmitry – World Bank, 2020
This book presents the main findings of a study on school learning environments and student outcomes, which the World Bank conducted in 2019 in three regions of the Russian Federation. Using data collected through the [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] OECD School User Survey and the pilot "Trends in Mathematics and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Teaching Methods, Space Utilization
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Koper, Rob – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
How do (potential) students differ in their preferences for the organization of online and distance courses and programs, can these differences be grouped into preference profiles, and are there any associations between these profiles and variables, such as achievement and dropout, that are relevant for the promotion and design of online and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses
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Norton, Lin S.; Owens, Tessa; Clark, Louise – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2004
This study reports on an initiative using Meyer's (2000a) Reflections on Learning Inventory (RoLI) to bring first-year students' understandings of themselves as learners together with the expectations of their academic subjects. Students on a generic skills-based programme were asked to discussed their RoLI profiles with their academic tutor, and…
Descriptors: Profiles, Measures (Individuals), Student Attitudes, Cognitive Style
Salmani-Nodoushan, Mohammad Ali – Online Submission, 2005
For purposes of the present study, it was hypothesized that field (in)dependence would introduce systematic variance into Iranian EFL learners' overall and task-specific performance on task-based reading comprehension tests. 1743 freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior students all majoring in English at different Iranian universities and colleges…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Performance Factors, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests
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Byrne, Marann; Flood, Barbara; Willis, Pauline – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2004
The primary focus of this study is to explore the variation in academic performance of European Business (EB) students, using the student learning framework. Prior research has shown that students' approaches to learning and preferences for teaching influence the quality of their learning outcomes. The Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Becker, Jerry P., Ed. – 1992
In 1986 the United States (U.S.)-Japan Seminar on Mathematical Problem Solving convened to compare the state of problem solving in the classroom and in research in the two countries. The data and results given in this paper are the results of research conducted in the United States in response to the 1986 seminar. The U.S. and Japanese research…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style