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Motivated or Paralyzed? Individuals' Beliefs about Intelligence Influence Performance Outcome of Expecting Rapid Feedback
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Zhao, Qin; Zhang, Jie; Vance, Kaleigh – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
The current research examines whether and how beliefs about intelligence moderate the effects of expecting rapid feedback on exam performance. Thirty-six undergraduates participated in a field experiment with two between-subjects independent variables: anticipated feedback proximity and beliefs about intelligence. The results show that expecting…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Beliefs, Intelligence, Feedback (Response)
Pre-Service English as a Foreign Language Teachers' Perceptions of the Relationship between Multiple Intelligences and Foreign Language Learning
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Savas, Perihan – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
The relationship between intelligence, language, and learning is a challenging field of study. One way to study how this relationship occurs and works is to investigate the perceptions of advanced language learners. Therefore, this paper reports a study that was conducted to explore 160 pre-service English language teachers' perceptions about…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Multiple Intelligences, Preservice Teachers
Relationships of Personality, Affect, Emotional Intelligence and Coping with Student Stress and Academic Success: Different Patterns of Association for Stress and Success
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Saklofske, Donald H.; Austin, Elizabeth J.; Mastoras, Sarah M.; Beaton, Laura; Osborne, Shona E. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
The associations of personality, affect, trait emotional intelligence (EI) and coping style measured at the start of the academic year with later academic performance were examined in a group of undergraduate students at the University of Edinburgh. The associations of the dispositional and affect measures with concurrent stress and life…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Characteristics, Affective Behavior
Temperamental Task Orientation: Relation to High School and College Educational Accomplishments
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Oliver, Pamella H.; Guerin, Diana Wright; Gottfried, Allen W. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2007
To evaluate the role of temperamental task orientation in adolescents' academic success, we examined its relation to educational accomplishments in high school and college using longitudinal data. Participants (N = 110) were assessed at 15, 16, and 17 years of age with a follow-up at 24 years. Adolescent self-report and parent reports of task…
Descriptors: Intelligence, High Schools, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement