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Jimmy the Squid:
Shit. I think I'm having an epiphany on what my hypothesis should be for my thesis...
Yeah definitely.
Thank you overly dramatic mordern classical music for making my cognitive processes more dynamic.
Tom:
Yr not-sharing is killing me, Jimmy.
Jimmy the Squid:
Using a multivariate model of correlation it is hypothesised that there is a strong positive relationship between the utilisation of mental skills (goal-setting, positive self-talk, concentration/focus, relaxation and imagery) and student engagement (lecture attendence, homework completion and academic performance) in higher education. It is further hypothesised that mental skills such as goal-setting, positive self-talk and concentration will have a significantly stronger positive correlation with student engagement than relaxation and imagery. Finally, it is hypothesised that a multivariate regression analysis will show that a high score on whatever the hell scale I am going to have to design to measure mental skills use will be a strong predictor of scores on the damn fucking jerk arse scale I'll have to think up for measuring student engagement.
LTK:
Regarding positive self-talk, did you hear about that one study that experimentally measured performance on certain academic tasks? Basically they had one group of students tell themselves "I can do this." and the other group ask "Can I do this?" and turns out the latter group did better. Might also be useful.
Jimmy the Squid:
If my research area had not been chosen for me by my supervisor (my course is fucked up) then I would have really liked to do something with priming and other kinds of manipulation but as it stands I've been given a very specific topic of "the relation between mental skills training and academic engagement in higher education" so there's not much room there.
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