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ERIC EJ1139727: The Effect of Individual Motivation and Cognitive A... |
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The authors explored the effects of general mental |
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ability and motivation (operationalized as |
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conscientiousness) on performance in an online distance |
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education course. The results supported the hypotheses |
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that both higher levels of motivation and higher general |
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mental ability are positively associated with academic |
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performance in a distance learning environment, while low |
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levels of either motivation or general mental ability |
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were associated with lower levels of performance. The |
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results also support the presence of a significant |
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interaction effect between motivation and general mental |
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ability in terms of their relation to performance. High |
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levels of either motivation or general mental ability |
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alone with low levels of the other factor did not produce |
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high levels of performance, demonstrating the importance |
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of simultaneously considering both factors. Theoretical |
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and practical implications of the results are discussed. |
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Date Published: 2018-10-19 06:18:58 |
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Identifier: ERIC_EJ1139727 |
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Item Size: 8682334 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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