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Macakova, Viviana; Wood, Clare – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
There is limited research regarding university students' academic achievement and what influences it. We argue that university students' academic achievement could be influenced by different factors to those observed for schoolchildren. We investigated whether university students' beliefs about intelligence ('implicit theories'), self-efficacy and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Self Efficacy, Psychological Needs, Need Gratification
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Sotardi, Valerie A.; Brogt, Erik – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
During the transition to university, early summative assessments may serve as powerful indicators of academic performance and perceived competence by students. How students learn in preparation for these assessments may be determinants of task-related experience and outcomes. The current study investigated the influences of learning strategies on…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Student Experience, Student Adjustment, Summative Evaluation
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Griffioen, D. M. E.; Doppenberg, J. J.; Oostdam, R. J. – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
What lecturers do and think are a prerequisite for educational change. It is therefore important to gain insight into factors that influence their involvement in educational reform. This study considers the effect of leadership and managerial constructs on lecturers' commitment to the newly implemented honours programmes in a Dutch University of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries
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Chou, Chun-Mei; Shen, Chien-Hua; Hsiao, Hsi-Chi; Chen, Su-Chang – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
This study examines 1630 tertiary students in regard to their entrepreneurial career intentions (ECIs) and their influencing factors. The findings may serve as academic reference for the development of entrepreneurship-related education. The results show that students' computer self-efficacy (CSE) has a significant direct effect on ECIs, and…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Internship Programs, College Students, Intention
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Gu, Jibao; He, Changqing; Liu, Hefu – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
Based on social cognitive theory and leadership theory, the current study tests a theoretical model linking supervisory styles (i.e. supportive and directive) with graduate student creativity via psychological cognitive factors (specifically, creative self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation). Results from a sample of 216 graduate students of 1…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Creativity, Self Efficacy, Motivation