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Learning Strategies as a Mediator for Motivation and a Sense of Achievement among Students Who Study in MOOCs
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Magen-Nagar, Noga; Cohen, Lizi – Education and Information Technologies, 2017
The goal of the research was to examine the contribution of learning strategies as a mediator for motivation and a sense of achievement in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), among students who participate in a unique program in Israel, called "Academy Online--MOOCs in the Israeli Education System." The goal of the program was to…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Academic Achievement, Online Courses, Foreign Countries
Pathways to Adolescents' Flourishing: Linking Self-Control Skills and Positivity Ratio through Social Support
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Orkibi, Hod; Hamama, Liat; Gavriel-Fried, Belle; Ronen, Tammie – Youth & Society, 2018
This study focused on the ability to experience a high ratio of positive to negative emotions in 807 Israeli adolescents aged 12 to 15 years (50% girls). While considering possible gender differences, we tested a model positing that adolescents' self-control skills would link to their positivity ratio and indirectly through perceived social…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Adolescents, Gender Differences, Self Control
Self-Regulated Learning and a Sense of Achievement in MOOCs among High School Science and Technology Students
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Cohen, Lizi; Magen-Nagar, Noga – American Journal of Distance Education, 2016
This study, conducted in Israel, examined how learning strategies and motivational orientations contributed to high school students' sense of achievement in a massive open online course. The objective was to integrate an innovative teaching-learning strategy into the educational system that is based on online learning for students in subjects that…
Descriptors: High School Students, Self Management, Online Courses, Learning Strategies
The Impact of an Online Collaborative Learning Program on Students' Attitude towards Technology
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Magen-Nagar, Noga; Shonfeld, Miri – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
This quantitative research examined the contribution of an Online Collaborative Learning (OCL) program on attitudes towards technology in terms of technological anxiety, self-confidence and technology orientation among M.Ed. students. The advanced online collaborative program was implemented at two teacher training colleges in Israel for a period…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Cooperative Learning, Statistical Analysis, Anxiety
Will I Succeed in Middle School? A Longitudinal Analysis of Self-Efficacy in School Transitions in Relation to Goal Structures and Engagement
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Madjar, Nir; Chohat, Ronny – Educational Psychology, 2017
The current study aimed to explore the concept of transition self-efficacy, which is defined as individuals' subjective evaluation of their ability to execute the actions required for a successful transition from elementary to middle school. The study followed a sample of 128 sixth-grade students for 2 consecutive years (before and after the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Academic Achievement, Academic Ability, Self Concept
Teachers' Self-Efficacy vs. Parental Involvement: Prediction and Implementation
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Fisher, Yael; Kostelitz, Yifat – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2015
This research examines the influence of teachers' views regarding parental involvement on their perception of self-efficacy. Data were collected from a sample of 319 Israeli elementary schools teachers. A path analysis procedure was employed to test the mediating effect of personal background and organizational variables and perceived parental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Parent Participation