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Hedlefs-Aguilar, Maria Isolde; Morales-Martinez, Guadalupe Elizabeth; Villarreal-Lozano, Ricardo Jesus; Moreno-Rodriguez, Claudia; Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Erick Alejandro – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021
This study explored the cognitive mechanism behind information integration in the test anxiety judgments in 140 engineering students. An experiment was designed to test four factors combined (test goal orientation, test cognitive functioning level, test difficulty and test mode). The experimental task required participants to read 36 scenarios,…
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, Engineering Education, Algebra, College Students
Herrmann, Thom; Leppmann, Peter – 1981
Courses using a Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) have proliferated in the past decade. Researchers have explored various factors related to PSI, but rarely, if ever, have students' study habits or preferences been considered. A questionnaire examining the study habits, exam preferences and attitudes toward various instructional formats was…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Techniques, College Students, Foreign Countries
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LaFreniere, Peter J.; Dumas, Jean E. – Psychological Assessment, 1996
The factor structure and scale characteristics of a shortened version of the Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation Scale (SCBE) are presented for a Quebec (Canada) sample of 910 preschoolers and three U.S. samples totaling 1,736. Also presented are age and gender differences in preschool emotional and behavioral problems. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development