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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"motivation/persistence"”.
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Attitudes Toward Computer Use and Gender Differences Among Kuwaiti Sixth-Grade Students
… students attitudes toward computers and school, motivation/persistence, study habits, empathy, creative tendencies, and achievement in the Informatics field. The Computer Attitude Questionnaire (CAQ), translated from the English into Arabic Language for this study, was originally developed by …
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The impact of task difficulty on self-regulated learning (SRL) processes in gifted students
… students need to experience challenge to develop motivation, persistence, and strategies needed to successfully confront future challenging educational experiences. Challenge is often assumed at a broad level, ignoring the students’ individual perceptions. Further, little is known about how gifted …
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Selectivity, Transferability of Skills and Labor Market Outcomes of Recent Immigrants in the United States
… may be positively selected because of greater motivation, willingness to undertake risks, etc. But, on this basis, most of the existing analysis of the determinants of immigrant wages in the U.S. suffers from omitted variable bias because there are no data for these unobserved characteristics …
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Achivement Motivation Profiles of 2010 Academic Year Graduates from Newberry College
… examines the relationship of Achievement Motivation Profiles and a student's ability to persist through their chosen curriculum to graduate within an appropriate time. A population of 2010 Academic Year graduates from Newberry College were asked to complete the Achievement Motivation …
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Persistence of Female Faculty in STEM
… understanding of the factors that motivate persistence for women in certain STEM fields. While prior research focused on understanding the barriers to retention, this study sought to identify the factors motivating retention for women in certain STEM fields. The results of this study …
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THE STRUGGLE IS REAL: HOW AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS PERSIST DESPITE BASIC NEEDS CHALLENGES
… multi-case study explored the experiences, motivation, and persistence factors for African American college students with basic needs issues while attending a four-year public, urban, predominantly white institution (PWI) in the Mid-Atlantic region. The study addressed two primary research …
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Examining the Motivating Factors That Influence Students with an Associate's Degree to Complete a Bachelor's Degree at a Private University
… focus groups to investigate how the elements of motivation theory influenced students to complete a bachelor’s degree program. The findings from the study validate that students are motivated to complete a bachelor’s degree when support is provided in the form of faculty and staff advice and …
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Community College Student Motivation and Persistence to Goals
… for personal growth and development. Persistence has traditionally been measured by degree completion or by transfer rates. However, students who enter community college with other goals may successfully meet their goal while not reaching traditional persistence milestones. To date, …