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Students' Preferences for Lecturers' Personalities
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Tan, Sarah; Mansi, Angela; Furnham, Adrian – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
The present study set out to examine students' preferences for lecturers' personality as a function of their classroom behaviour, core self-evaluations and self-rated character strengths. Various hypotheses were tested: first, students' Big Five traits would significantly predict corresponding personality preferences for lecturers (the matching…
Descriptors: Preferences, Correlation, Personality, Personality Traits
Device Comparability of Tablets and Computers for Assessment Purposes
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Davis, Laurie Laughlin; Kong, Xiaojing; McBride, Yuanyuan; Morrison, Kristin M. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2017
The definition of what it means to take a test online continues to evolve with the inclusion of a broader range of item types and a wide array of devices used by students to access test content. To assure the validity and reliability of test scores for all students, device comparability research should be conducted to evaluate the impact of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, High School Students, Tests
The Effect of Teachers' Spirituality and Ethical Ideology on Their Preference of Reporting Wrongdoings at Schools
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Toker Gokce, Asiye – International Education Studies, 2016
This paper aimed to examine whistleblowing in point of individual level. Three sets of hypotheses were developed concerning the relationships between (1) religiosity and ethical ideology, (2) ethical ideology and intentions to different modes of whistleblowing, and (3) religiosity and intentions to different modes of whistleblowing. Descriptive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Islam, Religious Factors
Isolation and Distinctiveness in the Design of E-Learning Systems Influence User Preferences
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Al-Samarraie, Hosam; Selim, Hassan; Teo, Timothy; Zaqout, Fahed – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
When faced with excessive detail in an online environment, typical users have difficulty processing all the elements of representation. This in turn creates cognitive overload, which narrows the user's focus to a few select items. In the context of e-learning, we translated this aspect as the learner's demand for a system that facilitates the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Instructional Design, Online Courses
Do Differences in GPA Impact Attitudes about Group Work? A Comparison of Business and Non-Business Majors
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Grzimek, Volker; Marks, Melanie Beth; Kinnamon, Eric – Journal of Education for Business, 2014
Using survey data the authors investigate the impact of grade point average (GPA) on students' preferences for classroom group work and its structure. Topics range from general attitudes and beliefs (benefits to grades, impact on mastery of material, professors' motives) to administration (group composition, grading, peer reviews, group…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Student Attitudes, Preferences, Hypothesis Testing
College Student Perceptions and Ideals of Teaching: An Exploratory Pilot Study
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Hill, Julie Sprinkle; Christian, Tiffany Y. – College Student Journal, 2012
Student perceptions and ideals of teaching influence the quality of classroom interaction, student attendance, student learning, and perhaps even career choice. However, students are not singularly impacted by their perceptions and ideals; their preferences also affect faculty and adjunct performance reviews, tenure and promotion, departmental and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Interaction, Pilot Projects, College Students