Leap, learn, earn: exploring academic risk taking and learning success across gender and socioeconomic groups
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DOI: 10.1007/s10734-024-01307-w
Abstract: The positive learning effects of academic risk taking (ART) in higher education has been discussed since the 1980s. However, this may not apply equally for all social groups. Men and women may differ in the… read more here.
Keywords: risk taking; academic risk; gender; learning success ... See more keywords
Using Virtual Reality to Assist Students at Academic Risk in Human Anatomy
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DOI: 10.1007/s40670-025-02291-1
Abstract: Learning human anatomy presents a significant challenge for health profession students due to the difficulty in visualizing structures in three dimensions. Virtual reality (VR) has been reported to aid in understanding these relationships. In this… read more here.
Keywords: students academic; academic risk; virtual reality; anatomy ... See more keywords
Personal strengths and perceived teacher support as predictors of Singapore students’ academic risk status
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DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2016.1259460
Abstract: Abstract This study explored the relative salience of students’ personal strengths and teacher support in predicting academic risk status. The participants were Secondary One (S1, Grade Seven) students from Singapore who scored below the cohort’s… read more here.
Keywords: status; risk; risk status; personal strengths ... See more keywords
Academic risk and resilience for children and young people in Asia
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DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2017.1331973
Abstract: Abstract In studies of academic resilience, researchers seek to identify factors that protect against adverse effects caused by risk and stress, and which ultimately assist students to be academically successful. However, because relatively few studies… read more here.
Keywords: risk resilience; resilience children; resilience; academic risk ... See more keywords
Students’ social studies-oriented academic risk-taking behaviours and autonomous learning skills
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DOI: 10.18844/cjes.v14i1.4038
Abstract: The learning process, defined as behaviour change, does not only involve learning; the individual is also expected to take an active role in this process and an academic risk in uncertain situations. In this study,… read more here.
Keywords: social studies; learning skills; autonomous learning; academic risk ... See more keywords