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How Situational Competence Beliefs and Task Value Relate to Inference Strategies and Comprehension during Reading
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Tonks, Stephen M.; Magliano, Joseph P.; Schwartz, John; Kopatich, Ryan D. – Grantee Submission, 2021
In two studies, we explored the associations among situational reading-related competence beliefs and task value, inference strategies, comprehension during reading, and foundational skills in college age students. In Study 1, 93 participants from a community college completed assessments of comprehension and two types of inference strategies…
Descriptors: Inferences, Reading Processes, Reading Strategies, Community Colleges
Influences of Faculty Validation on Community College STEM Students' Persistence and Success
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Hester, Dana – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study examined the relationship of student and faculty demographics on Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) student success and persistence as mediated by student perceptions of faculty validation. This study will contribute to an understanding of the complex relationships that exist between these variables, an area that has…
Descriptors: Persistence, Academic Achievement, Path Analysis, Faculty Development
Factors that Impact Two-Year College Attendance and Program Enrollment among Community College Students
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McCullough, Aaron Keith – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Research suggests that numerous factors affect community college attendance. Therefore, when students choose to attend community college, those factors often are key aspects of their decisions. Nonetheless, limited information exists that identifies which particular traits affect community college choice and how the background characteristics of…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Community Colleges, College Choice, College Attendance
Mechanisms of Mindfulness in Communication Training
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Huston, Daniel C.; Garland, Eric L.; Farb, Norman A. S. – Journal of Applied Communication Research, 2011
Mindfulness, an ancient spiritual practice, is becoming an increasingly popular component of communication courses, training individuals to reserve judgment in their dealings with others. However, the effects of mindfulness in communication courses are not well researched. We compared students taking an introductory communication course that…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Student Attitudes, Perception, Metacognition
Examining Engineering & Technology Students' Acceptance of Network Virtualization Technology Using the Technology Acceptance Model
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Yousif, Wael K. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This causal and correlational study was designed to extend the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and to test its applicability to Valencia Community College (VCC) Engineering and Technology students as the target user group when investigating the factors influencing their decision to adopt and to utilize VMware as the target technology. In…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement, Intention
A Causal Model of Factors Influencing Faculty Use of Technology
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Meyer, Katrina A.; Xu, Yonghong Jade – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
Based on earlier studies using the 1999 and 2004 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF) data [1, 2], a causal model explaining faculty technology use was constructed. Path analysis was used to test the causal effects of age, gender, highest degree, discipline (health science or not), recent research productivity, and teaching load on…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Intellectual Disciplines, Causal Models, Teaching Load