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Learning Orientations: Diversity in Higher Education
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Jeffrey, Lynn M. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
As teachers struggle to meet the needs of a highly diverse student body, technology holds out the promise of a solution. However, first the nature and scope of differences between students has to be identified. This study (n = 1811) takes a comprehensive approach, selecting differences from each stage in the learning process. These were termed…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Teacher Collaboration, Cooperation, Factor Analysis
Student Teacher Assessment Feedback Preferences: The Influence of Cognitive Styles and Gender
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Evans, Carol; Waring, Michael – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
The enhancement of assessment feedback is an international concern. This study is unique in its exploration of the nature of the relationship between student teachers' assessment feedback preferences, cognitive styles and gender, with a view to informing the development of assessment feedback practices and course design within initial teacher…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Teachers, Gender Differences, Validity
Students' Self-Perception of Reading Ability, Enjoyment of Reading and Reading Achievement
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Smith, Jeffrey K.; Smith, Lisa F.; Gilmore, Alison; Jameson, Madgerie – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
Using data from New Zealand's National Education Monitoring Project, a light sampling, low stakes performance based national school assessment program, reading self-efficacy, reading enjoyment, and reading achievement were examined in samples of 8 and 12 year old children. Sample sizes were n = 480 for each group. While reading achievement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Ability, Teaching Methods, Self Efficacy
A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Students' Preferences for Lecturers' Personalities in Britain, Malaysia and the United States
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Swami, Viren; Furnham, Adrian; Maakip, Ismail; Ahmad, Sharani; Hudani, Nurul; Voo, Peter S. K.; Christopher, Andrew N.; Garwood, Jeanette – Learning and Individual Differences, 2007
This study examined students' preferences for lecturers' personalities on three continents. Two-hundred and 35 university students in Malaysia, 347 university students in Britain and 139 university students in the United States provided ratings of 30 desirable and undesirable lecturer trait characteristics, which were coded into an internally…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, College Students, Teacher Characteristics
Development of Creativity: The Influence of Varying Levels of Implementation of the DISCOVER Curriculum Model, a Non-Traditional Pedagogical Approach
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Maker, C. June; Jo, Sonmi; Muammar, Omar M. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2008
Development of creativity is influenced by multiple factors, including the environment, developmental changes, and measurement tools. In this study, we investigated the relationship between creativity development and implementation of the Discovering Intellectual Strengths and Capabilities while Observing Varied Ethnic Responses (DISCOVER)…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creative Thinking, Creative Development, Curriculum Implementation
Personality and Approaches to Learning Predict Preference for Different Teaching Methods
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Chamorro-Premuzic, Tomas; Furnham, Adrian; Lewis, Martin – Learning and Individual Differences, 2007
A total of 221 (111 female and 110 male) British Medical students completed the NEO-FFI personality inventory [Costa, P. T., Jr., and McCrae, R. R. (1992). "Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) and NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) professional manual." Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.], an abbreviated version of Biggs'…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Medical Students, Educational Research, Psychological Evaluation
The Interplay between Cognitive and Motivational Variables in a Problem-Based Learning Environment
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Araz, Gulsum; Sungur, Semra – Learning and Individual Differences, 2007
Problem-based learning (PBL) is a student centered approach whereby students deal with ill-structured problems while working in small groups. In this study, a path model was utilized to model the relationships among reasoning ability, learning approach, prior knowledge, motivational variables, and achievement in genetics in PBL classes. 126 eighth…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Problem Based Learning, Prior Learning, Genetics