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Gorges, Julia; Koch, Tobias; Maehler, Débora B.; Offerhaus, Judith – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2017
Background: Data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) revealed that countries systematically differ in their respondents' literacy, numeracy, and problem solving in technology-rich environments skills; skill levels also vary by gender, age, level of education or migration background. Similarly,…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Adults, Learning Motivation, Measures (Individuals)
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Roth, Beate Buanes; Westrheim, Kariane; Jones, Lise; Manger, Terje – Journal of Correctional Education, 2017
The purpose of this study is to gain knowledge about how prisoners' academic self-efficacy, educational motives, and aspects of their prison sentences affect their educational participation while incarcerated. The article reports on data from a national survey on prisoners with Norwegian citizenship. The results revealed that prisoners who had…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Self Efficacy, Learning Motivation, Institutionalized Persons
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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