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Strunk, Kamden K.; Cho, YoonJung; Steele, Misty R.; Bridges, Stacey L. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
Procrastination is an educational concern for classroom instructors because of its negative psychological and academic impacts on students. However, the traditional view of procrastination as a unidimensional construct is insufficient in two regards. First, the construct needs to be viewed more broadly as time-related academic behavior,…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Time Management, Motivation, Models
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Kuhnle, Claudia; Hofer, Manfred; Kilian, Britta – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
The aim of this self-report study is to analyze proposed interrelations between value orientations, self-control, frequency of school-leisure conflicts, and life-balance in adolescence. Life-balance is defined as satisfying time investment in different life areas. The tested model posits that self-control is negatively related to conflict…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Measurement Techniques, Foreign Countries, Grade 8
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Meneghetti, Chiara; Carretti, Barbara; De Beni, Rossana – Learning and Individual Differences, 2006
The aim of this study was to understand whether the reading comprehension process is better explained by a single or by multiple factors. 184 students (9 to 13 years old) were presented with a recently devised battery of tests, that measure ten aspects of reading comprehension. Structural equation modelling showed that a two factors model better…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Academic Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Cognitive Processes