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What is Fundamental Attribution

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According to the field of social psychology, fundamental attribution error, also known as correspondence bias or over attribution effect, is the tendency for people to under-emphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors in judging the behavior of others.
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Precision Education: Engineering Learning, Relevancy, Mindset, and Motivation in Online Environments
Huda A. Makhluf (National University, USA)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1622-5.ch009
Abstract
Higher education is a pathway to social equality and mobility. Unfortunately, a great number of students who enter Higher Education are not ready to succeed in rigorous college-level courses and fail as a result or drop out. Our nation has entered a transformative period in higher education brought about by the demands of an evidence-based approach that uses rigorous scientific methodologies designed to capture valid and reliable data to drive student success and improve outcomes. Math literacy especially remains a significant challenge for student success in college, in particular for STEM students. Herein, the author describes an innovative solution that leverages technology and data analytics to expand student success, with a special emphasis on engineering an environment for effective learning, mindset, and motivation.
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