Determinants of Learning and Performance in an Associative Memory/Substitution Task: Task Constraints, Individual Differences, Volition, and Motivation.

Ackerman, Philip L.; Woltz, Dan J.

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ERIC Number: EJ500562

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Determinants of Learning and Performance in an Associative Memory/Substitution Task: Task Constraints, Individual Differences, Volition, and Motivation.

Ackerman, Philip L.; Woltz, Dan J.

Journal of Educational Psychology, v86 n4 p487-515 Dec 1994

Five experiments with 586 college students investigated how ability differences, learning task characteristics, and motivational and volitional processes combine to explain performance differences in an associative memory or substitution task. Results are discussed in terms of developing a more comprehensive understanding of learner differences. (SLD)

Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Cognitive Ability, College Students, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Individual Power, Learning, Memory, Performance, Student Motivation

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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