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Direct linkXiaoshu Xu; Wilson Cheong Hin Hong; Yunfeng Zhang; Haiyan Jiang; Jia Liu – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2024
This study designed and pilot-tested a learning path in Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) to facilitate learners' Self-regulated Learning. 122 postgraduates who joined an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) course at a comprehensive university in China were evenly divided into two groups. The experimental group used PLEs with…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Self Management, Learning Strategies, Graduate Students
Xu, Xiaoshu; Zhu, Xiaoshen; Chan, Fai Man – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Personal Learning Environment (PLE) represents a shift of learning paradigm towards learner-centered pedagogy, where users become masters of their own learning. PLEs are best used by learners with Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) abilities. Previous research showed that learners felt lost or socially isolated in PLEs due to their limited SRL…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Individualized Instruction, Pilot Projects, College Students
Download full textFarrelly, Tom; Murphy, Tony – Journal of International Students, 2018
This article reports on a survey (n=573) of international students who were attending one of a group of five higher education institutes (HEIs) in the south of Ireland. This study sought to identify what knowledge these students had about their host country before coming to Ireland. In this study, we also attempted to identify what aspects of…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, College Students, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes
Allen, David – Language Testing in Asia, 2016
Background: This study investigated the consequential validity of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic exam, specifically focusing on washback upon learners' test preparation strategies and score gain, and the mediating factors influencing washback when learners in an EFL context are not enrolled in test preparation…
Descriptors: Testing Problems, Test Preparation, Scores, Achievement Gains
Phan, Nga Thi Tuyet – Waikato Journal of Education, 2016
The paper looked at contextual factors that influenced the self-efficacy in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) of a group of university teachers in Vietnam. Very little empirical research on teachers' self-efficacy in EFL contexts has been done and self-efficacy quantitative studies heavily outnumber qualitative studies. The present…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
