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Angeline S. Lillard – Grantee Submission, 2023
Most American classrooms employ a teacher-text-centered model of instruction that is misaligned with the developmental science of how children naturally learn. This article reviews that science and the origins of the common instructional model, including three modifications intended to make it work better (grades, age-graded classrooms, and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Astronomy, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
Wehrspann, Elizabeth; Dotterer, Aryn M.; Lowe, Katie – Contemporary School Psychology, 2016
Parental educational involvement during middle school has received increased attention from researchers and policymakers because of its links to a variety of academic outcomes. Despite this increased attention, parental involvement has been inconsistently linked to academic outcomes among adolescents, indicating different types and levels of…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Middle School Students, Family Environment, Socialization
Kenan, Kok Xiao-Feng – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2018
This paper discusses the importance of the joy of learning in mathematics and some ways that teachers can foster this in mathematics education.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers
Kokkinos, Constantinos M.; Voulgaridou, Ioanna – Educational Psychology, 2018
The present study investigated the links between self-motivational beliefs, perceived scholastic competence, self-esteem and learning strategies among 134 Greek junior high school students in the subject of Greek language, through self-report. A model was tested with motivational constructs as mediators between perceived scholastic competence and…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Goal Orientation, Self Esteem, Learning Strategies
Fatima, Shameem; Sharif, Humera; Zimet, Gregory – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2018
Guided by self-determination theory, the present study examines independent and interactive roles of self-efficacy and perceived social support in predicting types of academic motivation. Data were collected from 325 university undergraduates in 18-23 years of age (M = 21.09, SD = 1.34) from the fifth biggest city of South Asia. Results showed the…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Undergraduate Students, Self Determination, Self Efficacy
Papaioannou, Vasiliki; Anagnou, Evaggelos; Vergidis, Dimitris – International Education Studies, 2018
Adult Education in prisons aims at challenging the illiteracy of those incarnated, which often leads to delinquency and recidivism. In Greece there are educational programs designed for inmates like those of vocational training and counseling. With the establishment of Second Chance Schools (SCS) inside prisons, a more systematic and integrated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons
Özarslan, Murat; Çetin, Gülcan – Gifted Education International, 2018
The aim of the study was to determine the effects of biology project studies on gifted and talented students' motivation toward learning biology. In the study, "one group pretest-posttest" design is conducted. Study group consisted of 46 gifted and talented students participating in biology projects at two science and art centers (SACs)…
Descriptors: Biology, Learning Motivation, Gifted, Talent
Davidovitch, Nitza; Yavich, Roman – International Journal of Higher Education, 2018
Studying mathematics is an essential condition for acquiring an education in most fields such as all exact sciences, financial sphere, programming, etc. It enables students to choose from among a large variety of professions with significantly high chances of academic admission, mainly in fields such as engineering, natural sciences, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Self Efficacy, Mathematics Education
Mousavi, Hamid – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2018
Motivation as one of the most important areas in language learning has been extensively investigated based on various models and theories. Recent motivational theories on L2 learning emphasized the importance of the possible 'selves' in motivating learners. This paper analyzes and compares the two constructs of Ought-to L2 self and Ideal L2 self…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Learning Motivation, Self Concept
Makransky, Guido; Lilleholt, Lau – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2018
Virtual reality (VR) is projected to play an important role in education by increasing student engagement and motivation. However, little is known about the impact and utility of immersive VR for administering e-learning tools, or the underlying mechanisms that impact learners' emotional processes while learning. This paper explores whether…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Psychological Patterns, Emotional Response
Moyer, Alene – CATESOL Journal, 2018
Age of onset has long been assumed to predict outcomes in second/foreign language accent. Yet beyond early childhood, acquiring a new accent has much to do with social-affective factors such as learner identity and motivation, as well as cognitive factors such as learning strategies (Pfenninger, 2017). Newer perspectives acknowledge this…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Metacognition, Teaching Methods, Goal Orientation
Vezzani, Claudio; Vettori, Giulia; Pinto, Giuliana – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2018
Research on students' conceptions of learning is a growing and complex area of interest in the field of psychology of education. Even though much of the investigation addressed to explore conceptions of learning at the university level, still less research has considered how naïve (i.e. 'learning as reduction of deficit knowledge through…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, College Students, Gender Differences, Intellectual Disciplines
Isabelli-García, Christina; Bown, Jennifer; Plews, John L.; Dewey, Dan P. – Language Teaching, 2018
The aim of this review is to synthesize empirical studies on undergraduate language learners' experience abroad during a time period of a year or less. To help provide a framework to this synthesis, we begin our review by tracing the recent evolution of empirical mixed-method research on the learner, identifying problems and characteristics that…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Study Abroad, Applied Linguistics, Anxiety
Kuo, Yi-Lung; Casillas, Alex; Allen, Jeff; Robbins, Steve – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
The moderating effects of motivation, social control, and self-regulation in predicting academic achievement were examined in Grades 11-12 for 3,281 seventh through nine graders. Standardized assessments of college readiness and student self-reported measures of psychosocial factors were used in the study. The results showed that females in Grades…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Metacognition, Prediction
Ilic, Milena P.; Paun, Dan; Popovic Ševic, Nevenka; Hadžic, Aleksandra; Jianu, Anca – Education Sciences, 2021
Higher education in the Republic of Serbia needs to be reformed. This paper presents a performance analysis of the changes that the authors assume are mandatory, presenting the research problem this article addresses. Cabinet research, performed by analyzing the theoretical building blocks of available knowledge and experience, is underway.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Needs Assessment, Educational Change