Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1
Adaptive Differences in Beliefs toward Goals and Healthy Habits in Adolescents for Facilitate Academic Achievement
(Juan González Hernández, Alberto Portolés Ariño, and Clara López Mora, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain)

Chapter 2
Situating Attributes of Academic Well-Being within a Motivational Framework: A Longitudinal Investigation
(Huy P. Phan, The University of New England, Biddeford, Maine, USA)

Chapter 3
Academic Self-attributions and Learning Strategies in Aggressive Adolescents: Influence on Academic Promotion
(M. S. Torregrosa, C. J. Inglés, and J. M. García-Fernández, Area of Education. Department of Social, Legal and Bussiness Sciences. Catholic University of Murcia, Spain, and others)

Chapter 4
Simulation Software and Sensitivity Analysis for Future Student Academic Performance
(Eduardo Caro, Camino González and José Manuel Mira, Statistical Laboratory, ETSII – Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain)

Chapter 5
Effects of Level of Personal Self-Regulation and Different Contexts of Stress on Coping Strategies in Higher Education
(Jesús de la Fuente, Lucía Zapata Sevillano, and José Manuel Martínez-Vicente, Accredited Full Professor of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Almería, Almería, Spain, and others)

Chapter 6
Predicting Academic Success in Health Professions Training and Education: Insights from a Data Mining Analysis
(Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Walid Briki, and Anna Siri, School of Public Health, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Genoa University, Genoa, Italy, and others)

Chapter 7
Medical Students and their Learning Environment: Implications for Assessments and Academic Performance
(Marcus Henning and Yan Chen, Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, University of Auckland, New Zealand)

Chapter 8
Influence of Laboratory Practice in Learning Human Physiology
(María Esther Urrutia Aguilar, Irene Durante Montiel, Rosalinda Guevara Guzmán, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Col. Copilco Universidad, México)

Chapter 9
The Saxon Math Program: Differences by Student Economic Status
(Lisa D. Severns, John R. Slate and Cynthia Martinez-Garcia, Willis Independent School District, Sam Houston State University, TX, USA)

Chapter 10
School District Size and Black Student Performance: When Larger is Better
(Bonnie Clariss Lenear King, John R. Slate and Cynthia Martinez-Garcia, Private Consultant, and Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, USA)

Index