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The Interplay between Reflective Thinking, Critical Thinking, Self-Monitoring, and Academic Achievement in Higher Education
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Ghanizadeh, Afsaneh – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
The present study assessed the associations among higher-order thinking skills (reflective thinking, critical thinking) and self-monitoring that contribute to academic achievement among university students. The sample consisted of 196 Iranian university students (mean age = 22.05, SD = 3.06; 112 females; 75 males) who were administered three…
Descriptors: Interaction, Reflection, Critical Thinking, Self Management
Scaling Student Success with Predictive Analytics: Reflections after Four Years in the Data Trenches
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Wagner, Ellen; Longanecker, David – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2016
The metrics used in the US to track students do not include adults and part-time students. This has led to the development of a massive data initiative--the Predictive Analytics Reporting (PAR) framework--that uses predictive analytics to trace the progress of all types of students in the system. This development has allowed actionable,…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Reflection, Academic Achievement, Models
Reflective Decision Making among University Department Heads across Academic Disciplines
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Kampmann, Jennifer A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Within the scope of leadership and management, decision making greatly defines the role of university administrator, in particular, the university department head and his/her ability to be a reflective practitioner in the realm of decision making. Decision making is one characteristic of university department head work which warrants close…
Descriptors: College Administration, Department Heads, Higher Education, Reflection
A Longitudinal Study on Internship Effectiveness in Vocational Higher Education
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Wan, Chin-Sheng; Yang, Jen-te; Cheng, Shu-yun; Su, Chiakai – Educational Review, 2013
A cooperative education experience (or internship placement) is an essential component of the curricula of vocational higher education. The efficacy of internship placements has become one of the major concerns facing those who develop education curricula. The purpose of this longitudinal study was to explore the relationships among the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Goal Orientation, Workplace Learning, Cooperative Education
An Examination of the Impact of a Physical Activity-Based Service-Learning Course on Undergraduate Student Leaders
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Whitley, Meredith Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Over the past 25 years, there has been a call for change within American higher education, with an increasing number of foundations, national organizations, and individual researchers pushing for institutions of higher education to become more involved with the surrounding communities and American society (Campus Compact, 2011; Glass &…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Undergraduate Students, Leaders, Leadership
Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) (Madrid, Spain, October 19-21, 2012)
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International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers