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50 Years of ERIC
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College Students' Behavior on Multiple-Choice Self-Tailored Exams
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Vuk, Jasna; Morse, David T. – Research in the Schools, 2009
In this study we observed college students' behavior on two self-tailored, multiple-choice exams. Self-tailoring was defined as an option to omit up to five items from being scored on an exam. Participants, 80 undergraduate college students enrolled in two sections of an educational psychology course, statistically significantly improved their…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Psychology, Academic Achievement, Correlation
Mathematical Beliefs, Self-Regulation, and Achievement by University Students in Remedial Mathematics Courses
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Briley, Jason S.; Thompson, Tony; Iran-Nejad, Asghar – Research in the Schools, 2009
In this study, the relationships among mathematical beliefs, sources of self-regulation, and achievement for university students enrolled in remedial mathematics were studied. Ninety-four students completed 2 surveys to measure mathematical beliefs and active, dynamic, and multiple-source self-regulation. Students who reported a more sophisticated…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement, Remedial Mathematics
Likert Survey Primacy Effect in the Absence or Presence of Negatively-Worded Items.
Barnette, J. Jackson – Research in the Schools, 2001
Studied the primacy effect (tendency to select items closer to the left side of the response scale) in Likert scales worded from "Strongly Disagree" to "Strongly Agree" and in the opposite direction. Findings for 386 high school and college students show no primacy effect, although negatively worded stems had an effect on Cronbach's alpha. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, High School Students, High Schools, Higher Education
From Texas to Florida: Email Peer Coaching Dialogues among Preserves Teachers.
Lapp, Suzanne I. – Research in the Schools, 2001
Attempted to link preservice teachers (college students) from educational institutions in Texas and Florida for exchanging ideas and activities in the classroom environment. Results for 18 preservice teachers suggest that this e-mail peer coaching made preservice teachers more aware of the challenges facing education professionals and resulted in…
Descriptors: College Students, Electronic Mail, Higher Education, Peer Teaching
Academic Success as a Function of the Gender, Class, Age, Study Habits, and Employment of College Students.
Lammers, William J.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.; Slate, John R. – Research in the Schools, 2001
Studied the predominant study skills and weaknesses of college students in a sample of 366 undergraduates. Study skill weaknesses were identified in the areas of note-taking, reading skills, and time management. Study skills were also related to age, grade point average, and the number of hours spent studying each week. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, College Students, Higher Education
Evaluation of the Teaching Enhancements Affecting Minority Students (TEAMS) Program.
Whiteside-Mansell, Leanne; Conners, Nicola A.; Crawford, Melissa; Hanson, Richard – Research in the Schools, 1997
Teaching Enhancements Affecting Minority Students (TEAMS) is a program designed to increase retention of minority college students. A survey of minority students (75 TEAMS and 374 nonTEAMS) at a campus where TEAMS had been implemented found TEAMS members more aware of student services than nonmembers. TEAMS students also had more positive…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Environment, Higher Education, Minority Groups
Are Students Overly Confident in Their Mathematical Errors?
Ben-Zeev, Talia – Research in the Schools, 1996
Eighty college students taught to perform in NewAbacus, a new number system, were asked to rate the degree to which they believed their problem solutions were accurate. Results indicate that students believed in their errors more than was realistically warranted. The question of student overconfidence is explored. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Mathematics Achievement, Problem Solving
Preservice Teachers in Two Different Multicultural Field Programs: The Complex Influences of School Context.
Richards, Janet C.; Moore, Ramona C.; Gipe, Joan P. – Research in the Schools, 1996
The influences of elementary school context were studied with 88 preservice teachers student teaching in 2 different university field programs. Data support the benefits of pluralistic school experiences for future teachers and suggest that contextual conditions unique to a particular school may influence preservice teachers' learning and…
Descriptors: College Students, Context Effect, Cultural Awareness, Diversity (Student)
Locus of Control, Social Interdependence, Academic Preparation, Age, Study Time, and the Study Skills of College Students.
Jones, Craig H.; Slate, John R.; Marini, Irmo – Research in the Schools, 1995
The relationship of students' study skills to their locus of control, social interdependence, academic preparation, age, and study time was studied with 266 college students. Study skills were related to locus of control, age, expected course grade, and study time. The need to address attitudinal and motivational variables in study skills programs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, College Students, Grades (Scholastic)