The overall objective of this study is to examine and analyze the impact of a relaxed and fun atmosphere on the second language learning. This is a mixed method research. It combines some parameters from qualitative and some from quantitative type of research. The children were divided into two groups: experimental and control group with 16…

Research continues to demonstrate that motivated readers read more, yet too often students are not exposed to genres that might motivate them to continue reading. Further, students might not be encouraged to read outside their preferred reading genre. When students are unmotivated to read, they often do not read or do not finish the books they…

PBL tutors in medical schools worldwide are a diverse population of faculty (subject-expertise, employment status and tutoring experience). Tutors often receive a common initial training program followed by structured support. This study aims to understand tutor motivation, challenges and support needed, the relationship between them, and whether…

Motivation is key to engaging students in studying mathematics and in improving their mathematics achievement. Although the related literature has explored the correlation between motivation and mathematics achievement, a research gap remains in terms of the empirical testing of these variables in the context of mathematics education in Vietnam.…

This study examined school principals' instructional leadership as a predictor of teachers' motivation. The sample included 306 elementary school teachers. The study took place in the western Black Sea region of Turkey. Data collection tools included two instruments: the Instructional Leadership Scale (ILS) and the Teacher Motivation Scale (TMS).…

Remembering to perform a delayed intention is termed prospective memory (PM). Often delayed intentions are shared by more than one person; however, there is a dearth of studies examining PM in social settings. We aimed to investigate whether the potential consequences of one's behavior across diverse group settings influence PM performance in…

The current study identified self-regulated learning (SRL) profiles of middle school students and examined differences among these profiles across classroom engagement and mathematics achievement outcomes. Using student motivational, regulatory, and contextual variables, cluster analysis revealed a four-factor solution as most interpretable. The…

Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a responsibility to translate research evidence into their clinical practice (i.e., evidence-based practice) for the promotion of patient and population health. A precursor to the adoption of evidence-based practice is APNs having sufficient knowledge and understanding of biostatistics. To promote APN students'…

The motivations that lead students to decide on a study modality or on a university degree provide relevant information to improve teaching-learning processes. This work addresses the question regarding the choice of study through analysis of four particular cases. They are special because the individuals chose their studies according to reasons…

Past research has shown that when people are curious they are willing to wait to get an answer if the alternative is to not get the answer at all--a result that has been taken to mean that people valued the answers, and interpreted as supporting a reinforcement-learning (RL) view of curiosity. An alternative 'need for agency' view is forwarded…

The world is changing at a much faster pace than in the past and has become more connected than ever before. This has led to increasing levels of economic competition and socio-political-cultural transformation. The necessity for Thailand to compete internationally is based on the creation of quality graduates. The rapid changes in Information and…

To understand examinee motivation, researchers have used expectancy-value theory, which posits that examinee's perceived value of the test and self-efficacy in the test domain impact test-taking effort. Conclusions from studies designed to examine these relations may be premature given methodological issues, most notably, use of cross-sectional…

This article analyses how Heinz von Foerster's Biological Computer Laboratory (BCL) translated cybernetic concepts into an experimental pedagogy tailored to the interests of the youth of the American intellectual counterculture. The existing research literature assumes that the opening of BCL to the counterculture in the early 1970s was the result…

This article explores the motivations, and decision-making factors implored by twelve Multiracial women in various monoracial sororities at a predominately White institution and provides suggestions for practitioners.

To improve the quality of the learning process, teachers are expected to be able to develop appropriate learning methods and models according to the learning topics listed in the school curriculum. This study aims to determine the effect of the debate model on learning motivation in students' history subjects at Darul Aman Senior High School…