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Direct linkJohnston, Peter R.; Watters, Dianne J.; Brown, Christopher L.; Loughlin, Wendy A. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2016
An online Maths Skills Site was developed as an integrated support programme for first year Chemistry students, the content of which, was based on an analysis of their high-school mathematical backgrounds. This study examined the students' perceptions of Maths, their patterns of usage of the Maths Skills Site and whether there was a relationship…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Student Attitudes, Online Courses, Mathematics Skills
Download full textStiller, Klaus D.; Bachmaier, Regine – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2017
High dropout rates are still a problem with online training. It is strongly suggested that learner characteristics influence the decision to persist in an online course or to drop out. The study explored the differences in domain-specific prior knowledge, motivation, computer attitude, computer anxiety, and learning skills between dropouts and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropout Rate, Knowledge Level, Student Motivation
Khechine, Hager; Lakhal, Sawsen – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2018
Aim/Purpose: We aim to bring a better understanding of technology use in the educational context. More specifically, we investigate the determinants of webinar acceptance by university students and the effects of this acceptance on students' outcomes in the presence of personal characteristics such as anxiety, attitude, computer self-efficacy, and…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Anxiety, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy
Heerwegh, Dirk; De Wit, Kurt; Verhoeven, Jef C. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2016
Computers have taken an important place in the training of science students and in the professional life of scientists. It is often taken for granted that most students have mastered basic Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) skills; however, it has been shown that not all students are equally proficient in this regard. Starting from…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Computer Literacy, Knowledge Level, Undergraduate Students
Study Expectations of Different Domiciled Postgraduate-Taught Students in a UK Post-1992-Institution
Morgan, Michelle – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report the notable findings of students with different domiciled status. There is a lack of research and understanding of how prior study experiences and the expectations of new students that are due to embark on an MSc by coursework level (also known as postgraduate-taught [PGT]) can impact on their study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Academic Persistence, Higher Education
Frantzen, Diana; Magnan, Sally Sieloff – Foreign Language Annals, 2005
This study considered true beginners and false beginners in first-semester university French and Spanish classes to: (a) determine whether true beginners and false beginners differ in anxiety, grades, and plans to continue language study; and (b) identify classroom factors that foster anxiety or comfort. Students completed a questionnaire that…
Descriptors: Anxiety, French, Spanish, Second Language Instruction
Tobias, Sigmund; Everson, Howard T. – College Entrance Examination Board, 2002
To date the authors have completed 23 studies of knowledge monitoring and its relationship to learning from instruction. Their earlier work, 12 studies in all, is summarized and reported elsewhere (see Tobias and Everson, 1996; Tobias and Everson, 2000). In this paper they continue this line of research and summarize the results of 11 studies that…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Knowledge Level, Learning, Academic Ability
