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Clayton, Karen E.; Zusho, Akane – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2016
Background: In recent years, there have been increasing calls to develop a more contextually based sociocultural perspective of achievement motivation. Aim: This mixed-methods study examined why Jamaican undergraduate students are motivated or unmotivated and how this relates to the extant literature on achievement motivation. Sample(s): This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Heuristics, Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement
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van der Merwe, Elmarie; Alant, Erna – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2004
Although the Minspeak[TM] approach is used on communication devices worldwide, little research has been conducted on its applicability within specific cultural contexts. The impact that users' familiarity of symbols and associations can have on learnability necessitates more systematic research. This study was an investigation into the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Familiarity, Cultural Context, Computer Software