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The Expectancy-Value Questionnaire in Physical Education: A Validation Study among Norwegian Adolescents
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Østerlie, Ove; Løhre, Audhild; Haugan, Gørill – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2019
One of the main aims of the school subject physical education (PE) is to promote a lifelong healthy lifestyle. The expectancy-value theory represents an essential theoretical perspective to examine and understand adolescents' learning and motivation in PE. Based on this theory, the Expectancy-Value Questionnaire (EVQ) measures students'…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Student Attitudes, Construct Validity, Foreign Countries
The Challenges of Creativity in Norwegian Early Childhood Teacher Education
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Meyer, Grete Skjeggestad; Eilifsen, Margareth – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2017
Based on many years' work designing introductory, immersive, aesthetic experiences that lead to problem-based learning (PBL) tasks for student teachers (called "INTRO"), we problematize the concept of creativity and playfulness in Early Childhood Teacher Education (ECTE). The article reports on our analysis of students' experiences of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Aesthetics, Problem Based Learning
The Relationship between Prisoners' Educational Motives and Previous Incarceration, Sentence Length, and Sentence Served
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Roth, Beate Buanes; Manger, Terje – London Review of Education, 2014
The aim of this study was to examine Norwegian prisoners' educational motives, and how previous incarceration, sentence length, and sentence served influence such motives. Three motive categories emerged: future planning (Factor 1), social reasons and escapism (Factor 2), and competence building (Factor 3). Among prisoners who participated in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Education
The Relative Effect of Team-Based Learning on Motivation and Learning: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective
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Jeno, Lucas M.; Raaheim, Arild; Kristensen, Sara Madeleine; Kristensen, Kjell Daniel; Hole, Torstein Nielsen; Haugland, Mildrid J.; Mæland, Silje – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
We investigate the effects of team-based learning (TBL) on motivation and learning in a quasi-experimental study. The study employs a self-determination theory perspective to investigate the motivational effects of implementing TBL in a physiotherapy course in higher education. We adopted a one-group pretest-posttest design. The results show that…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Teamwork, Learning Motivation, Self Determination
Prison Inmates' Educational Motives: Are They Pushed or Pulled?
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Manger, Terje; Eikeland, Ole-Johan; Diseth, Age; Hetland, Hilde; Asbjornsen, Arve – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2010
The aim of the present study was to examine inmates' educational motives. The participants were 467 inmates who attended education in Norwegian prisons. Three motive categories were identified: "To prepare for life upon release" (Factor 1), "social reasons and reasons unique to the prison context" (Factor 2), and "to…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Learning Motivation, Institutionalized Persons, Foreign Countries