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What Predicts Use of Learning-Centered, Interactive Engagement Methods?
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Madson, Laura; Trafimow, David; Gray, Tara; Gutowitz, Michael – Journal of Faculty Development, 2014
What makes some faculty members more likely to use interactive engagement methods than others? We use the theory of reasoned action to predict faculty members' use of interactive engagement methods. Results indicate that faculty members' beliefs about the personal positive consequences of using these methods (e.g., "Using interactive…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Interaction, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
The Impact of Emotions on Student Achievement in Synchronous Hybrid Business and Public Administration Programs: A Longitudinal Test of Control-Value Theory
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Butz, Nikolaus T.; Stupnisky, Robert H.; Pekrun, Reinhard; Jensen, Jason L.; Harsell, Dana M. – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2016
Synchronous hybrid delivery (simultaneously teaching on-campus and online students using Web conferencing) is becoming more common in higher education. However, little is known about students' emotions in these environments. Although often overlooked, emotions are fundamental antecedents of success. This study longitudinally examined the role of…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Academic Achievement, Synchronous Communication, Blended Learning
How Achievement Emotions Impact Students' Decisions for Online Learning, and What Precedes Those Emotions
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Tempelaar, Dirk T.; Niculescu, Alexandra; Rienties, Bart; Gijselaers, Wim H.; Giesbers, Bas – Internet and Higher Education, 2012
This empirical study investigates students' learning choices for mathematics and statistics in a blended learning environment, composed of both online and face-to-face learning components. The students (N = 730) were university freshmen with a strong diversity in prior schooling and a wide range of proficiency in quantitative subjects. In this…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Goal Orientation, Student Attitudes
Understanding Physical Activity Behavior in African American and Caucasian College Students: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior
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Blanchard, Chris; Fisher, Janet; Sparling, Phil; Nehl, Erich; Rhodes, Ryan; Courneya, Kerry; Baker, Frank – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Only 30% of college students meet the recommended amount of physical activity (PA) for health benefits, and this number is lower for African American students. Moreover, the correlates of PA may vary by ethnicity. Objective: In the present study, the authors tested the utility of the theory of planned behavior for explaining PA intentions and…
Descriptors: African American Students, College Students, Physical Activities, Intention
Ethnicity as a Moderator of the Theory of Planned Behavior and Physical Activity in College Students
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Blanchard, Chris M.; Kupperman, Janet; Sparling, Phil; Nehl, Eric; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Courneya, Kerry S.; Baker, Frank; Hunt, Tiffany – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2007
Most college students do not meet physical activity (PA) guidelines, and ethnic disparities exist. The present study examined the utility of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in explaining PA intentions and behavior in black and white college students and whether any TPB relationships were moderated by ethnicity. Black (n = 170) and white (n =…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, College Students, Ethnicity, Physical Activity Level
Predicting Susceptibility to Embarrassment: Social Skill versus Social-Esteem.
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Kerschenbaum, Nancy J.; Miller, Rowland S. – 1991
The precise events that cause embarrassability (a chronic susceptibility to embarrassment) have yet to be fully understood. Some theorists argue that embarrassing circumstances cause an acute concern for the manner in which one is being evaluated by others. Other theorists argue that maladroit interaction is the only necessary cause of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Theories, College Students, Evaluation