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Alhamami, Munassir – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2018
This mixed-methods study investigates language learners' intention to attend a class and learn a foreign language in face-to-face and online settings using Ajzen's theory of planned behavior (TPB). The data were collected using interviews, questionnaires, and treatments with participants in two groups: a face-to-face language learning (FLL) group…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Online Courses, Interviews
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Balan, Hazel R. – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
Genetics is considered as one of the topics in science that students have difficulty and trouble in understanding. This study used study guide as an intervention tool to address the difficulties of students in learning genetics concepts. The main purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of students on the effectiveness of study guide…
Descriptors: Study Guides, Genetics, Science Instruction, Learning Motivation
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Nagle, Charles – Modern Language Journal, 2018
This study examined relationships between language learning motivation and the longitudinal development of second language (L2) pronunciation. Twenty-six English-speaking learners of Spanish recorded a simplified picture description task 5 times over a year-long period spanning their 2nd, 3rd, and 4th semesters of Spanish language instruction.…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Pronunciation
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Sebesta, Amanda J.; Speth, Elena Bray – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
In college introductory science courses, students are challenged with mastering large amounts of disciplinary content while developing as autonomous and effective learners. Self-regulated learning (SRL) is the process of setting learning goals, monitoring progress toward them, and applying appropriate study strategies. SRL characterizes…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Biology, Learning Strategies, Science Achievement
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Halimi, Myriam; Brosens, Dorien; De Donder, Liesbeth; Engels, Nadine – Journal of Correctional Education, 2017
This study focuses on prisoners' motivation for participation in educational programs within a remand prison in Flanders (Belgium), using a standardized questionnaire (N = 486). Descriptive, bivariate, and logistic regression analyses are used to map differences in educational motives. The results show that 29% of the respondents participated in…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires
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Nenthien, Sansanee; Loima, Jyrki – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
The aims of this qualitative research were to investigate the level of motivation and learning of ninth grade students in mathematics classrooms in Thailand and to reveal how the teachers supported students' levels of motivation and learning. The participants were 333 students and 12 teachers in 12 mathematics classrooms from four regions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Student Motivation, Grade 9
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Bruso, Jackie L.; Stefaniak, Jill E. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
This study examined the potential of utilizing the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) and the Online Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (OSLQ) as instruments in predicting academic success as measured by overall grade point average (GPA). These instruments were of particular interest because the MSLQ was designed to measure…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Questionnaires, Learning Motivation, Prediction
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Maralani, Farnaz Mehdipour – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
This study investigated the mediation role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in the relationship between creative educational environment and metacognitive self-regulation. Participants were 300 girls, selected randomly from the girl hostel in university of Tehran. Participants completed Akoal's creative educational environment questionnaire,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Motivation, Educational Environment, Metacognition
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Priyono – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2018
The research aims to find the differences in students' learning results by implementing both PAIKEM (Active, Innovative, Creative, Effective, and Exciting Learning) and conventional learning methods for students with high and low motivation. This research used experimental design on two groups, a group of high motivation students and a group of…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Program Implementation, Learning Motivation, Student Motivation
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Tambunan, Hardi – International Education Studies, 2018
This study aims to identify the most dominant factor of the teacher's role as a motivator that influences students' interest and motivation to perform in mathematics achievement. It is conducted in eighth grade of senior high school with 209 students, consisted of five state schools and two private schools from seven regencies in North Sumatera.…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Educational Objectives
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Siregar, Roswani – English Language Teaching, 2018
As we live in a world where English is a dominant language and the use of communication technology become part of our daily lives, we encounter many opportunities that deals with it. The studies on integration of translation-based learning activities in English as Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms is growing in recent years. But little known in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Questionnaires, Translation
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Gurcay, Deniz; Ferah, Hatice Ozturk – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between ninth grade students' metacognitive self-regulation skills and physics self-efficacy beliefs and their critical thinking. To this end, 162 students attending the ninth grade participated in the study. Critical thinking scale, metacognitive self-regulation scale and physics…
Descriptors: High School Students, Critical Thinking, Multiple Regression Analysis, Metacognition
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Hung, Cheng-Yu; Sun, Jerry Chih-Yuan; Liu, Jia-Yin – Interactive Learning Environments, 2019
This study aimed to investigate the effect of flipped classrooms integrated with massive open online courses (MOOCs) and game-based learning on the learning motivation and learning outcomes of students from different backgrounds (in terms of gender, grade, self-confidence indicators in mathematics, and roles played in the game-based learning…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Online Courses, Game Based Learning, Instructional Effectiveness
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Salikin, Hairus; Bin-Tahir, Saidna Zulfiqar; Kusumaningputri, Reni; Yuliandari, Dian Puji – English Language Teaching, 2017
The motivation will drive the EFL learners to be successful in reading. This study examined the Indonesian EFL learners' motivation in reading activity based on Deci and Ryans' theory of motivation including intrinsic and extrinsic. This study employed mixed-method design. The data obtained by distributing questionnaire and arranging the group…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Mozelius, Peter; Fagerström, Andreas; Söderquist, Max – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2017
Game-based learning has been a strong emerging trend in the 21st century, but several research studies on game-based learning reports that the educational potential of games has not been fully realised. Many educational games do not combine learning outcomes with entertaining gameplay. At the same time as there is a tendency to digitise and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Games, Student Motivation, Knowledge Level
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