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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"theories of intelligence"”.
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Self-Theories of Intelligence and Rural Middle School Students: Examining a Model of Achievement Motivation
… research. This study seeks to add to the body of knowledge examining psychosocial interventions by investigating one of the constructs popularly targeted in these interventions: self-theories of intelligence (STIs). Within this study, STIs are explored within a previously tested model of …
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School-age children's implicit theories of intelligence and competence perception and their relation to motivation for learning
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate how a child's implicit theory of intelligence and perceived competence in self-concept domains deemed important to the child could predict the locus (intrinsic or extrinsic) of that child's motivation to learn.
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School-age children's implicit theories of intelligence and competence perception and their relation to motivation for learning
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate how a child's implicit theory of intelligence and perceived competence in self-concept domains deemed important to the child could predict the locus (intrinsic or extrinsic) of that child's motivation to learn.
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The Relationship Between Implicit Theories of Intelligence, Epistemological Beliefs, and the Teaching Practices of In-service Teachers: A Mixed Methods Study
The intent of this two-phase, sequential explanatory mixed methods study was to examine the role teachers' beliefs play when making instructional decisions. The population included in-service teachers representing four Career and Technical Education disciplines located within the commonwealth of …
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The effect of implicit self-theories of intelligence on task persistence and performance in an adult sample: test of a structural model
Implicit self-theories have been studied extensively in children as part of a social cognitive approach to behavior and performance and have been found to increase persistence in the face of challenge or failure, leading to increased performance on difficult tasks. Recently there has been some …
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Bridging Psychometric and Cognitive Models of (General) Intelligence: An Investigation Based on Process Overlap Theory
<p>Human intelligence has been scientifically investigated as a psychological construct for over a century but there has not been a universally accepted definition or theory. One cause of this problem is that traditional theories attempt to explain the robust findings in cognitive ability testing, …
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Beliefs about intelligence and achievement-related behaviors
… & Leggett (1988) hypothesized that people's ""theories"" of intelligence (beliefs about the degree to which intelligence can be increased) make them vulnerable to helpless or mastery-oriented behavior following failure. I hypothesized that ""generality beliefs"" (beliefs about the degree to …
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A Systematic Literature Review Of School Leadership Intelligences For The Development Of Neuro-Educational Leadership
<p>The purpose of this study was to systematically examine primary research about the integration of school leadership intelligence and effective leadership practices. Neuroscience as it relates to school leadership is an emerging topic in the field of education. The conceptual framework for this …
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Can goal specific self-efficacy measures predict goal choice: understanding the 2x2 achievement goal framework through self-efficacy theory
… holds that achievement goals are the result of one's implicit </p> <p>theory of intelligence. However, there is a lack of empirical support for this assertion. The current study tested the hypothesis that goal specific self-efficacy (self-efficacy measured separately for a mastery or …
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A Comparison Study of Beliefs and Perceptions of Growth Mindsets Between P-12 Teachers and Parents
… are increasing towards building cultures of growth mindsets that promote positive outcomes for all stakeholders. Nevertheless, a continuous cycle of false growth mindsets continues to spread among educational entities and parenting practices worldwide. Dweck suggests that many educators, …
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Effects of a Growth Mindset Intervention on First-Year College Student Academic Performance
Student success is influenced by a complex array of factors, including implicit theories of intelligence, or mindset. Previous research has shown that students’ mindset, whether they view intelligence as a fixed quantity or something that can be incrementally increased, can predict academic …
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Teachers' Fixed-Ability Practices: Measurement, Antecedents, and Implications for Students' Motivational Beliefs and Achievement
… gaps in the literature, the overarching purpose of the present study was to understand the role of teaching practices in the development of students’ mindsets and associated achievement-related motivational beliefs. This study set out to first develop a conceptualisation of, and a teacher and …
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Grading practices and mindset development: the growth of both
… urban Midwestern middle schools. The components of this quasi-experimental, causal comparative survey research relied on the grading policies in place at the school level and the students’ reporting of their mindset. Data was collected using a questionnaire containing eight Likert-type questions …
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Implicit Theories and Perceptions of Academic Changes Among Teachers in Lasallian Secondary Schools in the San Francisco New Orleans District
… are called to accomplish the Church’s ministry of education and therefore to continually renew and adapt their practices to prepare students for their contemporary society and to live out Christian values in service to others.</p> <p>This study focused on the fundamental beliefs and perceptions …
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Leaders of Change: An Exploration of Relationships Between International School Administrators’ Mindsets and Their Preferred Leadership Styles
<p>At the heart of educational leadership is the ability to manage change. Leaders who can successfully manage change invariably will be more effective. This is especially true in the often-transient world of international schools, where change happens frequently in response to evolving internal …
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Grit and beliefs about intelligence: the relationship and role these factors play in the self-regulatory processes involved in medical students learning gross anatomy
… underlying non-academic factors to explain some of these inconsistencies. Thus, this study examined medical students’ implicit theories of intelligence (ITI) and grit in order to better understand student learning outcomes in gross anatomy. Methods: A mixed methods study was conducted using 2nd, …
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Signifying nothing: intelligence and intellectual disability in modern British literature and culture, 1919 – 1969
Signifying Nothing: Intelligence and Intellectual Disability in Modern British Literature and Culture, 1919-1969 investigates the confluences between literary and scientific approaches to intelligence in the mid-twentieth century. It stages two central arguments. First, it argues that in multiple …
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A Meta-Analysis of Information Processing Measures of Intelligence, Performance, and Group Score Differences
<p>Intelligence is one of the most studied constructs in industrial-organizational (I-O) and educational psychology. Findings from numerous studies and meta-analyses have consistently demonstrated the power of intelligence measures to predict performance across a wide range of domains. This …
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Extensions of the Tripartite Integration Model of Social Influence (TIMSI): Using Explicit and Implicit Measures to Examine Ethnic Minority and Majority Student Academic Achievement
The Tripartite Integration Model of Social Influence (TIMSI), is a revision of the classic Herbert Kelman theory of social influence and seeks to provide a theoretical foundation to better understand why racial/ethnic disparities continue to exist within higher education (Estrada, Woodcock, …
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