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Vezzani Claudio; Vettori Giulia; Bigozzi Lucia; Incognito Oriana; Pinto Giuliana – SAGE Open, 2023
This two-study research built and validated the new questionnaire "LO-COMPASS: Learning Orientation-Cognition Metacognition Participation Assessment" aimed at capturing the interplay between cognitive, metacognitive, and affective-motivational learning attributes in middle school students' learning orientations proved to be significant…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Correlation, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis
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Esposito, Giovanna; Marôco, João; Passeggia, Raffaella; Pepicelli, Giuliana; Freda, Maria Francesca – European Journal of Higher Education, 2022
Student Engagement (SE) refers to the extent to which a student participates in academic and non-academic activities, invests in and commits to learning, belonging and identification with the educational institution. Despite the relevance of SE for students' success, a few valid and reliable instruments have been developed. This study presents the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, College Students, Foreign Countries, Psychology
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Messineo, Linda; Tosto, Crispino; Allegra, Mario – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021
The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between students' academic motivation, implicit beliefs about intelligence and learning strategies among undergraduate healthcare students. First-year students of healthcare degree courses from a university in Southern Italy were surveyed. The study measured psychological constructs by means…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Predictor Variables, Learning Strategies, Student Motivation
Mascia, Maria Lidia; Agus, Mirian; Zanetti, Maria Assunta; Pessa, Eliano; Penna, Maria Pietronilla – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
This study analyzes the possible influences of some individual variables related with the attendance of specific online laboratory activities on the academic retention and achievement of a group of freshmen attending the first year of the Bachelor of Education. Online platforms allowed students both to use a supporting network and autonomously…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Bachelors Degrees, School Holding Power
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Passini, Stefano; Molinari, Luisa; Speltini, Giuseppina – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2015
The model for interpersonal teacher behavior, mapping the various teachers' interpersonal behaviors, has been applied for research in many countries. In order to measure the students' perceptions regarding the interaction with their teachers, the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI) has been developed. The QTI has been shown to be a valid…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Secondary School Students, Academic Achievement, Program Validation
Furlong, Michael J., Ed.; Gilman, Richard, Ed.; Huebner, Scott, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014
Understanding the factors that encourage young people to become active agents in their own learning is critical. Positive psychology is one lens that can be used to investigate the factors that facilitate a student's sense of agency and active school engagement. In the second edition of this groundbreaking handbook, the editors draw together the…
Descriptors: Positive Attitudes, School Psychology, Individual Characteristics, Academic Achievement
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Molinari, Luisa; Speltini, Giuseppina; Passini, Stefano – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2013
In this study, we have investigated the associations between the students' perceptions of teachers' interpersonal behaviour and some school outcomes--namely, academic achievement, learning motivation, and a sense of class belonging--considering the mediating role of classroom justice. Moreover, the impact of the school type was analysed. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Learning Motivation, Program Effectiveness, Student Attitudes
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers