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Direct linkWarden, David N; Myers, Charlsie A. – College Student Journal, 2017
The relationship between domain-specific nonintellective variables and academic achievement among nontraditional students was explored to address uninvestigated factors and clarify distinctions between nontraditional and traditional student achievement. College students (nontraditional n = 72, traditional n = 67) completed an online survey…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Student Characteristics, Academic Achievement, College Students
Download full textTonhäuser, Cornelia; Büker, Laura – International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2016
Investments in training measures can only be considered effective if the transfer of the learned contents to practical situations is continuously successful. In this context the scientific and professional discourse regarding the effectiveness of further education, especially regarding training transfer, has intensified considerably. This analysis…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Literature Reviews, Vocational Education, Work Environment
Tonhäuser, Cornelia; Büker, Laura – Online Submission, 2016
Investments in training measures can only be considered effective if the transfer of the learned contents to practical situations is continuously successful. In this context the scientific and professional discourse regarding the effectiveness of further education, especially regarding transfer of training, has intensified considerably. This…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Literature Reviews, Vocational Education, Work Environment
Maehr, Martin L. – 1982
A summary is presented of the literature on motivation relating to achievement in the classroom. Special attention is given to how values, ideology, and various cultural patterns may serve to enhance motivation to achieve in the classroom. In considering what determines motivation and personal investment in educational pursuits, the following…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education
