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O'Hagan, Mimi – 1984
Advice for students entering college is provided. Overall topics include the challenges presented by college, the new freshman's interest in learning and study habits, course selection, class attendance, time management, and note taking. Specific topics that are briefly discussed are as follows: adjusting to many new experiences, the independence…
Descriptors: Attendance, College Freshmen, Courses, Decision Making
Peer reviewedJohnson, Ronald E. – Review of Educational Research, 1975
The importance of the role of meaningfulness as a learning variable is discussed. (DEP)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Instructional Design, Interpretive Skills, Learning Motivation
Garrard, D. R. – Modern Languages, 1974
Surveys programs and techniques of language teaching in Europe both in industry and business and in the schools. (CK)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
Peer reviewedMaehr, Martin L. – American Psychologist, 1974
A framework is suggested for the cross-cultural study of motivation that stresses the importance of contextual conditions in eliciting achievement motivation and emphasizes cultural relativity in the definition of the concept. (EH)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedKimpton, Jon R. – French Review, 1975
Reasons for requiring the study of French in high school and college are discussed. (PMP)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, French, Graduation Requirements, Higher Education
Download full textMelville, D. Scott; Maddalozzo, John G. F. – 1985
The purpose of this study was to determine if a male physical educator's appearance of body fatness affects his ability to teach and instill good exercise intentions in high school students. Eight hundred and fifty students viewed one of two 20-minute videotapes in which exercise concepts were presented. The tapes were identical except that in one…
Descriptors: Exercise, High Schools, Learning Motivation, Males
Titone, Renzo – 1990
The conventional psycholinguistic views of a strictly cognitive nature are reductive with respect to the complexity of the learning process. In language learning, motivation is viewed variously: (1) as a co-essential and equally powerful factor with linguistic aptitude and personality traits; (2) as arising from interaction between organism and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Educational Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes
Dornyei, Zoltan – 1990
The components of motivation in foreign language (FL) learning are examined as well as the effect of those components on certain language learning behaviors. Two basic assumptions are derived from the results of the study. These include the following: (1) Motivation in FL learning contexts (e.g., learning English in Hungary) is different in some…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis
Nommay, Louanne – 1986
This study surveys recent literature on education in Japan to determine what elements of the Japanese educational system could be incorporated into America's pedagogical system. There are four sections with the following titles: (1) What comparisons are being made between Japanese and American students in achievement and IQ tests scores? (2) How…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, College Bound Students, Comparative Analysis
Fewell, Deborah Harris – 1985
The study investigated the effects of intrinsic motivation training and/or written language training on the written language achievement and motivation of 55 learning disabled adolescents (grades 10-12). Interventions included Alley and Deshler's "Learning Strategies" approach (writing strand) and "TARGETS," a systematic instructional strategy…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Adolescents, Learning Disabilities
Jun-Aust, Heesoon – 1985
A study of the effects of peer-pairing and integrative motivation on both formal language performance and actual language behavior with Korean immigrant children is presented. The formal language learning was measured by tests of oral production and listening comprehension, and actual language behavior was measured by observations in a natural…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Immigrants, Individual Differences
Mordkowitz, Eliott R.; Ginsburg, Herbert P. – 1986
The family backgrounds of successful Asian students were examined to generate testable hypotheses about the socialization of exemplary school achievement of these students. Structured interviews were conducted with 15 Asian students, all of whom would be considered in the top 5% of achievement nationally. These were Harvard University…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, College Students, Cultural Influences
Barker, Evelyne – 1983
Research in psycholinguistics and learning theory is reviewed to support the integration of oral and written language skills, and the language experience approach (LEA) is recommended for secondary school second language instruction. This approach incorporates listening, speaking, reading, and writing in purposeful communication. Students use the…
Descriptors: Language Experience Approach, Language Research, Learning Motivation, Learning Theories
Nelson, Jacqueline – 1986
Inclusion of oral exams as a regular part of the school-based testing program has the advantages of providing motivation to learn oral skills, oral testing experience, additional opportunities for students to perform well, and improved relationships with students. However, logistical problems can be substantial. Adequate time for and efficient…
Descriptors: Examiners, Interviews, Language Tests, Learning Motivation
Martin, Donna M. – 1985
A study was conducted at a mid-western community college to determine motivational profile differences between high and low achievers. The study population of 71 full-time, degree-seeking students in the school of arts and sciences was divided into a high achieving group with grade point averages (GPA's) of 3.85 and above, and a low achieving…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Females, Learning Motivation
