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Questionnaires as a Tool for Teaching English Language through Learner-Created Knowledge
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Strelluf, Christopher; Ekembe, Eric – English Teaching Forum, 2022
The method of learner-created knowledge--where students engage with others in order to connect what they know with new knowledge to construct new meaning--ties into a broader support for learner autonomy in English language teaching (ELT) and learning. In countries like Cameroon, the social power orientation is mirrored in classroom practices, and…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Personal Autonomy
A Pedagological Study of Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom through Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose
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Gillard, Sarah; Gillard, Sharlett; Pratt, David – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2015
Increasing regulation imposed on education systems at all levels engulfs teaching/learning time and impedes individual pursuits of interest to the learner. However, by restructuring the way educators approach the classroom, students can be provided an opportunity to explore further and become more successful. This success can be derived by…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Learning Motivation, Mastery Learning, Educational Psychology
Ten Tips for Promoting Autonomous Learning and Effective Engagement in the Teaching of Statistics to Undergraduate Medical Students Involved in Short-Term Research Projects
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MacDougall, Margaret – Journal of Applied Quantitative Methods, 2008
This article seeks to present some of the key challenges in facilitating autonomous learning and effective engagement in the teaching of statistics to undergraduate medical students involved in short-term research projects. With a view to addressing these challenges, recommendations for good practice are presented in the form of ten tips for…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Undergraduate Study, Independent Study, Research Projects
The Induction of Beginning Teachers in Scotland and Hong Kong: Getting It Right
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Draper, Janet; Forrester, Victor – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2009
Where the continuing professional development (CPD) process is being increasingly articulated and circumscribed by policy and central specification, the initial year of teaching may significantly shape career-long expectations of CPD. This article contrasts the early experiences of beginning secondary teachers in Scotland and Hong Kong and the…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Personal Autonomy, Foreign Countries, Professional Development
Self and Peer Assessment of a Group Project Designed to Promote the Skills of Capability.
Falchikov, Nancy – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1988
Discusses the concept of capability in relation to life both inside and outside the education system. A group film-making project at Edinburgh University which is designed to increase student autonomy in learning is described; problems of group process evaluation are discussed; and a self and peer process assessment questionnaire is explained. (21…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Daily Living Skills, Film Production, Foreign Countries
A Report on Outcomes of Services and Supports for Persons with Developmental Disabilities.
Ruth, Judy; Struxness, Lynne – 1994
This report presents outcome information concerning programs of the Colorado Division for Developmental Disabilities. Preliminary information outlines the legislative goals and the program evaluation process, which involves a longitudinal evaluation of service outcomes for a sample of adults receiving services, using the COPAR (Colorado Progress…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Developmental Disabilities, Employment, Goal Orientation