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Roland, Nathalie; Mierop, Adrien; Frenay, Mariane; Corneille, Olivier – Frontline Learning Research, 2018
Ajzen and Dasgupta (2015) recently invited complementing Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) measures with measures borrowed from implicit cognition research. In this study, we examined for the first time such combination, and we did so to predict academic persistence. Specifically, 169 first-year college students answered a TPB questionnaire and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Predictor Variables, Intention, Behavior
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Wegner, Elisabeth; Nückles, Matthias – Frontline Learning Research, 2015
Conceptions of learning are seen as an important factor in shaping students' patterns of learning. However, conceptions are often implicit and difficult to assess. Metaphors have been proposed as a method to assess conceptions, because metaphors are closely linked to the conceptual system. Therefore, in our study we assessed which conceptions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Educational Attitudes
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Pesu, Laura; Aunola, Kaisa; Viljaranta, Jaana; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – Frontline Learning Research, 2016
This study examined the development of adolescents' self-concept of ability in mathematics and literacy during secondary school, and the role that mothers' and fathers' beliefs concerning their child's abilities play in this development. Also examined was whether the role of mothers' and fathers' beliefs about their adolescent child's ability in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Self Concept, Grade 7, Grade 8