Disciplinary differences in personal attributes: A review of the literature

Chanut Poondej, Ravinder Koul, Chuchai Sujivorakul

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Abstract

This paper is a review of research studies on disciplinary differences in specifically individual attributes: thinking and learning styles, motivational goal orientations, and epistemological beliefs. The paper begins with individual differences in learning, what is the thinking style (in term of procedural thinking), what is the learning style, the motivational goal orientation, the epistemological belief, how these factors are important, and disciplinary differences. Moreover, we point to the importance of personal attributes enhancing the students' learning performance and varying across disciplinary areas.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSelected Topics in Education and Educational Technology - 9th WSEAS International Conference on Education and Educational Technology, EDU'10
Pages83-88
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2010
Event9th WSEAS International Conference on Education and Educational Technology, EDU'10 - Iwate, Japan
Duration: Oct 4 2010Oct 6 2010

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Education and Educational Technologies - Proceedings
ISSN (Print)1792-5061

Other

Other9th WSEAS International Conference on Education and Educational Technology, EDU'10
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityIwate
Period10/4/1010/6/10

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Education

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