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Direct linkSideridis, Georgios D.; Kaplan, Avi – Journal of Experimental Education, 2011
The focus of this study is on the role of achievement goals in students' persistence. The authors administered 5 puzzles to 96 college students: 4 unsolvable and 1 relatively easy (acting as a hope probe). They examined whether and how persistence may deteriorate as a function of failing the puzzles, as well as whether and how persistence may…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Academic Persistence, Puzzles
van Loon-Hillen, Nelleke; van Gog, Tamara; Brand-Gruwel, Saskia – Interactive Learning Environments, 2012
A large body of research has shown that for novice learners, instruction that relies more heavily on worked examples than on problem solving, is more effective for learning as shown by higher test performance. Moreover, this beneficial effect is often obtained with less acquisition time and lower cognitive load during acquisition and test phase.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Quasiexperimental Design, Learning Strategies, Problem Solving
