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Miele, David B.; Browman, Alexander S.; Shen, Chen; Vasilyeva, Marina; Tyumeneva, Yulia A. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2022
Three studies examine a novel pathway by which the perseverance component of the personality trait "grit" might predict college students' behavioral persistence when solving challenging math problems. Specifically, we focus on the intervening role of what we refer to as "math-specific self-perceptions of perseverance," which…
Descriptors: Persistence, College Students, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
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Korshunov, Ilya; Lubnikov, Sergei; Miroshnikov, Maxim; Tyunin, Arkadii – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2023
Using the PIAAC data, we show how exposure to various dimensions of nonformal and informal learning relates to the problem-solving capacity in a technology-rich environment for working adults. The sample included permanent staff from various economic sectors, self-employed individuals, and casual employees doing fixed-term contracts (n = 1248)…
Descriptors: Employees, Self Employment, Nonformal Education, Informal Education
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Semushin, I. V.; Tsyganova, J. V.; Ugarov, V. V.; Afanasova, A. I. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
Russian higher education institutions' tradition of teaching large-enrolled classes is impairing student striving for individual prominence, one-upmanship, and hopes for originality. Intending to converting these drawbacks into benefits, a Project-Centred Education Model (PCEM) has been introduced to deliver Computational Mathematics and…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Engineering Education, Active Learning, Teaching Methods
Golley, Priscilla, Ed.; Hassard, Jack, Ed. – 1994
The Global Thinking Project at Georgia State University and the Department of Middle Secondary Education and Instructional Technology sponsored a Symposium on Global Thinking Research, in November, 1993. The following 11 papers were presented at the symposium: (1) "Teaching Students to Think Globally" (Jack Hassard); (2)…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
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Hassard, Jack; Weisburg, Julie – Science Teacher, 1992
Describes the Global Thinking Project, a collaborative effort between Georgia State University and the Russian Academy of Pedagogical Sciences to develop strategies, methods, and teaching materials to help students think globally. Students are connected through the AppleLink network. Student and teacher attitudes toward the project are reported.…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Global Education, High School Students