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From a Perspective on Foreign Language Learning Anxiety to Develop an Affective Tutoring System
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Lin, Hao-Chiang Koong; Chao, Ching-Ju; Huang, Tsu-Ching – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2015
According to Krashen's affective filter hypothesis, students who are highly motivated have their self-consciousness. When they enter a learning context with a low level of anxiety, they are much more likely to become successful language acquirers than those who do not. Affective factors such as motivation, attitude, and anxiety, have a direct…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Tutoring, Second Language Learning, College Students
Student Conceptions of Peer-Assisted Learning
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Hodgson, Yvonne; Benson, Robyn; Brack, Charlotte – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2015
This article reports on a programme in which peer-assisted learning (PAL) was combined with case-based learning (CBL) in a second-year radiologic biology unit of study. Our aim is to explore evidence of whether PAL supported the development of qualitative conceptions of learning. The programme involved students in small PAL groups preparing and…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Radiology, Biology
Designing LibGuides as Instructional Tools for Critical Thinking and Effective Online Learning
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Baker, Ruth L. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2014
Did you ever wish for an easy-to-maintain tool to create course-level or assignment-level instruction for online or distance students? LibGuides can provide the solution! LibGuides provide a versatile and easy-to-maintain platform for delivering step-by-step, scaffolded tutorials that enhance learning outcomes through chunking, reduced strain on…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Instructional Materials, Tutorial Programs, Delivery Systems
Understanding the Peer Assisted Learning Model: "Student Study Groups in Challenging College Courses"
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Arendale, David R. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2014
The Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) program at the University of Minnesota is a primary academic support program for historically difficult, introductory college courses that serve as gatekeepers to academic degree programs. Based upon operating principles of other academic support programs and educational theories, PAL is integrated into the courses…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Communities of Practice, Self Directed Groups, Study
A Study of Sustainable Assessment Theory in Higher Education Tutorials
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Beck, Robert J.; Skinner, William F.; Schwabrow, Lynsey A. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2013
A study of sustainable assessment theory in nine tutorial courses at four colleges demonstrated that three long-term learning outcomes improved: Independence, Intellectual Maturity and Creativity. Eight of 10 traits associated with these outcomes were validated through internal reliability, faculty and student rubrics, and faculty case studies…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Case Studies, College Faculty, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
The Impact of a Peer-Tutoring Program on Quality Standards in Higher Education
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Arco-Tirado, Jose L.; Fernandez-Martin, Francisco D.; Fernandez-Balboa, Juan-Miguel – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2011
The purposes of this study were, on one had, to determine the impact of a peer tutoring program on preventing academic failure and dropouts among first-year students (N = 100), from Civil Engineering, Economics, Pharmacy, and Chemical Engineering careers; while, on the other hand, to identify the potential benefits of such tutoring program on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Pretests Posttests