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Direct linkKexin Ren – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Students tend to choose a field of study in which they believe they possess the most skills by comparing their performance across different domains, such as math and English. These intraindividual comparisons between domains are known as dimensional comparisons (Moller & Marsh, 2013). There are individual differences in dimensional…
Descriptors: College Students, Middle School Students, High School Students, Student Attitudes
Agnello, Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Pseudowords (words that are not real but resemble real words in a language) have been used increasingly as a technique to reduce contamination due to construct-irrelevant variance in assessments of verbal fluid reasoning (Gf). However, despite pseudowords being researched heavily in other psychology sub-disciplines, they have received little…
Descriptors: Scores, Intelligence Tests, Difficulty Level, Item Analysis
Majkowski, Bruce Robert – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Many undergraduate architecture programs have experienced high attrition levels, dating back to the 1940s (McClure, 1948). Despite this longstanding nature, many architecture faculty consider it an indicator of the quality of the program, not a problem to fix (Wiencke, 1994). However, the recession in 2008 had far-reaching effects, greatly…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Architectural Education, Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement
Pease, Rebecca Simpson – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Elaborative interrogation, which prompts students to answer why-questions placed strategically within informational text, has been shown to increase learning comprehension through reading. In this study, elaborative interrogation why-questions requested readers to explain why paraphrased statements taken from a reading were "true."…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Textbooks, Questioning Techniques
Greenway, Gina – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Many factors contribute to student achievement. This study focuses on three areas: how students learn, how student personality type affects performance, and how course format affects performance outcomes. The analysis sought to improve understanding of the direction and magnitude with which each of these factors impacts student success. Improved…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Personality Traits, Cognitive Style, Learning Processes
Salik, Steven H. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Driven by a variety of factors, online learning has continued to grow at an unprecedented rate. A Sloan Foundation report issued in January of 2010 indicated that in 2009, 4.6 million students took at least one online class, an increase in 17% over 2008. Graduate business education, and more specifically, Master of Business Administration (MBA)…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Core Curriculum, Academic Achievement, Online Courses
