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Molly M. Jameson – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2024
Mathematical dispositions, or an individual's behavioral (i.e., things they say and do), cognitive (i.e., attention and memory), and affective (i.e., emotions and beliefs) tendencies related to mathematics, are critical to the learning of mathematics and choices related to STEM. Previous research has suggested that adult learners may possess…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Affective Behavior, Mathematics Education, STEM Education
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Patterson, Timothy; Han, Insook; Esposito, Laurie – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2022
Historical empathy may be enhanced by virtual reality (VR) technologies, which provide varying degrees of immersion into other time periods and places. This study explored the effects of combining semi-immersive and fully immersive VR with a follow-up writing task to promote historical empathy with adult learners. Thirty-six participants were…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Empathy, History, Adult Learning
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Maria-Lourdes Lira-Gonzales; Antonella Valeo – Journal of Response to Writing, 2023
Within the context of second language (L2) writing, learner engagement with feedback has elicited significant theoretical and empirical interest (e.g., Zhang & Hyland, 2018; Zheng & Yu, 2018). Research has highlighted the dynamic nature of learner engagement with written corrective feedback (WCF), but the ways in which learner and…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Error Correction, French, Second Language Learning
Ashley Hampton – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Hashim, Tan, and Rashid's (2015) study, "Adult Learners' Intention to Adopt Mobile Learning: A Motivational Perspective," was intriguing because there were so many adult learners, also known as nontraditional students, who struggled with online or m-learning because it did not appeal to the desires and/or needs of students with families…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Adult Students, Adult Learning, Student Attitudes