Results 21 to 30 of about 454,050 (211)

Course design via Equivalency Theory supports equivalent student grades and satisfaction in online and face-to-face psychology classes

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
There has been a recent rapid growth in the number of psychology courses offered online through institutions of higher education. The American Psychological Association (APA) has highlighted the importance of ensuring the effectiveness of online ...
David eGarratt-Reed, Lynne D. Roberts, Brody eHeritage   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Learning Psychological Research and Statistical Concepts using Retrieval-based Practice

Frontiers in Psychology, 2015
Research methods and statistics are an indispensable subject in the undergraduate psychology curriculum, but there are challenges associated with teaching it, such as making learning durable.
Stephen Wee Hun eLim, Gavin Jun Peng eNg, Gabriel Qi Hao eWong   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insensitivity of visual short-term memory to irrelevant visual information [PDF]

, 2002
Several authors have hypothesised that visuo-spatial working memory is functionally analogous to verbal working memory. Irrelevant background speech impairs verbal short-term memory.
Arnaud Szmalec, Baddeley A. D., Baddeley A. D., Baddeley A. D., Eva Kemps, Jackie Andrade, Jon May, Jones D. M., Kemps E., Logie R. H., Pearson D. G., Quinn J. G., Staples P. A., van Loon-Vervoorn W. A., Yves Werniers, Zimmer H. D.   +15 more
core   +3 more sources

The Effect of Sleep on Children’s Word Retention and Generalization

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
In the first few years of life children spend a good proportion of time sleeping as well as acquiring the meanings of hundreds of words and their related associations. There is now ample evidence of the effects of sleep on memory in adults and the number
Emma L. Axelsson, Sophie Elizabeth Williams, Jessica S Horst   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictors of Romanian Psychology Students’ Intention to Successfully Complete Their Courses—A Process-Based Psychology Theory Approach

Behavioral Sciences, 2023
Student retention is a frequently researched issue due to the incidence of student dropout and its significance to learning outcomes. However, there are research gaps that need to be addressed in understanding the factors influencing student dropout in ...
Ioana-Eva Cădariu, Dana Rad
doaj   +1 more source

Adapting implementation science for higher education research: the systematic study of implementing evidence-based practices in college classrooms

Cognitive Research, 2020
Finding better ways to implement effective teaching and learning strategies in higher education is urgently needed to help address student outcomes such as retention rates, graduation rates, and learning.
Raechel N. Soicher, Kathryn A. Becker-Blease, Keiko C. P. Bostwick   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Category-length and category-strength effects using images of scenes [PDF]

, 2018
Global matching models have provided an important theoretical framework for recognition memory. Key predictions of this class of models are that (1) increasing the number of occurrences in a study list of some items affects the performance on other items
Baumann, Oliver, Boddy, Adam C., Crawshaw, Eloise, Humphreys, Michael S., Vromen, Joyce M.G.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

The effect of instructional design based on minimalism theory on learning and retention of students in higher education [PDF]

پژوهش در نظام‌های آموزشی, 2020
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the minimalism theory on learning and retention of learners in IT courses. Minimalist Theory consists of a basic framework that combines self-directed learning activities with technology, which ...
Ehsan Toofaninejad, Hashem Fardanesh
doaj  

Connecting Theory to Practice: Using Self-Determination Theory To Better Understand Inclusion in STEM

Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2020
In the United States, persistence for women and ethnic minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers is strongly impacted by affective factors such as science identity, agency, and sense of belonging.
Michael E. Moore, Dulce M. Vega, Katie M. Wiens, Natalia Caporale   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Data Quality and Study Compliance Among College Students Across 2 Recruitment Sources: Two Study Investigation

JMIR Formative Research, 2022
BackgroundModels of satisficing suggest that study participants may not fully process survey items and provide accurate responses when survey burden is higher and when participant motivation is lower. Participants who do not fully
Abby L Braitman, Megan Strowger, Jennifer L Shipley, Jordan Ortman, Rachel I MacIntyre, Elizabeth A Bauer   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source