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Cognitive and Contextual Correlates of Spontaneous and Deliberate Mind-Wandering
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Robison, Matthew K.; Unsworth, Nash – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2018
Individuals with greater cognitive abilities generally show reduced rates of mind-wandering when completing relatively demanding tasks (Randall, Oswald, & Beier, 2014). However, it is yet unclear whether elevated rates of mind-wandering among low-ability individuals are manifestations of deliberate, intentional episodes of mind-wandering…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Attention Control, Short Term Memory, Task Analysis
ELT Teacher Education Flipped Classroom: An Analysis of Task Challenge and Student Teachers' Views and Expectations
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Karaaslan, Hatice; Çelebi, Hatice – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2017
In this study, we explore the interplay between task complexity, task conditions and task difficulty introduced by Robinson (2001) in flipped classroom instruction at tertiary level through the data we collected from undergraduate English Language Teaching (ELT) department students studying at an English-medium state university. For the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
Examining Student Conceptions of Covariation: A Focus on the Line of Best Fit
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Casey, Stephanie A. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2015
The purpose of this research study was to learn about students' conceptions concerning the line of best fit just prior to their introduction to the topic. Task-based interviews were conducted with thirty-three students, focused on five tasks that asked them to place the line of best fit on a scatterplot and explain their reasoning throughout the…
Descriptors: Goodness of Fit, Statistical Analysis, Student Attitudes, Task Analysis
Effect of Information Load and Time on Observational Learning
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Breslin, Gavin; Hodges, Nicola J.; Williams, A. Mark – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2009
We examined whether altering the amount of and moment when visual information is presented affected observational learning for participants practicing a bowling skill. On Day 1, four groups practiced a cricket bowling action. Three groups viewed a full-body point-light model, the model's bowling arm, or between-limb coordination of the model's…
Descriptors: Observational Learning, Time Factors (Learning), Athletics, Retention (Psychology)
Proceedings of the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM) (9th, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 29-July 2, 2016)
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Barnes, Tiffany, Ed.; Chi, Min, Ed.; Feng, Mingyu, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2016
The 9th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2016) is held under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel, in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, in the USA. The conference, held June 29-July 2, 2016, follows the eight previous editions (Madrid 2015, London 2014, Memphis…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Evidence Based Practice, Inquiry, Science Instruction
An Investigation of Sources of Bias in the Prediction of Job Performance: A Six-Year Study. Final Project Report.
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Campbell, Joel T.; And Others – 1973
The fairness of testing practices for selection or promotion of members of different racial and ethnic groups has been questioned. In this study, a search was made of occupations in the Federal Government to find those in various agencies with sufficient ethnic group representation for acceptable sample size, and for which dependable and objective…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Aptitude Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Data Analysis