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Alkan, Vesile – Online Submission, 2018
The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review research concentrating on studies regarding 'Mathematics anxiety'. 59 papers were reanalyzed in order to answer the questions derived from the main aim in terms of the rules of systematic review method. These studies were reviewed and analyzed by taking account of their aims, designs,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Anxiety, Mathematics Achievement, Self Efficacy
Karatas, Serçin; Yilmaz, Ayse Bagriacik; Dikmen, Cemal Hakan; Ermis, Ugur Ferhat; Gürbüz, Onur – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2017
The aim of this study is to determine the trend concerning interaction in distance education between the years 2011 and 2015. According to this aim, 544 articles in the databases of EBSCO, Scopus, and Web of Science were examined. The examination has been conducted on the basis of various variables including year, country, number of authors,…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Trend Analysis, Interaction, Qualitative Research
Demirer, Veysel; Erbas, Cagdas – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2016
This study aims to review studies on virtual learning environments in Turkey through the content analysis method. 63 studies consisting of thesis, articles and proceedings published in Turkish and English between 1996-2014 years were analyzed. It was observed that "Second Life" was mostly preferred as the virtual learning environment.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Virtual Classrooms, Electronic Learning, Educational Trends
Cox, Bradley E.; McIntosh, Kadian; Reason, Robert D.; Terenzini, Patrick T. – Review of Higher Education, 2014
Nearly all quantitative analyses in higher education draw from incomplete datasets-a common problem with no universal solution. In the first part of this paper, we explain why missing data matter and outline the advantages and disadvantages of six common methods for handling missing data. Next, we analyze real-world data from 5,905 students across…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Research Problems, Computation
Tight, Malcom, Ed.; Huisman, Jeroen, Ed. – International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, 2013
"Theory and Method in Higher Education Research" contains contemporary contributions to international debates regarding the application and development of theory and methodology in researching higher education. Higher education research is a developing field internationally, which is attracting more and more researchers from a great…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Theories, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Research
Cruce, Ty M. – Research in Higher Education, 2009
This methodological note illustrates how a commonly used calculation of the Delta-p statistic is inappropriate for categorical independent variables, and this note provides users of logistic regression with a revised calculation of the Delta-p statistic that is more meaningful when studying the differences in the predicted probability of an…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Research, Educational Research, Research Methodology
Sanchez, Jafeth Evelyn – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The pathway to a postsecondary education is challenging for many students, including students from the growing Latino population in the United States. This research project focused on Latino and Caucasian students' academic and non-academic characteristics as predictors of educational outcomes, high school and beyond. The introduction to the…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Statistical Analysis, Hispanic American Students, Academic Persistence
State Higher Education Executive Officers, 2012
The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Tax Effort, Income, Educational Finance
Macgregor, George; Turner, James – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2009
Purpose: The use of e-learning is largely predicated upon the assumption that it can facilitate improvements in student learning and therefore can be more effective than conventional techniques. This assumption has been supported by some in the literature but has been questioned by a continuing body of contrary or indifferent evidence. The purpose…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Research, Program Effectiveness, Research Problems
Verburgh, An; Elen, Jan; Lindblom-Ylanne, Sari – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2007
Despite the widespread belief in a positive influence of research on education, the empirical evidence is lacking (Hattie and Marsh 1996). Several authors have questioned the appropriateness of the operationalisation of both aspects of the relation between teaching and research. This article takes a closer look at the research questions in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Measurement Techniques, Educational Research, College Instruction
McGoey, Shane P. – International Journal of Educational Management, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to extend the research of Michael, Schwartz, and Balraj pertaining to presidential effectiveness. Faculty senate chairpersons, academic deans, senior-level institutional officers, and student leaders were surveyed in order to ascertain whether there was a relationship between stakeholders' perceptions and…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Predictor Variables, Program Effectiveness, Statistical Analysis
Bishop, Rosean M.; And Others – 1993
Although graduate programs hope that their students will be committed to research in their careers, most students express ambivalence towards research. Identifying the variables that predict involvement in research thus seems crucial. In this study 136 doctoral students from a wide range of disciplines completed the Research Self-Efficacy Scale…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Higher Education, Predictor Variables, Research Methodology

Saltzman, Charles – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1984
Comments on a recent study (Rodolfa, Rapaport, and Lee, 1983) investigating variables related to premature therapy termination. Suggests that the lack of connectedness to prior research may have limited results. (JAC)
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Services, Dropout Research, Higher Education

Gross, Virginia; Althen, Gary – College and University, 1986
A study of predictors of academic success among Nigerian students in two U.S. universities encountered the problem of too small a sample despite methodological precautions. It raised the question of whether it is possible to establish general placement recommendations applicable to foreign students in different institutions and from different…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Administration, College Admission, Foreign Students

Goodman, Leo A. – American Journal of Sociology, 1979
Appropriate methods are described for research workers in sociology to use as they perform causal analyses of data from surveys. Particular emphasis is placed on the causal analysis of qualitative variables. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Higher Education, Predictor Variables, Research Methodology