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Download full textPorter, Tenelle; Molina, Diego Catalán; Blackwell, Lisa; Roberts, Sylvia; Quirk, Abigail; Duckworth, Angela L.; Trzesniewski, Kali – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2020
Mastery behaviours -- seeking out challenging tasks and continuing to work on them despite difficulties -- are integral to achievement but difficult to measure with precision. The current study reports on the development and validation of the computer-based persistence, effort, resilience, and challenge-seeking (PERC) task in two demographically…
Descriptors: Mastery Learning, Resilience (Psychology), Difficulty Level, Computer Assisted Instruction
The Complex Route to Success: Complex Problem-Solving Skills in the Prediction of University Success
Direct linkStadler, Matthias J.; Becker, Nicolas; Greiff, Samuel; Spinath, Frank M. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
Successful completion of a university degree is a complex matter. Based on considerations regarding the demands of acquiring a university degree, the aim of this paper was to investigate the utility of complex problem-solving (CPS) skills in the prediction of objective and subjective university success (SUS). The key finding of this study was that…
Descriptors: Success, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, Problem Solving
Al-Hilawani, Yasser A. – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2016
The relationship between metacognition in real life situations and study skills and habits was examined using a sample of college students. Results showed no significant relationship between these two variables nor was there a significant relationship between study skills and reaction time as measured on the metacognitive test. However, there was…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Study Skills, Study Habits, Cognitive Tests
Peer reviewedMestre, Jose P. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1981
The predictive validity of several mathematics and language variables relative to criteria of grade point average and word problem-solving skills for 60 bilingual Hispanic technical students is investigated. Examination of standardized college admission criteria is urged. Revealed is a disparity in academic performance between bilingual and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Students, Engineering Education, Grade Point Average
