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Vieira, Edward T., Jr.; Grantham, Susan – Educational Psychology, 2011
In this study, the authors attempted to examine the roles of trait autonomy, trait self-efficacy, important goal-related task engagement and gender in predicting whether undergraduate university students are willing to set difficult goals. One hundred and thirty-six undergraduate communications students from the North-Eastern USA completed an…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Factor Analysis, Goal Orientation
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Aydin, Yesim Capa; Uzuntiryaki, Esen; Demirdogen, Betul – Educational Psychology, 2011
The purpose of the present study was to test a model explaining self-efficacy and anxiety by the interrelationships with task value, cognitive strategies (rehearsal, elaboration and organisation) and metacognitive self-regulation in the domain of chemistry. Data were collected from 518 college students in Turkey. Findings of structural equation…
Descriptors: College Students, Self Efficacy, Learning Strategies, Chemistry
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Arteche, Adriane; Chamorro-Premuzic, Tomas; Ackerman, Phillip; Furnham, Adrian – Educational Psychology, 2009
Students (n = 328) from US and UK universities completed four self-report measures related to intellectual competence: typical intellectual engagement (TIE), openness to experience, self-assessed intelligence (SAI), and learning approaches. Confirmatory data reduction was used to examine the structure of TIE and supported five major factors:…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Learning Motivation, Information Seeking, Teaching Methods
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Furnham, Adrian; Christopher, Andrew; Garwood, Jeanette; Martin, Neil G. – Educational Psychology, 2008
More than 400 students from four universities in America and Britain completed measures of learning style preference, general knowledge (as a proxy for intelligence), and preference for examination method. Learning style was consistently associated with preferences: surface learners preferred multiple choice and group work options, and viewed…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Cognitive Style, Demography, Theses
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Hailikari, Telle; Nevgi, Anne; Komulainen, Erkki – Educational Psychology, 2008
The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between prior knowledge, academic self-beliefs, and previous study success in predicting the achievement of 139 students on a university mathematics course. Structural equation modelling was used to explore the interplay of these variables in predicting student achievement. The results…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement, Prior Learning, College Students
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Betoret, Fernando Domenech – Educational Psychology, 2007
The main purpose of this study was to examine the effect of teachers' and students' thinking styles on students' satisfaction with the course followed and on their learning process. The sample was made up of 102 instructional psychology college students who responded to two administrations of the Thinking Style Inventory, one about their teacher…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Measures (Individuals), Cognitive Style, Student Attitudes
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