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Download full textGong, Yue; Rai, Dovan; Beck, Joseph E.; Heffernan, Neil T. – International Working Group on Educational Data Mining, 2009
In this study, we are interested to see the impact of self-discipline on students' knowledge and learning. Self-discipline can influence both learning rate as well as knowledge accumulation over time. We used a Knowledge Tracing (KT) model to make inferences about students' knowledge and learning. Based on a widely used questionnaire, we measured…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Self Control, Knowledge Level, Learning
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Direct linkKennett, Deborah; Young, Anna May; Catanzaro, Maria – Educational Psychology, 2009
We examined the variables contributing to statistical anxiety, statistical resourcefulness and grades in an intermediate statistics course. Questionnaires assessing the aforementioned variables, as well as general resourcefulness, statistical self-efficacy and attitudes, and grade goals were completed by 168 students in September and in January.…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Self Efficacy, Statistics, Test Anxiety
Jeong, So-Hee; Eamon, Mary Keegan – Journal of Family Social Work, 2009
Using data from a national sample of two-parent families with 11- and 12-year-old youths (N = 591), we tested a structural model of family background, family process (marital conflict and parenting), youth self-control, and delinquency four years later. Consistent with the conceptual model, marital conflict and youth self-control are directly…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Family Characteristics, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing
Ciarrocchi, Joseph W.; Brelsford, Gina M. – Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 2009
This study addresses whether aspects of spirituality and religion predict psychological and emotional well-being in a general population over and above personality and coping through the use of drugs or alcohol. Results are consistent with self-control theory and positive psychology approaches. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Religion, Coping, Religious Factors, Spiritual Development
Solanto, Mary V.; Pope-Boyd, Sabrina A.; Tryon, Warren W.; Stepak, Brenda – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2009
Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the social functioning of children with the Combined (CB) and Predominantly Inattentive (PI) subtypes of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), controlling for comorbidity and medication-status, which may have confounded the results of previous research. Method: Parents and teachers…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Rating Scales, Assertiveness
Cicchetti, Dante; Rogosch, Fred A. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2009
The study of resilience in maltreated children reveals the possibility of coping processes and resources on multiple levels of analysis as children strive to adapt under conditions of severe stress. In a maltreating context, aspects of self-organization, including self-esteem, self-reliance, emotion regulation, and adaptable yet reserved…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Coping, Personality Traits, Stress Variables
Keeling, Jenny A.; Rose, John L.; Beech, Anthony R. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: There have been limited theoretical developments with respect to sexual offending by people with intellectual disabilities [Lindsay (2005) Mental Retardation, Vol. 43, pp. 428-441], especially when compared with the development of theories for mainstream sexual offenders. This paper aims at examining a range of theories in their…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Mental Retardation, Social Theories, Etiology
Lakes, Kimberley D.; Hoyt, William T. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
Using generalizability theory to evaluate the reliability of child and adolescent measures enables researchers to enhance precision of measurement and consequently increase confidence in research findings. With an observer-rated measure of child self-regulation, we illustrate how multiple sources of error variance (e.g., raters, items) affect the…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Error of Measurement, Children, Adolescents
Cole, Pamela M.; Dennis, Tracy A.; Smith-Simon, Kristen E.; Cohen, Laura H. – Social Development, 2009
Preschool-age children's ability to verbally generate strategies for regulating anger and sadness, and to recognize purported effective strategies for these emotions, were examined in relation to child factors (child age, temperament, and language ability) and maternal emotion socialization (supportiveness and structuring in response to child…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Affective Behavior, Self Control, Psychological Patterns
Chang, Yu-Ping – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2011
This study aimed to (1) integrate relevant language learning models and theories, (2) construct a theoretical model of college students' English learning performance, and (3) assess the model fit between empirically observed data and the theoretical model proposed by the researchers of this study. Subjects of this study were 1,129 Taiwanese EFL…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Models
Soto, Christopher S. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In this dissertation, I examine the mediating role of emotion during lived interactions between students and teachers at an urban charter high school. While the importance of student-teacher connectivity for positive school engagement has been well documented, research that attempts to describe the mechanism of that link is scarce. This…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Urban Teaching, Educational Objectives, Interviews
Silva, Kassondra M.; Spinrad, Tracy L.; Eisenberg, Nancy; Sulik, Michael J.; Valiente, Carlos; Huerta, Snjezana; Edwards, Alison; Eggum, Natalie D.; Kupfer, Anne S.; Lonigan, Christopher J.; Phillips, Beth M.; Wilson, Shauna B.; Clancy-Menchetti, Jeanine; Landry, Susan H.; Swank, Paul R.; Assel, Michael A.; Taylor, Heather B. – Early Education and Development, 2011
Research Findings: The purpose of this study was to examine the relations of children's effortful control and quality of relationships with teachers to school attitudes longitudinally in an ethnically diverse and economically disadvantaged sample. Data were collected as part of a larger intervention project during mid-fall, winter, and late spring…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, School Attitudes, Low Income, Structural Equation Models
Lobato, Debra; Kao, Barbara; Plante, Wendy; Seifer, Ronald; Grullon, Edicta; Cheas, Lydia; Canino, Glorisa – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2011
Background: Siblings of children with disabilities are at risk for internalizing psychological disorders; however, little is known about how culture influences this effect. This study examined the psychological and school functioning of Latino siblings of children with intellectual disability (ID). Methods: Participants were 100 Latino (L) and…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Report Cards, Behavior Problems, Siblings
LaCaille, Lara J.; Dauner, Kim Nichols; Krambeer, Rachel J.; Pedersen, Jon – Journal of American College Health, 2011
Objective: The goal of this study was to identify factors that college students perceived as contributing to healthy and unhealthy eating patterns, physical activity (PA) levels, and weight change. Participants: Forty-nine 18- to 22-year-old students at a midwestern university participated. Methods: Six focus groups (3 with each gender) were…
Descriptors: College Students, Physical Activities, Focus Groups, Physical Environment
Kane, Steven T.; Walker, John H.; Schmidt, George R. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2011
This article describes the development and validation of the "Learning Difficulties Assessment" (LDA), a normed and web-based survey that assesses perceived difficulties with reading, writing, spelling, mathematics, listening, concentration, memory, organizational skills, sense of control, and anxiety in college students. The LDA is designed to…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, College Students, Learning Problems, Learning Disabilities
