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How Situational Competence Beliefs and Task Value Relate to Inference Strategies and Comprehension during Reading
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Tonks, Stephen M.; Magliano, Joseph P.; Schwartz, John; Kopatich, Ryan D. – Grantee Submission, 2021
In two studies, we explored the associations among situational reading-related competence beliefs and task value, inference strategies, comprehension during reading, and foundational skills in college age students. In Study 1, 93 participants from a community college completed assessments of comprehension and two types of inference strategies…
Descriptors: Inferences, Reading Processes, Reading Strategies, Community Colleges
Focus on Fractions to Scaffold Algebra
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Ooten, Cheryl Thomas – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Beginning algebra is a gatekeeper course into the pipeline to higher mathematics courses required for respected professions in engineering, science, statistics, mathematics, education, and technology. Beginning algebra can also be a perfect storm if the necessary foundational skills are not within a student's grasp. What skills ensure beginning…
Descriptors: Algebra, Fractions, Community Colleges, Higher Education
Motivation, Self-Regulated Learning Efficacy, and Academic Achievement among International and Domestic Students at an Urban Community College: A Comparison
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Liao, Hsiang-Ann; Ferdenzi, Anita Cuttita; Edlin, Margot – Community College Enterprise, 2012
This study is designed to examine how intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and self-regulated learning efficacy influence academic achievement of international and domestic community college students. Results show that for both international and domestic students, motivation did not directly affect academic achievement. Self-regulated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Motivation, Incentives, College Administration
An Investigation of the Internal Motivational Structure of ESL Students at the Community College
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Meechai, Ann K. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the present study was to examine and empirically test the language learning motivation model used to propose a new theoretical construct, the "L2 Motivational Self System," as conceived by Dornyei et al. (2006), in a different second language (L2) learning context. In addition, the study identified the interrelationships of the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Second Language Learning, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation
Examining Engineering & Technology Students' Acceptance of Network Virtualization Technology Using the Technology Acceptance Model
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Yousif, Wael K. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This causal and correlational study was designed to extend the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and to test its applicability to Valencia Community College (VCC) Engineering and Technology students as the target user group when investigating the factors influencing their decision to adopt and to utilize VMware as the target technology. In…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement, Intention
The Effects of Perceived Barriers, Role Models, and Acculturation on the Career Self-Efficacy and Career Consideration of Hispanic Women
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Rivera, Lourdes M.; Blumberg, Fran; Chen, Eric C.; Ponterotto, Joseph G.; Flores, Lisa Y. – Career Development Quarterly, 2007
This study used path analysis to examine the relationship between perceived barriers, acculturation, and role model influence on the career self-efficacy and career considerations of a sample of Hispanic women. Two path models were examined. The male-dominated model accounted for 15% of the variance, and the female-dominated model accounted for…
Descriptors: Role Models, Females, Self Efficacy, Acculturation