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Kim, Young K.; Collins, Christopher S.; Rennick, Liz A.; Edens, David – Journal of International Students, 2017
Using a large dataset from a state education system, this study examined the experience of international college students in the United States as well as the connection to their cognitive, affective, and civic outcomes. The study utilized data from the 2010 University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES) and a sample of 35,146…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Foreign Students, Undergraduate Students, Research Universities
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Djamàa, Sara – Computers in the Schools, 2018
In light of the paramount value placed on critical thinking (CT) in higher education and the scarcity of research into the use of cinematic adaptations to this end, this study investigated the incorporation of film into the source literature to hone students' cognitive skills in the areas of analysis, inference, evaluation, induction, and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Higher Education, Teaching Methods
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Zhoc, Karen C. H.; Li, Johnson C. H.; Webster, Beverley J. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2017
Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) is a popular EI measure. Yet, it has been criticized for an unclear factor structure, and its psychometric properties were mainly examined in the Western context. This study was to evaluate its psychometric properties based on 1,724 Hong Kong undergraduate students, including its (a) factor structure, (b)…
Descriptors: Validity, Reliability, Emotional Intelligence, Measures (Individuals)
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Schaack, Diana D.; Le, Vi Nhuan; Messan Setodji, Claude – Early Education and Development, 2017
Research Findings: Although there has been considerable research on the associations between the qualifications of teachers in center-based settings and preschool-age children's developmental outcomes, very little is known about the relationships between home provider qualifications and the developmental outcomes of toddlers who attend licensed…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Caregiver Training, Toddlers, Children
Chan, Roy Yew-Hung – Online Submission, 2011
This comparative research examined the effects of student involvement and college environment on students' learning and living experience delivered by two aspiring world-class universities in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Few studies have shown how the levels of student involvement and college environment can benefit students at world-class institution.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Statistical Analysis, Interaction
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Johnson, David E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1989
Presents a technique for introducing analysis of variance (ANOVA) at the concrete level of operational thought, enabling students in introductory statistics courses to understand the complex correlations and interactions between variables. Helps students develop an intuitive understanding of the concepts of between- and within-groups variance and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Higher Education, Intuition, Learning Strategies
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Watts, Walter J. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1985
To assess Feuerstein's Learning Potential Assessment Device's (LPAD) ability to identify deficient cognitive functions, Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices were administered to 176 elementary/junior high students--25 percent were rescored--and 12 complete LPAD reports from a university educational clinic were reanalyzed. Correlations were…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
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Albers, Willem – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1990
Contrasted are engineering statistics with statistics for students of mathematics and social science. Topics considered are level of abstraction, amount of technical detail, and choice of subject. The nature of exercises suitable for various courses is described. (KR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Mathematics, Engineering, Engineering Education
Watkins, Beverly T. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1992
A collection of 17 biology texts and computer software produced at Beloit College (Wisconsin) by an interdisciplinary group let students conduct simulated scientific experiments that would be impossible in a laboratory and complete complex statistical analyses quickly. The programs focus on three stages of scientific research: problem posing,…
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Development, College Students, Computer Software
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Harms, Thema; And Others – Journal of Teacher Education, 1989
This study investigated the effectiveness of a training sequence, based on Tough's categories of language use, to reduce the percent of reporting questions in relation to total questions; while increasing the percent of logical reasoning, predicting, and projecting questions used by student teachers (N=89) in leading discussions. (IAH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Education Courses, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Chletsos, Peter N.; And Others – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1989
This article presents evidence of the reliability and validity of a new paper-and-pencil test of proportional reasoning, Paper-and-Pencil Balance Beam Test. A Total of 627 individuals, aged 8-47, participated in the 3 studies discussed. Results support previous research which correlates performance on proportional reasoning problems with…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Formal Operations
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Jones, Elizabeth A. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1992
A study used the Coursework Cluster Analysis Model to identify college courses associated with gains in student learning, then sought faculty perceptions about methods for teaching and assessing those abilities. Teacher perceptions corroborated the statistical analysis and improved understanding of how student assessment, individual courses, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Curriculum, College Instruction, Higher Education
Doyle, Susan K.; Edison, Marcia I.; Pascarella, Ernest T. – 2000
This study sought to determine the extent to which instructional processes characterized by cognitive complexity influence the development of general cognitive abilities during the first, second, and third years of college. The sample for the study consisted of incoming first-year students at 18 four-year and 5 two-year colleges and universities…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests
Terenzini, Patrick T.; And Others – 1996
This study, using data from the National Study of Student Learning, examined whether participation in a collegiate work-study program was related to cognitive educational benefits. Data were collected from 2,485 entering students at 23 institutions nationwide in the fall of 1992 with follow-up in the spring of 1993, of whom 494 (19.9 percent)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, College Freshmen
Thomas, Jeanne L. – 1992
This textbook is designed to introduce undergraduates to the scientific study of aging in adults. Among the topics covered in the book's 15 chapters are: approaches to the study of adult development and aging (research methodology and related issues, a life-span perspective, ethical issues); theories in the study of adult development (models of…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences