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Almaz Mesghina; Elayne Vollman; Kelly Trezise; Lindsey Engle Richland – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
We investigated whether worked examples could be used to reduce cognitive load on mathematics learners who may have reduced available cognitive resources due to experiencing anxiety or excess stress. Across 2 days, 280 fifth-grade students learned from a difficult lesson on ratio, half of whom reviewed worked examples at key problem-solving…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Grade 5, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Anxiety
Jon-Chao Hong; Jhen-Ni Ye; Jian-Hong Ye; Ling-Wen Kung – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Attentional control theory indicates that concentration is considered an important variable that contributes to learning. There are some devices for players to practice their concentration, but there are few virtual reality (VR) designs which can increase the level of difficulty for students to discipline their mental concentration with…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Predictor Variables, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level
Almaz Mesghina; Elayne Vollman; Kelly Trezise; Lindsey Engle Richland – Grantee Submission, 2023
We investigated whether worked examples could be used to reduce cognitive load on mathematics learners who may have reduced available cognitive resources due to experiencing anxiety or excess stress. Across 2 days, 280 fifth-grade students learned from a difficult lesson on ratio, half of whom reviewed worked examples at key problem-solving…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Grade 5, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Anxiety
Examining the Relationship between Patience, Emotion Regulation Difficulty and Cognitive Flexibility
Gökçen, Gülden; Arslan, Coskun; Tras, Zeliha – Online Submission, 2020
In this study, it was aimed to investigate the relationship between patience, emotion regulation difficulty, and cognitive flexibility among university students, and to determine the predictability of patience in cognitive flexibility and emotion regulation difficulty. The study group of the study consisted of 342 (65.5%) females, 180 (34.5%)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Psychological Patterns, Personality Traits
Young, John Q.; Thakker, Krima; John, Majnu; Friedman, Karen; Sugarman, Rebekah; van Merriënboer, Jeroen J. G.; Sewell, Justin L.; O'Sullivan, Patricia S. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2021
Cognitive Load Theory has emerged as an important approach to improving instruction in the health professions workplace, including patient handovers. At the same time, there is growing recognition that emotion influences learning through numerous cognitive processes including motivation, attention, working memory, and long-term memory. This study…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Short Term Memory
Tzafilkou, Katerina; Perifanou, Maria; Economides, Anastasios A. – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
Learning related emotions (LREs) are determinant for students' achievement both in face-to-face and online education. Research has also shown that LREs tend to affect technology acceptance which in turn affects learning outcomes as well. Today though, the negative psychological impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the sudden transmission to…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Psychological Patterns, Difficulty Level, Electronic Learning
Abeer Qashou – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
The tremendous and rapid developments in the information and communications technology sector as well as mobile devices have resulted in modern technologies, one of which is Mobile Learning (M-learning). M-learning is a new technique for learning that helps students to do their educational activities and access the learning materials easily…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Tabrizi, Yasin Farshchi; Sheikholeslami, Razie – Educational Research and Reviews, 2020
Classroom structure includes organizing and designing the class. Based on the theory of achievement, the context and structure of the educational environment affect student's performance, motivation, and emotion. The present study was conducted to find out whether the perception of classroom structure can predict mental health of the students? The…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Adolescents
Ardies, Jan; De Maeyer, Sven; Gijbels, David; van Keulen, Hanno – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2015
Technology is more present than ever. Young people are interested in technological products, but their opinions on education and careers in technology are not particularly positive (Johansson in "Mathematics, Science & Technology Education Report." European Round Table of Industrials, Brussel, 2009). If we want to stimulate students'…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Interests, Occupational Aspiration, Psychological Patterns
Saygili, Gizem – Online Submission, 2012
It is important to determine and develop problem solving skills of gifted and talented children, who have different emotional characteristics compared to peers, in terms of using their potentials at the highest level. In this research, which was done with the aim of determining self sensations of gifted and talented children in problem solving…
Descriptors: Gifted, Talent, Problem Solving, Correlation
Stephanou, Georgia – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2011
Introduction: This study examined (a) students' experienced emotions in classes of Mathematics and Language, (b) the role of students' emotions in perceiving their school performance in the same school subjects as successful or unsuccessful, and (c) the effects of students' self-beliefs (performance expectations, value beliefs, ability…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Grade 10

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