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De Mulder, Hannah – Journal of Child Language, 2015
This longitudinal study involving 101 Dutch four- and five-year-olds charts indirect request (IR) and mental state term (MST) understanding and investigates the role that Theory of Mind (ToM) and general linguistic ability (vocabulary, syntax, and spatial language) play in this development. The results showed basic understanding of IR and MST in…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Communicative Competence (Languages), Indo European Languages, Child Language
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Brouwer, Jasperina; Jansen, Ellen; Hofman, Adriaan; Flache, Andreas – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2016
Two theoretical approaches underlie this investigation of the determinants of early study success among first-year university students. Specifically, to extend Walberg's educational productivity model, this study draws on the expectancy-value theory of achievement motivation in a contemporary university context. The survey data came from 407…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Progress Monitoring, Success, Achievement Need
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Kuijpers, Marinka; Meijers, Frans – Studies in Higher Education, 2012
This article focuses on the question: which aspects of a learning environment, aimed at fostering career learning, correspond with the development of career competencies among university students in the Netherlands? A questionnaire-based study was carried out among 4820 students and 371 career counsellors in 11 universities. Four career…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Career Counseling
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Bokhove, Christian; Drijvers, Paul – Computers & Education, 2012
In this article we report on the effects of a digital intervention on the development of algebraic expertise of 17-18 year old students in the Netherlands. The question to be answered was whether the intervention would be effective and what factors influenced the outcome. With notions of formative assessment and symbol sense as guiding theoretical…
Descriptors: Expertise, Feedback (Response), Test Results, Student Attitudes