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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2018
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2018, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
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Fernandez, Sylvia; Vazir, Shahnaz; Bentley, Peggy; Johnson, Susan; Engle, Patrice – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2008
The Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) scale has been shown to be a significant predictor of later cognitive outcomes in many cultures. Therefore identifying factors associated with HOME could be used to promote child development. Maternal psychological well-being is often overlooked although critical in the creation of…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Mothers, Self Esteem, Foreign Countries
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Henderson, Ronald W. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1986
Principles arising from aspects of Vygotsky's ideas for the development of self regulation and from cognitive social learning theory are discussed. It is suggested that present methods of teaching mathematics are not adequate and that the use of instructional technology is needed to overcome the shortcomings. (JAZ)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Foreign Countries, Helplessness, Information Technology
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Maqsud, Muhammad – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1993
Reports on a study of 120 (60 boys, 60 girls) middle school students in Bophuthatswana on the relation of academic achievement to self-concept and locus of control. Finds that measures of extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism are related negatively to school achievement. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
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Mevarech, Zemira R. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1985
This study reported the contribution of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) employed in traditional and individualized classrooms to cognitive and personal growth of third-grade disadvantaged children. Results showed that CAI facilitated the acquisition of mathematics skills, alleviated mathematics anxiety, and reduced external locus of control.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Disadvantaged Youth