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Direct linkGrays, Makayla – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Students must be sufficiently motivated in order to achieve the intended learning outcomes of their college courses. Research in education and psychology has found motivation to be context-dependent. Therefore, students' motivation is likely to differ from one semester to the next according to which courses students are taking. However, there are…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Student Motivation, Predictor Variables, Psychometrics
Download full textChiras, Andreas – Science Education International, 2008
The study investigated the mental models of primary school children related to the day/night cycle. Semi-structure interviews were conducted with 40 fourth-grade and 40 sixth-grade children. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the data indicated that the majority of the children were classified as having geocentric models. The results also…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Models, Interviews, Time Perspective
Peer reviewedJani, Subhash N. – Journal of the Association for the Study of Perception, 1972
Paper has attempted to display two sets of perceptual disorganizations, both parents' and children's. As well, suggestions for action are given. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Feedback, Learning Disabilities, Models
MILLER, JACK W. – 1968
THE PERSPECTIVE ABILITY TEST INVOLVED 285 CHILDREN BETWEEN 66 AND 155 MONTHS OF AGE. TO MEASURE ABILITY TO COORDINATE PERSPECTIVE, THE RESEARCHER BUILT A CIRCULAR TABLE WITH AN ISLAND DISC MODELED AND PAINTED TO REPRESENT WATERS AND MOUNTAINOUS LAND. TWENTY COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT EQUALLY SPACED VANTAGE POINTS. THE SUBJECTS…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Geographic Concepts, Map Skills, Measurement Instruments
