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Updating and Not Shifting Predicts Learning Performance in Young and Middle-Aged Adults
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Gijselaers, Hieronymus J. M.; Meijs, Celeste; Neroni, Joyce; Kirschner, Paul A.; de Groot, Renate H. M. – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2017
The goal of this study was to investigate whether single executive function (EF) tests were predictive for learning performance in mainly young and middle-aged adults. The tests measured shifting and updating. Processing speed was also measured. In an observational study, cognitive performance and learning performance were measured objectively in…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Prediction, Adults, Cognitive Processes
Assessing the Dimensionality and Educational Impacts of Integrated ICT Literacy in the Higher Education Context
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Tadesse, Tefera; Gillies, Robyn M.; Campbell, Chris – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
The purpose of this paper is threefold: first, to introduce a conceptual model for assessing undergraduate students' integrated information and communication technology (ICT) literacy capacity that involves 12 items generated from the modified version of the Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE) questionnaire (Coates, 2010); second, to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Computer Literacy, Information Literacy
The Moderating Effects of Group Work on the Relationship Between Motivation and Cognitive Load
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Costley, Jamie; Lange, Christopher – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
Semi-formal learning is used to describe learning that is directed towards the goals of a formal learning institution but outside of the learning structure of a specific class. Students studying online may form semi-formal groups to increase their knowledge of the content by interacting with other learners taking the same class. This study of…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, College Students
Affective and Cognitive Responses to Insects and Other Arthropods
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Lorenz-Reaves, Amanda R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Insects are the most abundant and diverse group of animals on Earth. Though as a group they do far more ecological good than harm, previous studies have shown that human attitudes toward insects are mainly negative. Attitudes have affective (emotions) and cognitive (beliefs, mental representations) components that interact to influence behavior.…
Descriptors: Entomology, Animals, Attitudes, Affective Behavior
Perceived Learning in Three MOOCS Targeting Attitudinal Change
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Kim, WooRi; Watson, Sunnie L.; Watson, William R. – Educational Media International, 2016
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have gained significant attention in recent years for their potential to impact education at a global scale. This paper presents the findings from a study that examined the cases of three MOOCs, including Human Trafficking, US Food System, and Animal Behavior and Welfare, that were specifically designed to…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Attitude Change, Cognitive Processes
Science Adjustment, Parental and Teacher Autonomy Support and the Cognitive Orientation of Science Students
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Jungert, Tomas; Koestner, Richard – Educational Psychology, 2015
Research has shown that autonomy support has positive effects on academic development, but no study has examined how systemising cognitive orientation is related to important outcomes for science students, and how it may interact with autonomy support. This prospective investigation considered how systemising and support from teachers and parents…
Descriptors: Teacher Influence, Parent Influence, Student Motivation, Self Efficacy