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Download full textLumsden, Linda S. – OSSC Report, 1995
A multitude of factors affect the attitudes and behaviors that students bring to the learning situation. This document discusses some motivation-related terms and concepts. It then examines several factors that affect students' basic beliefs about and attitudes toward learning. The first section differentiates between the following terms: ability…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Motivation
Lumsden, Linda S. – Research Roundup, 1994
Following a brief introduction, five reports, books, and articles that examine the issues of engendering, maintaining, or regaining student motivation are summarized. While some offer specific strategies that can be used at the classroom level, others address issues beyond the classroom, recognizing that schoolwide policies and practices can also…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Motivation
O Baoill, Donall P. – TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics, 1994
Nine papers presented at an Irish Association for Applied Linguistics (IRAAL) seminar on research in progress in applied linguistics in Ireland are included in this volume. Papers and authors are as follows: "Nuclear Prominence in Hiberno English: A Preliminary Investigation" (Rosemary O'Halpin); "The Translatability of Nil…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, English, English (Second Language)
