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Claire Wladis; Maggie P. Fay; Alyse C. Hachey – AERA Open, 2024
We present a model of capital that expands existing models to introduce two new forms of capital (time and body capital) as sources of inequity in education. The aim is to (a) make visible core resources that are relevant to educational outcomes and also (often hidden) sources of inequity, (b) identify commonalities across diverse empirical and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Minority Group Students, Equal Education, Inclusion
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Terras, Melody M.; Ramsay, Judith – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) offer an exciting range of opportunities to widen access and participation in education. The massive and open nature of MOOCs places the control of learning at the discretion of the learner. Therefore, it is essential to understand learner behaviour. This paper examines the psychological considerations inherent…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Open Education, Performance Factors, Barriers
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Johnson, T. Franklin; Butts, David P. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1983
Investigated relationships among college students (N=76) science achievement, engaged time (observed and perceived), personal characteristics of academic aptitude, reasoning ability, attitude toward science, and locus of control. Among the results reported are significant relationships between engaged time measures and achievement, and between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Cognitive Processes, College Science
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Rothen, Wolfgang; Tennyson, Robert D. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1977
Three strategies for selecting number of instances needed to learn legal concepts were compared. An adaptive strategy required 25 percent less time and resulted in better post test performance than a partially adaptive strategy. The partially adaptive strategy was 16 percent more efficient than the nonadaptive strategy, and resulted in better…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation
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Powers, Donald E. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1985
After adjusting for different background characteristics of students, effects on test scores were related to the length and type of test coaching programs offered. The data suggest that the test item types in the Graduate Record Examination General Test appear to show little susceptibility to formal coaching experiences. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Academic Aspiration, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations
Briggs, Charlotte L. – 1996
Using data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program of students who were college freshmen in 1986 and responded to a follow-up survey in 1990, this study examined differences in degree aspirations and attainment between intercollegiate football or basketball players (N=158) and other intercollegiate athletes (N=801). Although there were…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Athletes, Basketball
Noxel, Sherri; Katunich, Linda – 1998
This paper analyzed time to degree and enrollment intensity (number of hours earned each quarter) for Ohio State University baccalaureate recipients. Using an investment theory framework based on an organizational behavior model, the study sought to determine whether commitment propensity variables were important in explaining degree commitment,…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Credits, College Students, Correlation
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Hong, Kian-Sam – Internet and Higher Education, 2002
Discusses the results of a study conducted at the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak that investigated the effects of student characteristics and instructional variables on satisfaction and achievement in a Web-based course. Considers gender, age, scholastic aptitude, learning styles, initial computer skills, time spent on the course, perceptions of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Class Activities, Cognitive Style
Modianos, Doan; Hartman, Joel – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1990
Describes project at Bradley University that equipped freshman residence hall rooms with microcomputers. Highlights include student characteristics; academic performance; surveys of use of microcomputers; networking versus stand-alone uses; duration of computer use times and times of day of use; and sex differences in computer use. (Three…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks
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Chappelle, Carol; Jamieson, Joan – TESOL Quarterly, 1986
Reports on a study of the effectiveness of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) in the acquisition of English as a second language by Arabic- and Spanish-speaking students in an intensive program. Examines two student variables--time spent using CALL lessons and attitude toward them--as well as four cognitive/affective characteristics.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, English (Second Language), Field Dependence Independence, Higher Education
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Litchfield, Ruth E.; Oakland, Mary Jane; Anderson, Jean A. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2002
Describes the use of interactive online instruction in preprofessional training programs for dieticians at three universities that incorporated cooperative learning strategies. Discusses computer attitudes, technology use, demographic variables, previous computer experience, amount of time spent, self-efficacy with the World Wide Web, evaluation…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Cooperative Learning, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
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Coldevin, Gary; And Others – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1993
Describes a study that examined the extent to which different levels of instructional control and varied learner characteristics affected performance and time on task, using interactive video in a college biochemistry course. Prior knowledge and learner internality/externality are discussed, and interaction between learner ability and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Biochemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction
Glover, Jeanette W. – 1996
Student effort, the campus environment, and student age and full- or part-time status have significant effects on outcomes for university students. This study employed the same three sets of independent variables to predict gains in general education and in personal and social development for community college students. The study analyzed data…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Environment, Community Colleges, Full Time Students
Ross, Steven M.; And Others – 1990
Designed to develop a more practical model for adapting context to learner interests, this study used computer-based instruction to make alternative contexts for statistics problems--sports, business, education, or no-context--available for selection by individual learners. The subjects were 227 undergraduate students enrolled in required…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing
Ellis, Edwin S.; Worthington, Lou Anne – 1994
This monograph presents a synthesis of the literature on empirically supported effective teaching principles that have been derived from research on behavioral, cognitive, social-learning, and other theories. After an introductory section, the first section discusses characteristics of empowered and ineffective learners. Motivational, cognitive,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Early Childhood Education, Educational Principles, Educational Strategies