This article reports on an interpretative inquiry into 14 tertiary vocational students' educational experiences on the Chinese mainland with a focus on their strategy use in learning English. Using sociocultural theory, the inquiry reveals the profound impact that the learning context had on the research participants' strategy use. The data reveal…

This paper describes an intercontinental project with the use of interactive tools, both synchronous and asynchronous, which was set up to internationalize academic learning of Spanish language and culture. The objective of this case study was to investigate whether video-web communication tools can contribute to enriching the quality of foreign…

A study on classroom based training of self-regulated learning was conducted with fourth grade pupils attending German public schools. The participating classes were assigned randomly to either a training group or a control group. The pupils in the training group received 5 weeks of training, as depicted by Zimmerman, Bonner, & Kovach…

Team invasion games (TIG) make up a large part of the PE curriculum in Scottish schools. It is important, therefore, to understand the environmental conditions that contribute to pupils' motivation to learn to play TIG. Consequently, this study aimed to identify the teaching behaviours exhibited when teaching TIG using a game-based approach and a…

This study applied self-determination theory to investigate the effects of students' autonomous motivation and their perceptions of teacher autonomy support on need satisfaction adjustment, learning achievement, and cardiorespiratory fitness over a 4-month personal conditioning unit. Participants were 253 urban adolescents (121 girls and 132 boys,…

We are presenting a methodological approach that aims to increase students' motivation by asking them to develop tasks based on professional settings. In order to meet this objective a collaborative methodology was designed and applied to two multidisciplinary projects: MARKETOUR and ICT-SUSTOUR. Both projects made students face real workplace…

This manual adapts the pedagogy used on the playing field, the studio, and the stage to the classroom. This method, called "Pep Talk," encourages teachers to: (1) create a need to know; (2) challenge students to know; (3) show how to know; (4) apply know-how; and (5) know how to inspire cooperation. Pep talk is the method coaches use when they…

This paper is concerned with measuring the logical consistency of a theory of academic motivation which involves three classes of phenomena: personality dispositions, values, and situational variables. (Editor)

The paper discusses 4 types of program adaptation of outward bound concepts and methods: (1) motivational programs; (2) the human relations programs within a school; (3) an alternative to traditional physical education; and (4) curriculum enrichment. (NQ)

The present research asked students in a free-response or open-ended task to indicate their analysis of the reasons for attending school and what factors would lead them to do better in school. (Author/RK)

Report based on research conducted under contract N61339-67-C-0114 with the Naval Training Device Center, Orlando, Florida.

Research supported in part by Public Health Service grant NB-07346 from the National Institute of Mental Health.

THE FINDINGS OF RECENT RESEARCH STUDIES AND CURRENT SCHOOL PRACTICES WERE FORMULATED IN TERMS OF GUIDELINES WHICH SCHOOLS COULD USE AS CRITERIA IN STRENGTHENING THEIR PROVISIONS FOR HELPING STUDENTS MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR LEARNING POTENTIAL. UNDERACHIEVEMENT IS AN INCREASINGLY SERIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM. IT RESULTS IN FAILURE TO COMPLETE HIGH…

OUTDOOR LEARNING IS DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE AS A METHOD OF LEARNING WHICH EXPLORES THE ADVANTAGES OF A CHILD'S INVOLVEMENT WITH NATURE. HIGH MOTIVATION, SOUND ENRICHMENT, AND PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ARE SEEN AS OUTCOMES OF AN OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAM. OUTDOOR RESOURCES CAN BE UTILIZED IN ANY COURSE AT ANY GRADE LEVEL IN ANY SCHOOL. A…