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Tanvir, Hasan; Chounta, Irene-Angelica – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2021
The aim of this work is to provide data-driven insights regarding the factors behind dropouts in Higher Education and their impact over time. To this end, we analyzed students' data collected by a Higher Education Institute over the last 11 years and we explored how socio-economic and academic changes may have impacted student dropouts and how…
Descriptors: Dropouts, College Students, Predictor Variables, Socioeconomic Status
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Cha, Jihae – Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2020
Building on the existing body of literature on academic motivation, this research examines various factors associated with the academic motivation of students living in refugee camps in Kenya. I employ self-determination theory and a sense-of-belonging construct to explore the academic motivation of these students who, despite the overwhelming…
Descriptors: Refugees, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries
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Turki, Fared Jdaitawi; Jdaitawi, Malek; Sheta, Hani – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2018
Although some attention has been given to student issues at university, the literature on the relationship between social connectedness, achievement motivation and emotional-social learning with student adjustment is relatively limited. Therefore, this study investigates the impact of social connectedness, achievement motivation and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Adjustment, Interpersonal Competence
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Mouratidis, A.; Michou, A.; Aelterman, N.; Haerens, L.; Vansteenkiste, M. – Educational Psychology, 2018
In this prospective study, we recruited a sample of Belgian adolescents (N = 886) to investigate to what extent perceived teachers' motivating style relates to quality of motivation in the beginning of the school year and, in turn, changes in study effort and procrastination by the end of the school year. After controlling for initial levels of…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Time Management, Adolescents, Student Motivation
Pugh, Carol – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The topic of this study was student motivation and intention to graduate at a for-profit university. The research problem addressed is only 23% of bachelor's degree-seeking students at for-profit universities persist to graduate within six years. Students who leave without graduating incur more debt and earn less money over time. Grounded in an…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Intention, Academic Persistence, Student Motivation
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Han, Cheon-woo; Farruggia, Susan P.; Moss, Thomas P. – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
Noncognitive factors, such as academic self-efficacy, motivation, and sense of belonging, predict college students' academic performance and retention. It is unclear if varying profiles of academic mindset are differentially associated with student success. We examined first-year college students' academic mindsets (perceived academic…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Attitudes, Academic Achievement, School Holding Power
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Heller, Monica L.; Cassady, Jerrell C. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2017
The current study explored the differential influences that behavioral learning strategies (i.e., cognitive-metacognitive, resource management), motivational profiles, and academic anxiety appraisals have on college-level learners in two unique learning contexts. Using multivariate analysis of variance and discriminant analysis, the study first…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Students, Universities
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Boone, Katherine B. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2018
The sources of work motivation for resident assistants have received little attention in the literature over the last decade. As the role grows more complex and more expectations are added to the RA position, determining what current factors motivate students to apply for the RA position is essential. This study presents quantitative research to…
Descriptors: Resident Advisers, Student Motivation, Statistical Analysis, Helping Relationship
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Kononova, Anastasia G.; Yuan, Shupei – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2017
A survey (N = 524) examined how frequently college students engage in multitasking with social media, texting/instant messaging (IM), and music while studying/working and what motivates them to multitask with each medium. Four out of five participants multitasked with Facebook and texting/IM, and two out of three multitasked with music. Habit was…
Descriptors: College Students, Task Analysis, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation
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Tum, Danyal Oztas; Kunt, Naciye; Kunt, Mehmet – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2016
The Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot communities in Cyprus have been divided for the last five decades. This study investigated whether the recent introduction of Greek language studies in Turkish Cypriot secondary schools affects students' attitudes towards the language, its speakers and culture, and motivation to study the language. Findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Greek, Adolescents, Secondary School Students
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Ersöz, Gözde – College Student Journal, 2016
Based on self-determination theory (SDT), the main goal of this study is to analyze dispositional flow and social physique anxiety (SPA) that could be predicted by gender, BMI and motivational regulations and to examine motivational regulations, dispositional flow and SPA of college students in terms of stage of change for exercise. Participants…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Self Determination, Exercise, College Students
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Weiss, Windee M.; Neibert, Peter J. – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2016
Context: Changes in commitment and the predictors of commitment to an athletic training program (ATP) across the academic 4-year program is important for facilitating students' continued success in ATPs and on the Board of Certification (BOC) exam. Objective: The purpose of this study was 2-fold: (1) examine changes in 1 cohort's perceptions of…
Descriptors: Athletics, Longitudinal Studies, Training, Correlation
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Johnson, Marcus Lee; Taasoobshirazi, Gita; Clark, Lauren; Howell, Leah; Breen, Mishele – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2016
We surveyed 139 (88 traditional, 51 nontraditional) students on various motivational measures of self-determination, attribution, and expectancy-value to (a) investigate motivational differences by student status and (b) identify the motivational variables that best predict academic achievement by student status. Results of a multivariate analysis…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, College Students, Nontraditional Students, Self Determination
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Weiss, Windee M.; Neibert, Peter J. – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2014
Context: Understanding changes in athletic training program (ATP) commitment over time is crucial in retaining high-quality students in an ATP. Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine if changes over time in ATP commitment determinants are related to actual changes in ATP commitment. Design: Longitudinal and cross-sectional survey.…
Descriptors: Athletics, Allied Health Occupations Education, Change, Student Attitudes
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Mertens, Anne; Stöter, Joachim; Zawacki-Richter, Olaf – Research in Learning Technology, 2014
Teaching and assessment in higher education institutions are increasingly supported by digital tools and services. Students, however, perceive and value the importance of such e-learning offerings in very diverse ways. The goal of this article is to examine which predictors significantly influence students' perceptions of the value of digital…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Predictor Variables, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys
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