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Adisu Daniel; Desta Gebeyhu; Shimeles Assefa; Tsedeke Abate – Cogent Education, 2023
Although laboratory work is considered a significant factor in helping students develop their science process skills and cultivate alternative knowledge construction, there are still gaps in the selection, integration, and implementation of the basic elements in physics laboratories. In this study, three modified guided discovery and conventional…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Discovery Learning, Comparative Analysis
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Calchei, Marcela; Barrett, Karen Caplovitz; Amukune, Stephen; Józsa, Krisztián – Cogent Education, 2022
Recent empirical research has demonstrated the importance of mastery motivation in child development. Therefore, it is essential to have valid and reliable instruments to measure this variable. The Dimensions of Mastery Questionnaires (DMQ 18) was validated in English, Hungarian, Chinese and Spanish. In this article, we evaluate the psychometric…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Russian, Romance Languages, Ethnic Groups
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Taheri, Sahar; Rezaie Golandouz, Ghafour – Cogent Education, 2021
This study set out to inspect Laufer and Hulstijn's (2001) motivational-cognitive construct of task-induced involvement. Involvement load hypothesis predicts that tasks with the same involvement loads lead to the same amount of learning. To this end, three output task types which induce equal involvement indices of 3 were employed to examine the…
Descriptors: Retention (Psychology), Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Awada, Ghada – Cogent Education, 2016
This article reports the results of an experimental study on the effectiveness of mobile technology (WhatsApp) in improving the critique writing skills of English as a Foreign Language learners and increasing their motivation for learning. The participants (n = 52) are Average-English proficient learners enrolled in two writing courses given at…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Handheld Devices, Writing Evaluation, Writing Improvement