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Zarghami, Hamid Reza; Amrollahi, Alireza; Jafari, Mostafa – Higher Education Quarterly, 2020
This study focuses on how and to what extent factors identified in the literature influence academic and commercial outcomes, as well as the candidates' perception of the success and satisfaction from the results of PhD projects. Based on a survey of 607 PhD graduates and candidates, the relationship between contextual factors and subjective…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Student Research, Research Projects, Outcomes of Education
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Achen, Rebecca M.; Lumpkin, Angela – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2015
The purpose of this action research was to examine the use of class time through classroom observation and student feedback. Students', the teacher's, and whole class activities during class were categorized every two minutes. Students also were given pre- and post-course surveys to assess perceptions on lecture time, impact of learning…
Descriptors: Time on Task, Feedback (Response), Action Research, Observation
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Lambie, Glenn W.; Hayes, B. Grant; Griffith, Catherine; Limberg, Dodie; Mullen, Patrick R. – Innovative Higher Education, 2014
Faculty members in higher education are called to be effective researchers; however, there is limited research examining the research development of Ph.D. students. The cross-sectional, correlational investigation we report here examined levels of research self-efficacy, interest in research, and research knowledge of Ph.D. in education students…
Descriptors: Investigations, Self Efficacy, Student Interests, Doctoral Programs
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Eagan, M. Kevin, Jr.; Hurtado, Sylvia; Chang, Mitchell J.; Garcia, Gina A.; Herrera, Felisha A.; Garibay, Juan C. – American Educational Research Journal, 2013
To increase the numbers of underrepresented racial minority students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), federal and private agencies have allocated significant funding to undergraduate research programs, which have been shown to increase students' intentions of enrolling in graduate or professional school. Analyzing…
Descriptors: Science Education, STEM Education, Undergraduate Study, Disproportionate Representation
DUNN, JAMES A.; SHANKS, PATRICIA F. – 1967
GROUP DIFFERENCES (AGE, SEX, AND SOCIAL CLASS) IN CHILDREN'S SCHOOL ANXIETY AND IN THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARD VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SCHOOL, AND THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ANXIETY AND CHILDREN'S ATTITUDE PATTERNS WERE EXPLORED. SEVERAL THEORIES AND EARLIER STUDIES IN THIS AREA ARE DISCUSSED. THE SAMPLE CONSISTED OF 480 STUDENTS IN GRADES FIVE, SEVEN, AND…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Correlation
Pauker, Jerome D. – 1978
The relationship between the ratings students assigned to an evening undergraduate abnormal psychology class and their scores on objective personality tests and course examinations was investigated. Students (N=70) completed the MMPI and made global ratings of the course; these scores were correlated separately by sex with the T scores of 13 MMPI…
Descriptors: College Students, Correlation, Course Evaluation, Credit Courses
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Andrews, James; Strain, John – Distance Education, 1985
Describes development and operation of the University of Missouri's Center for Independent Study; its implementation and use of online computer assisted instruction; and a study comparing student attitudes toward online computer assisted instruction and correspondence courses. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation, Distance Education, Educational Theories
Blase, Judith C.; Suchesk, Arthur M. – 1972
This study was made to determine whether the Southern California Regional Occupational Center was attracting low-motivated students, to find ways to reach more such students, and to identify factors in the guidance program that contributed to its success. The project's objective was to develop a guidance model to better assist students in…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Correlation, Factor Analysis, Guidance Programs
Hoyt, Donald P.; Reed, Jeffrey G. – 1977
The relationship between salary increases and student ratings of teaching effectiveness was studied using a sample of 266 faculty members at Kansas State University. Three measures of teaching effectiveness (student progress in meeting relevant course objectives, liking the instructor, and appreciation of the field of study) and two salary…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Correlation, Departments