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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"motivational orientations"”.
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Motivational orientations of RN-BSN students at Rowan University
The purpose of this study was to research the motivational orientation of diploma and associate prepared nurses enrolled in a RN-BSN program, by examining what factors influence students to participate in adult education activities. Research was conducted at Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey …
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Motivational Orientations of American and Russian Learners of French as a Foreign Language
This study seeks to examine and compare motivational orientations of French learners across different dimensions: cultural background (USA vs. Russia), educational modality and age (college students vs. private courses learners), gender, and time of studying foreign language. 613 American and …
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An Examination of Different Motivational Orientations That Drive Graduate Students To Continue/Complete Their Education in the U.S
… students differ on their level of different motivational orientations to continue their education. This study employs a quantitative research design intended to investigate different types of psychologically based motivational factors that contribute to international graduate students’ …
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Investigating Chinese High School Students' Motivation, Learning Engagement, and Language Achievement in the English Classroom
… study investigated Chinese high school students’ motivational orientations as measured by Self-Determination Theory (SDT), and the extent to which motivational orientations contribute to learning engagement and language achievement in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom. 390 high …
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Learning as Leisure: Motivation, Outcome, Value
The purpose of this study was to determine the motivational orientations of leisure learning participants and to determine what the perceived outcomes and ascribed value associated with learner participation in various leisure learning activities. To achieve this a multi-method design was used to …
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The contribution of self-determination theory to an understanding of psychological distress among young adults: Mediation of practical involvement and autonomy support by autonomy, controlled, and impersonal orientations
… children will develop differential inner motivational orientations (i.e., autonomy, control, and impersonal) representing varying degrees of autonomy (i.e., self determined behavior), which in turn should predict psychological distress or health. To test these theoretical relationships, …
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Yo Hablo Ingles: The Influence of Motivation and Group Cohesion on Learning English in a Workplace Setting
… study examines the influence of age of arrival, motivational orientations and social factors including group cohesion on language use and proficiency as well as on workplace behavior in a sample of immigrants to the United States. There was some support for our primary hypotheses, in that …
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THE MOTIVATION OF WORKING PRACTITIONERS SEEKING A DOCTORAL EDUCATION: FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF CONFUCIAN LEARNING PHILOSOPHY
<p>This doctoral study explores the motivational orientations of working practitioners pursuing a professional doctoral program who are former and current DPS-IM program students at Syracuse University, School of Information Studies. The found motivational orientations are compared to Confucian …
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Registered nurses who do and who do not pursue the baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN)
… RNs who do not pursue a BSN. The constructs of motivational orientations, Locus-of-Control, and perceived educational barriers guided the study. The subjects consisted of 102 RNs who lived/worked in the same geographical region. Fifty-three of the subjects were enrolled in a BSN program and …
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Plugged in but disconnected in the age of AI : a qualitative case study exploring the causality orientations of Gen Alpha students at a public high school in North Texas.
… educational technology based on their underlying motivational orientations. The purpose of this study was to explore how Generation Alpha students at a public high school in North Texas describe their causality orientations in educational experiences with AI and emerging technologies. In this …
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Examining the Effects of Horizontal Conflict in Regulatory Fit Theory in the Context of Performance Feedback
… (Higgins et al., 2001) to measure their chronic motivational orientation, then worked on an adapted version of an in-basket task (Holmes & Hauenstein, 2012) across two sessions. Hypotheses predicted that compared to instances of non-fit, conditions of regulatory fit between chronic and …
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Motivational factors for attending college of first-time students in developmental and non-developmental courses in selected institutions
… is known about their reasons for enrolling. A motivational orientation measure was used in this study to compare reasons why developmental and non-developmental students enrolled in courses at three colleges: Hampton Institute, Old Dominion University, and a two-year community college. These …
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The prison of online performance: social achievement goals as a buffer between social media and digital stress
… differences in social achievement goal orientations—development (DEV) and demonstration (DEM)—moderate the relationship between social media use (SMU) and approval anxiety, a key form of digital stress. Grounded in Social Achievement Goal Theory and the Digital Stress Framework, this …
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The Influence of Performance Level and Setting on Collegiate Athletes' Motivational Profiles
The purpose of this study was to determine if motivational profiles of individual collegiate team sport athletes differ across ability levels (High, Middle, and Low) and settings (Team Practice, Competition, and Personal Practice). The athletes task and ego disposition, autonomy, and contextual …
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The deconstruction of ambition: Campus climate, stereotype threat, and the motivational goals of African American students at a selective small liberal arts college
… of this study is to investigate more deeply the motivational orientations of African American college students and to examine the impact of negative campus racial climate on the academic experiences of African American students. A further goal, however, is to explore the integration of motivation …
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Conflict Between Women's Physically Active and Passive Leisure Pursuits: The Role of Self-determination and Influences on Well-being
… our understanding of the impact of opposing motivational orientations on goal conflict including the incorporation of Vallerand’s Dualistic Model of Passion (Vallerand et al., 2003). From a practical standpoint, the implications of the study results for interventions designed to address …
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Experiences Of Successful African American And Hispanic Non-Traditional Single Mothers At An Urban Community College
… are present, it is essential to know the motivational orientation of the single parent who has persisted and stay enrolled. Besides documenting the research on programming and policies, the present study explored what motivation students needed to be resilient and persist through their …
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When and How Do Message Matching Interventions Work? Exploring Principles to Guide the Use of Message Matching Through a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, and an Experimental Study
… certain types of characteristics (e.g., motivational orientations) should lead to stronger effects than targeting other characteristics (e.g., demographics). Project 1 presents results from an ongoing registered systematic review (PROSPERO CRD42019116688; osf.io/rpjdg) that explores these …
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Course-triggered Identity Exploration, Motivation, and Success among Community College Students
In this dissertation, I seek to extend motivational and identity research conducted in other educational contexts to the community college setting in an effort to provide insights into the relatively lower rates of academic success experienced by community college students. The purpose of this …
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Exploring the Effectiveness of Embedding a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience in a Science Content Course for Pre-Service Elementary Teachers
… increase (r = -0.17), while other motivational factors remained stable. These patterns suggest that a single semester of CURE-based coursework may support PSETs’ sense of belonging, engagement, and confidence in doing science, even if deeper shifts in perceived competence and …
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