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Barakat, Asia; Othman, Afaf – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The present study aims to identify the relationship between the five-factor model of personality and its relationship to cognitive style (rush and prudence) and academic achievement among a sample of students. The study is based on descriptive approach for studying the relationship between the variables of the study, results and analysis. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Style, Academic Achievement, Correlation
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Silyvier, Tsindoli; Nyandusi, Charles – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of teacher characteristics on their competence in developing resilience in vulnerable primary school children. A descriptive survey research design was used. This study was based on resiliency theory as proposed by Krovetz (1998). Simple random sampling was used to select a sample size of 108…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Characteristics, Resilience (Psychology), Elementary School Students
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Borghese, Peter; Lacey, Sandi – Community College Enterprise, 2014
As part of a retention and academic support program, data was collected to develop a predictive model of student performances in core classes in a Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) program. The research goal was to identify students likely to have difficulty with coursework and provide supplemental tutorial support. The focus was on the…
Descriptors: Models, Academic Achievement, Academic Support Services, Academic Persistence