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ERIC Number: ED539087
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Jul
Pages: 10
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Does Self-Discipline Impact Students' Knowledge and Learning?
Gong, Yue; Rai, Dovan; Beck, Joseph E.; Heffernan, Neil T.
International Working Group on Educational Data Mining, Paper presented at the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM) (2nd, Cordoba, Spain, Jul 1-3, 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 students' level of self-discipline. When we analyzed the relation of students' self-discipline with their knowledge attributes, we found that high self-discipline students had significantly higher initial knowledge, but there is no consistent relationship of learning while using the tutor. Moreover, higher self-discipline students seemed more careful with respect to making careless mistakes. (Contains 5 figures and 5 tables.) [Additional funding was provided by the Fulbright Program. For the complete proceedings, "Proceedings of the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM) (2nd, Cordoba, Spain, July 1-3, 2009)," see ED539041.]
International Working Group on Educational Data Mining. Available from: International Educational Data Mining Society. e-mail: admin@educationaldatamining.org; Web site: http://www.educationaldatamining.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Department of Education (ED); Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Authoring Institution: International Working Group on Educational Data Mining
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