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Mastery Goal, Task Value, and Self-Efficacy as Joint Predictors of Self-Regulation in EFL Learning: A Conditional Process Modeling
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Jiuliang Li – Language Education & Assessment, 2024
This study attempted to examine the patterns of motivational factors and their interplay involved in EFL learning through the lens of self-regulated learning. 285 grade-one senior high students from three Chinese middle schools completed a questionnaire which was designed to assess motivation (mastery goal, task value, and self-efficacy) and…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Self Efficacy, Self Management, English (Second Language)
Potential Potholes: Predicting Challenges and Learning Outcomes in Research Methods in Psychology Courses
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Stoa, Rosalyn; Chu, Tsz Lun; Gurung, Regan A. R. – Teaching of Psychology, 2022
Identifying impediments to learning can help both instructors and students. In this study students (N = 222) from across the nation listed concepts from research methods they found the most challenging--"potholes" or impediments to learning, and also rated the difficulty of various concepts from the class. We also measured student…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Research Methodology, Psychology, Difficulty Level
Examining the Motivation of Health Profession Students to Study Human Anatomy
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Abdel Meguid, Eiman M.; Smith, Claire F.; Meyer, Amanda J. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2020
Students' motivation is a vital determinant of academic performance that is influenced by the learning environment. This study aimed to assess and analyze the motivation subscales between different cohorts (chiropractic, dental, medical) of anatomy students (n = 251) and to investigate if these subscales had an effect on the students' anatomy…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Medical Students, Anatomy, Dentistry
Modeling the Relationships among Mastery Goal Orientations, Positive Coping Strategy, and Motivational Beliefs in Science
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Subasi, Münevver – Science Education International, 2020
This study aimed to investigate the relationships among mastery goal orientations (approach and avoidance), adaptive coping strategy (positive coping), and motivational beliefs (self-efficacy and task value) among middle school students in science. The study group consists of 249 students studying at four middle schools in one of the largest…
Descriptors: Mastery Learning, Goal Orientation, Coping, Positive Attitudes
Influence of Learning Objects of Graphics Architecture on Motivation
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Melian-Melian, Juan A.; Martin-Gutierrez, Jorge – SAGE Open, 2020
The proactive role of university students demands that teaching staff engage in attempts at motivating students to make greater efforts at building knowledge by providing them with resources that facilitate learning. This paper provides details of a study that has involved designing and building Learning Objects (LOs) for Architectural Graphic…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, College Students, Resource Units, Goal Orientation
Patterns of Gender and Disciplinary Disparities among Postgraduate Students' Motivational Beliefs: A Multivariate Analysis
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Nausheen, Munaza; Richardson, Paul William; Alvi, Effat – Bulletin of Education and Research, 2019
While most of the research on gender and subject level differences has been conducted with same group of students studying different subjects, these differences have been comparatively less examined at college/ university level among postgraduate students enrolled in different study domains. This paper presents the results of the multivariate…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Intellectual Disciplines, Graduate Students, Beliefs