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Exploring the Effects of Argumentation-Based Inquiry in Dual-Language Courses on EFL Students' Oral Presentation Skills and Willingness-to-Communicate
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Ming-Chia Lin – Cogent Education, 2024
The study investigates the effects of the Argumentation-Based Inquiry (ABI) approach in dual-language (DL) courses on oral presentation (OP) skills and willingness-to-communicate (WTC) among EFL high school students. Using a mixed-methods research approach with an embedded design model, the study emphasizes the quantitative approach (QUAN) for an…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Inquiry, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Perceptions of STEM-Based Outreach Learning Activities in Secondary Education
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Vennix, J.; den Brok, P.; Taconis, R. – Learning Environments Research, 2017
We investigated and compared the learning environment perceptions of students, teachers and guides who participated in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)-based outreach activities in secondary education. In outreach activities, schools and teachers work together with companies and other external institutions in learning…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Outreach Programs, Secondary Education, High School Students
Validity of Classroom Climate Measures as a Function of the Unit of Analysis and Sample.
Haladyna, Thomas – 1982
The evidence for the construct validity of classroom climate measures was examined within a theoretical model where several affective measures served as criterion variables. The patterns of social-psychological and management-organization structural dimensions differed when the unit of analysis varied from the individual to the class. The…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Factor Structure
Differences by Level of Technology Use on Students' Motivation, Anxiety, and Classroom Learning Environment in Mathematics.
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Waxman, Hersholt C.; Huang, Shwu-Yong L. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1997
This study examined whether sixth- and eighth-grade students' motivation, anxiety, and classroom learning environment in mathematics differed significantly according to the degree of implementation of technology in the mathematics classroom. Self-concept, involvement, affiliation, satisfaction, and parent participation are discussed in relation to…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Grade 6
The Effects of Motivation and Classroom Learning Environment on Black Secondary Students' Verbal and Mathematics SAT Scores.
Payne, Oscar L. – 1992
The Multidimensional Motivation Instrument and the Classroom Environment Scale were used to examine the effects of the variables motivation (achievement motivation, academic self-concept, social self-concept, and emotional self-concept) and the classroom learning environment (involvement, affiliation, teacher support, task orientation, order and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Ability
Differences in Asian- and Anglo-American Students' Motivation and Learning Environment in Mathematics.
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Huang, Shwu-young L.; Waxman, Hersholt C. – 1994
Asian-Americans' exceptional academic achievement has generated a great deal of interest on the part of educators in search of explanations for the phenomenon. In particular, Asian-Americans' mathematics achievement has been remarkable and many studies have found these students outperforming students from other ethnic groups. A study was conducted…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Beliefs, Classroom Environment, Elementary School Students