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Ellis, Bronwyn – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2018
Music has long been shown to have diverse benefits for all age groups. Music therapy has been used in a variety of situations involving both physical and mental health issues. A report of a United Kingdom study on the benefits of older people's participation in community music activities prompted an investigation of the benefits of a new…
Descriptors: Music Therapy, Music Activities, Older Adults, Questionnaires
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Liu, Meihua; Li, Mingming – College Student Journal, 2018
The present research examined the changes in Chinese university students' motivation to learn German during a 16-week semester. Analyses of the data showed that both at the beginning and toward the end of the semester, the participants held (fairly) positive attitudes towards German, were motivated to learn the language mainly for integrative and…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, German, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Astleitner, Hermann – Journal of Instructional Research, 2018
There is rising evidence that it is an increasingly difficult task for teachers to engage students in learning. This important problem in daily instruction has produced numerous research activities focusing on conditions and consequences of student engagement. However, these activities have led to a complex situation in which findings are widely…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials, Learning Motivation
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Arantes do Amaral, Joao Alberto; Araujo, Cintia Rejane Möller; Lino dos Santos, Rebeca Júlia Rodrigues – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2018
In this article, we describe a project management course developed in a multi-campus, blended learning environment, with the participation of 14 NGOs. There were 70 undergraduate students involved, from three campuses of the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil. We discuss how the course was conceptualized, provide an outline of its curriculum…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Student Projects, Active Learning, Teaching Methods
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Rikoon, Samuel; Finn, Bridgid; Jackson, Teresa; Inglese, Patricia – ETS Research Report Series, 2018
In this report, we describe the initial stages of a crosscutting research effort to characterize literature reviewed across 8 different projects--each with objectives aligned toward improving student engagement in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) fields. These projects sought to identify malleable factors (e.g.,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, Ecology, Expectation
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Gill, Marie E. – Health Education Journal, 2018
Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the suitability of adult drug court handbooks for participants with low literacy. Methods: A convenience sample of seven drug court participant handbooks from urban drug courts in three regions of the USA were assessed for reading and literacy suitability for low-literacy learners using the…
Descriptors: Guides, Courts, Drug Abuse, Literacy
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Nakamura, Toshiyuki – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
A growing amount of research has recently focused on the significant role of second language learners' future self-representations in their learning motivation. This article analyses Japanese language learners' motivational characteristics, utilizing data collected from interviews with 26 university students in Australia and South Korea. A…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation, Japanese
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Novak, Elena; Daday, Jerry; McDaniel, Kerrie – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2018
This empirical study used Keller's (Technol Instr Cogn Learn 16:79-104, 2008b) motivation, volition, and performance (MVP) theory to develop and statistically evaluate a mathematical MVP model that can serve as a research and policy tool for evaluating students' learning experiences in digital environments. Specifically, it explored undergraduate…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Learning Motivation, Electronic Learning, Learning Experience
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Dignath, Charlotte; Büttner, Gerhard – Metacognition and Learning, 2018
Self-regulated learning has a positive effect on academic outcomes; however, little is known about whether and how teachers at various education levels promote it in their classes. Video-based classroom observations were conducted to assess primary and secondary school mathematics teachers' direct and indirect promotion of self-regulated learning…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Mathematics Instruction, Learning Strategies, Video Technology
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Yetkin, Ramazan; Ekin, Semih – Online Submission, 2018
This study aimed to examine to what extent Turkish EFL learners' L2 motivational dispositions which are ideal L2 self, ought-to L2 self and language learning experiences predict their intended effort for language learning. The study was designed from a quantitative perspective in which the participants were given a composite instrument. The study…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Experience
Obery, Amanda Christine – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Middle school (G5-8) students' cognitive engagement, motivation, and future aspirations in science were quantified within informal contexts (week-long summer camps) with self-reported measures of cognitive strategies, self-regulation, value, self-efficacy, and future aspirations over the course of two phases (N = 152, N =140). The participating…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Learner Engagement, Learning Motivation, Informal Education
Tavarez DaCosta, Pedro – Online Submission, 2018
Through this work we are focusing on discussing the relationship between the Traits of Personality and the performance of Students in EFL Learning (introversion/extroversion and other determining factors of the educational Process) within the Dominican's Society context as largely perceived by Teachers of English as a Foreign Language. There have…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
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Katerina Berková; Kristýna Krejcová; Alena Králová; Pavel Krpálek; Katarína Krpálková Krelová; Dana Kolárová – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2018
The research deals with the development of cognitive process dimensions in economic education. The aim is to research factors that influence academic achievement of students according to their intellectual level and grades. The researchers used quantitative design of research based on standardized assessment of intelligence and non-standardized…
Descriptors: Models, Cognitive Processes, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries
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Anuraag Sensharma – William & Mary Educational Review, 2018
New technology, including online gradebooks and learning management systems, allow schools to remotely involve families in their children's educations. This "engagement at a distance", as well as its impact on student learning, is examined through the lens of the author's experiences as a student-teacher. It is argued that while a…
Descriptors: Science Education, Parent Participation, Parent Influence, Parent Role
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Zavrel, Erik – Physics Teacher, 2016
"MythBusters," the long-running though recently discontinued Discovery Channel science entertainment television program, has proven itself to be far more than just a highly rated show. While its focus is on entertainment, the show employs an array of pedagogical techniques to communicate scientific concepts to its audience. These…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions, Science Instruction, Television
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