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Koc, Hayri; Arslan, Coskun – Online Submission, 2017
In this study university students interpersonal problem solving approaches were investigated in terms of solution focused approach and humor styles. The participants were 773 (542 female and 231 male, between 17-33 years old) university students. To determine the university students' problem solving approaches "Interpersonal Problem Solving…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Humor, Multiple Regression Analysis, Problem Solving
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Yildirim, Sevda; Ersozlu, Zehra Nur – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2013
This study was designed to investigate the relationship between the metacognitive awareness of university students and their solutions to the similar mathematical problem types. Participants were 97 freshmen from department of mathematics at a state university in Turkey. Two different scales were used for data collection: "Metacognitive…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, College Freshmen
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Dhanapala, Kusumi Vasantha; Yamada, Jun – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2015
This study aims to understand how EFL learners in different reading proficiency levels comprehend L2 texts, using five-component skills involving measures of (1) vocabulary knowledge, (2) drawing inferences and predictions, (3) knowledge of text structure and discourse organization, (4) identifying the main idea and summarizing skills, and (5)…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Inferences
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Geifman, Dorit; Raban, Daphne R. – Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning, 2015
Self-efficacy is essential to learning but what happens when learning is done as a result of a collective process? What is the role of individual self-efficacy in collective problem solving? This research examines the manifestation of self-efficacy in prediction markets that are configured as collective problem-solving platforms and whether…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Cooperative Learning, Self Efficacy, Skills
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Gefen, Dalia R.; Fish, Marian C. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2013
This study explored factors related to college adjustment in nonresidential first-year students. It was hypothesized that stress, family functioning, and coping strategies would predict academic, personal-emotional, and social adjustment in addition to institutional attachment. The sample comprised 167 first-year college students (ages 18-23)…
Descriptors: Coping, Stress Variables, College Freshmen, Student Adjustment
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Arslan, Emel; Arslan, Coskun; Ari, Ramazan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate interpersonal problem solving approaches with respect to attachment styles. The participants were 554 (279 female and 275 male) university students. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis were used. The results of the study showed that the attachment styles of…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Attachment Behavior, Self Esteem, Problem Solving
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Çelik, Ismail – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
The basic aim of this research is to examine the predicting role of social emotional learning skills in educational stress. The participants were 238 adolescents at high school. In this study, the Social Emotional Learning Skills Scale and the Educational Stress Scale were used. The relationships between social emotional learning skills and…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Stress Variables, Self Esteem
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Huang, Jiuhan; Nisbet, Deanna – Journal of Adult Education, 2014
This article explores the relationship between reading strategy use and reading proficiency among 121 adult ESL learners. Reading strategy use was measured by the SORS, and reading proficiency was determined by the CASAS Reading Test and BEST Literacy Test. Findings of the study reveal that (a) adult ESL learners are active strategies users; (b)…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Reading Skills
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Bruun, Jesper; Brewe, Eric – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2013
The role of student interactions in learning situations is a foundation of sociocultural learning theory, and social network analysis can be used to quantify student relations. We discuss how self-reported student interactions can be viewed as processes of meaning making and use this to understand how quantitative measures that describe the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Introductory Courses, Physics
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Rafi, Ahmad; Samsudin, Khairul Anuar – Journal of Technology Education, 2007
Taking advantage of the convergence of technology and new insights of teaching and learning, the Ministry of Education of Malaysia has implemented a new educational reform primarily to revise the current curriculum, establish new learning standards, and incorporate the use of technology as an integral part of the learning process. This new…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Mathematics Achievement, Problem Solving, Standards