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Lichtinger, Einat; Kaplan, Avi – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2011
"Academic self-regulation" refers to the self-generated, reflective, and strategic engagement in academic tasks (Zimmerman, 2000). Self-regulation is crucial for academic success, particularly in higher education, where students are required to take increased responsibility for their learning and where the diversity of courses and activities may…
Descriptors: College Students, Metacognition, Learning Strategies, Academic Achievement
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Sideridis, Georgios D.; Kaplan, Avi – Journal of Experimental Education, 2011
The focus of this study is on the role of achievement goals in students' persistence. The authors administered 5 puzzles to 96 college students: 4 unsolvable and 1 relatively easy (acting as a hope probe). They examined whether and how persistence may deteriorate as a function of failing the puzzles, as well as whether and how persistence may…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Academic Persistence, Puzzles