This study measured the change in critical thinking skills of dental students educated in a problem-based learning (PBL) pedagogical method. The quantitative analysis was focused on measuring students' critical thinking skills achievement from their first through third years of dental education at the University of Southern California. This non-experimental evaluation was based on a volunteer s...

The aim of this study was to modeling structural relationship between epistemological beliefs qualities of school life with academic achievement. Correlation research was based on the structural equation modeling technique, specifically regression equations (combining path analysis and factor analysis of the second level). The statistical population consisted of all boys of the first year of se...

This study on the effects of a Drug Rehabilitation Module on the motivation achievement of Rehabilitation Centre inmates used an experimental research design. Sixty-six respondents of the centre participated and were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Each group comprised of 33 subjects. The hypotheses were tested using t-test and Pearson correlation statistics. Result sh...

introduction: emotional intelligence is a key element that determines the achievement and efficiency of a person so that 80% of the achievement is dependent on it. the current research was carried out to determine the correlation between emotional intelligence and evaluation score of the faculty members of kermanshah university of medical sciences (kums) in 2014.   methods: in this analytical-d...

Following variables were selected Somatotype : Endomorph, Mesomorph and Ectomorph. Psychological Variables: Achievement motivation, Sports Competition anxiety and Sports Aggression. Fitness test: modified Canadian test Achievement Motivation was measured by Sports Achievement Motivation Test (SAMT). Sports Competition Anxiety was measured by Sports Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT). The aggressio...

Drawing on Bandura's triadic reciprocal causation model, perceived classroom environment and three intrapersonal factors (mathematics self-efficacy, maths interest and academic self-concept) were considered as predictors of test performance in two correlated mathematics assessments: a public examination (GCSE) and an on-line test, both taken by UK pupils at age 16 (n = 6689). Intrapersonal fact...

This study examines the influence family structure (two parent or single parent) has on academic achievement as measured through student test scores. In addition, an alternative model comprised of student role performance, school, and other family factors is used to examine various influences on academic achievement. This study employs a secondary data analysis of the Educational Longitudinal S...