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Direct linkPetridou, Alexandra; Nicolaidou, Maria; Karagiorgi, Yiasemina – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2017
Self-efficacy is extensively discussed within social cognitive theory. This study aimed to explore the impact of professional development and practice on school leaders' self-efficacy in Cyprus. A quasi-experimental design involving 2 groups of novice secondary deputy head teachers was employed. All participants practised leadership at the time,…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Quasiexperimental Design, Leaders, Self Efficacy
Biemans, Harm; Mariën, Hans; Fleur, Erik; Tobi, Hilde; Nieuwenhuis, Loek; Runhaar, Piety – Vocations and Learning, 2016
To improve students' transitions between successive educational levels, continuing learning pathways are being designed and implemented in many countries. This study was carried out to examine the effects of the Green Lycea (GL) as critical cases of continuing learning pathways in vocational education in The Netherlands. The GL were compared with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Higher Education, Continuing Education
Benson, Susan D. – Language Teaching Research, 2016
Since the 1980s, task-based language teaching (TBLT) has enjoyed considerable interest from researchers of second language acquisition (SLA), resulting in a growing body of empirical evidence to support how and to what extent this approach can promote language learning. Although transferability and generalizability are critical assumptions for…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Multivariate Analysis
Download full textOrange, Carolyn; Hodges, Traci L. – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2015
This study examines the relationship between self-regulated learning (SRL), parent education, and the need to enroll in postsecondary remedial education courses, using first year college student data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: 2002). This observational study was conducted…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Independent Study, Parent Education, Postsecondary Education
Moskovsky, Christo; Alrabai, Fakieh; Paolini, Stefania; Ratcheva, Silvia – Language Learning, 2013
While consensus exists about the critical role of learners’ motivation in second language acquisition, controlled investigations of the effects of teachers’ motivational strategies are limited. The research reported here used a quasi-experimental design to assess the effects of motivational strategies used by Saudi English as a foreign language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Motivation Techniques, Second Language Learning
Nilforoushan, Somayeh – English Language Teaching, 2012
This study focused on the effect of teaching vocabulary through semantic mapping on the awareness of two affective dimensions, evaluation and potency dimensions of deep vocabulary knowledge as well as the general vocabulary knowledge of EFL students. Sixty intermediate EFL female adult learners participated in this study; they were chosen among 90…
Descriptors: Semantics, Cognitive Mapping, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
Mansell, Jim; Beadle-Brown, Julie; Whelton, Beckie; Beckett, Celia; Hutchinson, Aislinn – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: An important question in community living is what factors influence the extent to which staff provide "active support". Methods: Engagement, care practices and a range of staff and organizational characteristics were studied in 72 residential homes serving 359 adults with intellectual disabilities. Managers in 36 settings were trained…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Qualifications, Multivariate Analysis, Delivery Systems
Sweeney, Mary Anne; Chiriboga, David A. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: This study was designed to test the effectiveness and acceptance of multimedia home safety programming by community-dwelling seniors. Design and Methods: A prototype CD-ROM was produced that required no reading or computer skills because the program included an audio narration of content and directions for operating the program on a…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Safety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers
