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Refocusing the 3P Model to Incorporate a Learning and Teaching Environment and Graduate Attributes
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Kember, David; Webster, Beverley J.; Chan, Wincy S. C. – Educational Psychology, 2020
The 3P (presage, process, product) model was introduced as a conceptualisation to underpin research into students' approaches to learning (SAL). This paper proposes the refocusing of the 3P model by formulating the initial presage phase as a teaching and learning environment, thus making the 3P model more consistent with SAL research which…
Descriptors: Models, Educational Environment, College Students, Foreign Countries
Characterising a Teaching and Learning Environment Capable of Motivating Student Learning
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Kember, David; Ho, Amber; Hong, Celina – Learning Environments Research, 2010
This study investigated facets of the teaching and learning environment which motivate student learning. Interviews were conducted with 36 students from nine representative undergraduate degree programs in Hong Kong. The interviewees were asked to describe teaching approaches and learning activities typical of their program. They were asked about…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Student Attitudes, Learning Activities, Motivation
The Importance of Establishing Relevance in Motivating Student Learning
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Kember, David; Ho, Amber; Hong, Celina – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2008
This article reports findings from a study which interviewed 36 undergraduate students about aspects of the teaching and learning environment which motivated or demotivated their study. It was found that students were motivated by a teaching environment characterized by eight main elements. This article reports in detail on the element of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Advanced Courses, Student Attitudes, Interviews
A Workshop Activity to Demonstrate that Approaches to Learning Are Influenced by the Teaching and Learning Environment
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Kember, David; Leung, Doris Y. P.; McNaught, Carmel – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2008
It is important to demonstrate to those taking courses for new teachers that approaches to learning have a relational nature--that they are influenced by the teaching and learning context. This article describes a workshop activity, based on the Revised Study Process Questionnaire. Workshop participants recorded their approaches to learning in two…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Workshops, Educational Environment, Humanities
Characterizing Learning Environments Capable of Nurturing Generic Capabilities in Higher Education
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Kember, David; Leung, Doris Y. P.; Ma, Rosa S. F. – Research in Higher Education, 2007
There has been wide recognition that today's graduates need the type of generic capabilities necessary for lifelong learning. However, the mechanism by which universities can develop these generic skills is not clearly established. This study aimed to investigate the mechanism for their development. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Focus Groups, Lifelong Learning, Learning Processes
Characterising A Teaching and Learning Environment Conducive to Making Demands on Students While Not Making Their Workload Excessive
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Kember, David; Leung, Doris Y.P. – Studies in Higher Education, 2006
A qualitative study of perception of workload found that it was very weakly related to hours of work. The complex construct was better characterised as being influenced by a broadly conceived teaching and learning environment. It appeared to be possible to encourage students to perform a great deal of high-quality work, without complaining about…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Educational Environment, Working Hours
The Influence of the Teaching and Learning Environment on the Development of Generic Capabilities Needed for a Knowledge-Based Society
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Kember, David; Leung, Doris Y. P. – Learning Environments Research, 2005
The effect of the teaching and learning environment on the development of generic capabilities was examined through a survey of 1756 undergraduate students at a university in Hong Kong. The survey assessed students' perceptions of the development of the six capabilities of critical thinking, self-managed learning, adaptability, problem solving,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Structural Equation Models, Foreign Countries