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Straus, Hildy; Bondie, Rhonda – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2015
This study examined the self-efficacy of paraeducators serving students with moderate to severe disabilities in a specialized public school. Quantitative methods explored the relationship among paraeducator self-efficacy, personal factors (including work experience, age level of teaching assignment, and disability served), and organizational…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Performance Factors, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Severity (of Disability)
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Gorvine, Benjamin J.; Smith, H. David – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
This study describes the use of a collaborative learning approach in a psychological statistics course and examines the factors that predict which students benefit most from such an approach in terms of learning outcomes. In a course format with a substantial group work component, 166 students were surveyed on their preference for individual…
Descriptors: Prediction, Predictive Measurement, Success, Psychology
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Landrum, R. Eric; Mulcock, Stephen D. – Teaching of Psychology, 2007
We obtained data from pre- and postcourse questionnaires given in an Introduction to the Psychology Major course taught for 10 semesters and compared these data with institutional outcomes concerning the students' last known major and their graduation status. We found the questionnaire reliably measured (a) vocational identity, (b) knowledge of…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Psychology, College Outcomes Assessment, Pretests Posttests