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Baten, Elke; Desoete, Annemie – European Journal of Psychology and Educational Research, 2021
The role of motivation, temperament, personality and well-being as predicting propensity factors for mathematical abilities was investigated in 30 adults. By embedding these predictors in the Opportunity-Propensity framework, this study aimed to reveal their unique contribution in math development, which is important to improve mathematics…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Mathematics Education, Educational Improvement, Accuracy
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Soppe, K. F. B.; Wubbels, T.; Leplaa, H. J.; Klugkist, I.; Wijngaards-de Meij, L. D. N. V. – European Journal of Higher Education, 2019
When transitioning from high school to university, young people must choose a programme that fits them. We argue that prospective students who can test this fit before starting the programme, will make a better choice. We propose an integrated framework where testing person-environment fit on ability beliefs, interests and sense of belonging…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Majors (Students)
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Meijers, Frans; Kuijpers, Marinka; Gundy, Chad – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2013
In this article we focus on the effects of career education and guidance among students (ages 12-19) enrolled in prevocational and secondary vocational education in The Netherlands. Our study included 3,499 students and 166 teachers in 226 classes in 34 schools. The results showed that career competencies positively contributed to learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career Education, Career Guidance, Counseling Effectiveness
Lunenberg, Mieke; Hamilton, Mary Lynn – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2008
Several years ago the authors, a professor from The Netherlands and another professor from the United States, met over coffee and discussions about teacher education at an international conference. With mutual interests in the role of teacher educators' development of their professional identity, the authors developed an intellectual relationship…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Educators
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Vonk, Roos; Heiser, Willem J. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1991
A study involving 11 male and 11 female inhabitants of Leiden (Netherlands) tested the hypothesis that a subject's judgments of the personality of unfamiliar target persons correspond better with the subject's Implicit Personality Theory than do judgments of the personality of familiar persons. The results confirm the hypothesis. (TJH)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluative Thinking, Familiarity, Foreign Countries
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Soppe, Herman J. G. – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1991
Discusses a study of students' personality judgments of adults presented as teachers. Reports that judgments were factually structured and influenced by (1) the role played by the adults, and (2) the children's ages. Finds that younger children produced more positive judgments with dominant traits being described more positively. Concludes that…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Evaluative Thinking