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Acee, Taylor W. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2023
The purpose of this study was to test the effects of a value-reappraisal intervention (VR) on students' motivation and performance compared to a goal-setting intervention (GS) and information-literacy control condition (C). Eighty-eight female students in an undergraduate introductory statistics course were randomly assigned to one of the three…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Undergraduate Students, Intervention, Statistics Education
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Wen, Chua Hui; Ying, Lin Chia; Huat, Ang Thiah; Azlan, Mohammad Affiq Bin Kamarul; Shy, Fan Pik; Baoshun, Shan – International Journal of Language Education, 2021
This study investigates the effects of Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the Audio-Lingual Teaching Approach (ALTA) on learning motivation among non-native Mandarin learners in the Teaching of Mandarin as a Third Language (TMTL). The TBLT applied is an adaptation of Willis's TBL Framework, while the ALTA applied is an adaptation of…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Mandarin Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Onah, Daniel F. O.; Pang, Elaine L. L.; Sinclair, Jane E.; Uhomoibhi, James – International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 2021
Purpose: Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have received wide publicity and many institutions have invested considerable effort in developing, promoting and delivering such courses. However, there are still many unresolved questions relating to MOOCs and their effectiveness in a blended-learning context. One of the major recurring issues raised…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Questionnaires, Learning Strategies, Blended Learning
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Anand, Pranit; Lui, Byron – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019
There is widespread agreement that collaboration, teamwork and intercultural competence, among others, are essential 21st century skills. Higher education teaching and learning initiatives tend to have a significant focus on developing these skills through assessments and other in-class activities, and yet often do not take advantage of…
Descriptors: 21st Century Skills, International Cooperation, Intercultural Communication, Foreign Countries
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Vrieling, Emmy; Stijnen, Sjef; Bastiaens, Theo – Teaching in Higher Education, 2018
Many recent studies have stressed the importance of teacher candidates' (TCs) self-regulated learning (SRL) skills for successful learning. Because of the promising consequences of SRL for academic performance, teacher educators (TEs) are encouraged to increase TCs' SRL opportunities in educational programs. Because of the difficulty and…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Preservice Teachers, Academic Achievement, Correlation
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Feldon, David F.; Timmerman, Briana Crotwell; Stowe, Kirk A.; Showman, Richard – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
Poor instruction has been cited as a primary cause of attrition from STEM majors and a major obstacle to learning for those who stay [Seymour and Hewitt [1997]. Talking about leaving: Why undergraduates leave the sciences. Boulder, CO: Westview]. Using a double-blind design, this study tests the hypothesis that the lack of explicit instructions in…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Science Instruction, Biological Sciences, School Holding Power