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Investigating the Impact of Non-Routine Problem-Solving on Creativity, Engagement, and Intuition of STEM Tertiary Students
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Klymchuk, Sergiy; Thomas, Mike; Alexander, Jordan; Evans, Tanya; Gulyaev, Sergei; Liu, William; Novak, Julia; Murphy, Priscilla; Stephens, Jason; Zaliwski, Andrew – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2020
In 2012 the New Zealand Government identified as a priority the need to address the undersupply of students studying STEM subjects for delivering its Business Growth Agenda. Low engagement and retention rates in STEM subjects contribute to the shortage of STEM graduates, producing a negative impact on the New Zealand economy. This Teaching and…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Learner Engagement, Intuition, Self Efficacy
Intellectual Ability, Rationality, and Intuitiveness as Predictors of Warranted and Unwarranted Optimism for Future Life Events.
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Klaczynski, Paul A.; Fauth, James M. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1996
Social calculations involved in assessing one's life chances were examined with 62 undergraduates. Participants showed considerable bias in their estimates, and important individual differences in bias were found. Results are discussed in terms of general adolescent phenomena such as individuation, identity, the personal fable, and cognitive…
Descriptors: Bias, Cognitive Ability, Higher Education, Individual Differences