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Çetin, Baris – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2015
Our aim was to determine whether learning approaches and academic motivation together predict academic success of classroom teaching students. The sample of the study included 536 students (386 female, 150 male) studying at the Classroom Teaching Division of Canakkale 18 Mart University. Our research was designed as a prediction study. Data was…
Descriptors: Prediction, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation
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Çetin, Baris – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2015
The aim of this study is to determine if approaches to learning and academic motivation together predict grade point averages (GPAs) of students who study at Primary School Education and Preschool Education in Turkey and of students who study at Early Childhood Education in the US. The first group of participants included 166 third- and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, College Students, Academic Achievement
Dykas, Matthew J.; Valentino, David W. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2016
This study examined the factors that contribute to students' success in conducting geological field work. Undergraduate students (n = 49; 51% female; mean age = 22 y) who were enrolled in the 5-wk State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego) geology field program volunteered to participate in this study. At the beginning of the field…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students, College Science
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Hommes, J.; Rienties, B.; de Grave, W.; Bos, G.; Schuwirth, L.; Scherpbier, A. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2012
World-wide, universities in health sciences have transformed their curriculum to include collaborative learning and facilitate the students' learning process. Interaction has been acknowledged to be the synergistic element in this learning context. However, students spend the majority of their time outside their classroom and interaction does not…
Descriptors: Health Sciences, Student Surveys, Predictor Variables, Grade Point Average
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Ariogul, Sibel – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2009
This study examines the academic motivation, in a Turkish context, of Turkish pre-service English teachers to contribute field research. Students (n=287) completed the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) and a demographic questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, a one-way ANOVA, independent sample t-test, and Pearson product…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, English Teachers, English (Second Language), Preservice Teachers