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Peter Claudius Osei; David F. Bjorklund – Educational Psychology Review, 2024
The complexity of modern societies necessitates that children learn highly abstract material, such as mathematics, which often conflicts with behavioral goals that are innately motivating. For instance, children's educational success is generally evaluated based on their individual achievements, while humans are motivated to learn by engaging in…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Systems Approach, Learning Processes, Physiology
Daniel Jung – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Research into second language acquisition (SLA) has shown that individual difference (ID) variables can be strong predictors of language achievement (e.g., Dornyei, 2003; Skehan, 2003). Traditionally, this research conceptualized ID variables as static and monolithic variables (e.g., Dornyei, 2010). More recently scholars have questioned this…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Undergraduate Students
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Makoto Mitsugi; Masahiro Yoshimura; Tomohito Hiromori; Ryo Kirimura – Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning, 2024
This study compares two leadership styles, emergent leader (EL) and assigned leader (AL), to explore effective leadership in second language (L2) group work. ELs were spontaneously chosen by the group, while ALs were pre-assigned by teachers before the task. The study involved 45 university students, who were divided into seven EL groups (n = 21)…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Group Dynamics, Learning Motivation, Behavior Patterns
Qingyu Yang – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation investigates the longitudinal development of Chinese language proficiency among students in a Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) Flagship Program at an American public university from 2014 to 2024. Using Bayesian multilevel regression models, this study assesses the trajectories of listening, speaking, and reading proficiency…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Longitudinal Studies