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Download full textCarraway, Cassandra Todd – 1987
It has been repeatedly demonstrated that persons who experience a high degree of test anxiety also experience decrements in performance in evaluative situations. A study was conducted to develop a test anxiety questionnaire for student nurses in order to identify test anxiety. A 40-item, self-report questionaire was developed by two panels of…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Nursing Education, Nursing Students
Peer reviewedPeden, Blaine F.; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1990
Explains 2 decision-making problems presented to 188 undergraduates enrolled in introductory psychology classes to teach the principles governing individual and collective decisions. Shows individual interest outweighed mutual benefit. Promotes active learning about psychology and scientific skills while stimulating personal development (CH)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Competition, Cooperation, Decision Making
Greenberg, Redge L. – 1991
To better understand the effect of student background, work load, and attitudes on performance in intermediate algebra, a study was conducted in summer 1990 among students at a central Texas community college using pre- and post-course questionnaires completed by 124 of 157 students in 8 sections of intermediate algebra. Respondents were…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Algebra, Cognitive Style, Community Colleges
Julkunen, Kyosti – 1992
A study in Finland investigated the relationship of two general aspects of student motivation for second language learning (preference for challenge and curiosity) and motivation specific to the learning situation. Subjects were 292 sixth-graders and 301 eighth-graders, who performed two open and two closed English vocabulary tasks in two…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Lee, Irene K.; And Others – 1982
This series of lessons aims to answer questions new and prospective parents may have about parenting and their infant. Lesson 1 discusses three stages of prenatal development, drug abuse during pregnancy, and the role of fathers. Lesson 2 points out the importance of mother's diet to the unborn child and the mother's need to dress for comfort…
Descriptors: Breastfeeding, Child Rearing, Clothing, Drug Abuse
Crowe, Michael R.; And Others – 1986
A study examined various characteristics of learning environments that promote or retard the development of basic skills proficiency. Data on four school programs--vocational noncooperative, vocational cooperative, general education, and college preparatory--were collected in a repeated measure design via observations, testing, and interviews. A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Classroom Environment, College Preparation
Ehrman, Madeline E. – 1996
The book discusses in detail a variety of practical and theoretical issues in identifying and addressing second language learning problems. Intended primarily for classroom teachers working with late teenagers or adults, it focuses on learning styles, affective factors, and learning strategies. Real and composite case studies are presented…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Case Studies, Classroom Communication, Classroom Research
