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Markku Niemivirta; Anna Tapola; Heta Tuominen; Jaana Viljaranta – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
Background: Although research clearly demonstrates the importance of motivation in mathematics learning, relatively little is known about the developmental dynamics between different facets of mathematics motivation and performance, especially in the early years of schooling. Aims: In a longitudinal setting, we examined (1) how children's ability…
Descriptors: Child Development, Self Concept, Academic Ability, Mathematics Achievement
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Marianna Alesi; Giulia Giordano; Sonia Ingoglia; Cristiano Inguglia – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2024
Since COVID-19 pandemic started, schools had to face environmental changes, one was shifting from a face-to-face educational approach to online learning. It represented an unfavourable learning environment, especially for children with Specific Learning Disabilities (SpLD). Following the Self Determination Theory (SDT) framework, the current study…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Student Motivation, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology)
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Peskar, Lisa; Bachelor, Jeremy W. – Online Submission, 2022
Individual differences (IDs) play an important role in the second language learning process and explain the varied experiences of the L2 learner. The two major IDs, language aptitude and motivation, can be primary factors in one's ultimate proficiency. While language aptitude is largely fixed, motivation is malleable and can aid in overcoming…
Descriptors: FLES, Likert Scales, Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning
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Sok, Sarah; Shin, Hye Won; Do, Juhyun – Language Testing, 2021
Test-taker characteristics (TTCs), or individual difference variables, are known to be a systematic source of variance in language test performance. Although previous research has documented the impact of a range of TTCs on second language (L2) learners' test performance, few of these studies have involved young learners. Given that young L2…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, Reading Comprehension, Performance Factors, Elementary School Students
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Martínez Agudo, Juan de Dios – Language and Education, 2021
The few studies conducted to date on the affective dimension of CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) have predominantly focused on the relationship between motivation and language attainment, which points to a need for further investigation. To this end, this cross-sectional study aims at researching the degree of correlation between…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, Secondary School Students
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Chambers, Gary N. – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2019
Points of transition in life are accepted as times which impact greatly on aspects of the individual's psyche, including motivation to learn. In spite of this, pupils' views are rarely heard in discussions of transition from primary to secondary school in general and in relation to modern languages in particular. This exploratory study…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Elementary School Students
Gropper, George L. – Educational Technology, 2015
There are inevitable challenges standing in the way of the success of any approach to Instructional Design. Some are being faced up to. Some are not. Not least among them is the absence of empirically established principles undergirding Instructional Design prescriptions. The challenge it poses is to their reliability and validity. Nothing that…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Motivation, Thinking Skills
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Yang, Jie Chi; Quadir, Benazir – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2018
Despite the growing interest in digital game-based learning (DGBL), there has been a lack of attention paid to the effects of individual differences, such as gaming flow experience and gender differences, in a reward-based achievement system. To this end, this study developed an achievement system with a reward mechanism to facilitate English…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Educational Games
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Courtney, Louise; Graham, Suzanne; Tonkyn, Alan; Marinis, Theodoros – Applied Linguistics, 2017
The present longitudinal study examines the interaction of learner variables (gender, motivation, self-efficacy, and first language literacy) and their influence on second language learning outcomes. The study follows English learners of French from Year 5 in primary school (aged 9-10) to the first year in secondary school (Year 7; aged 11-12).…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, French, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Baadte, Christiane; Schnotz, Wolfgang – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
This study tested the assumption that the effectiveness of feedback with regard to performance, motivation, and affect is moderated by the learners' self-concept. A total of 72 sixth-graders completed a web-based interactive learning program. Half of the sample received feedback and the other half received no feedback. Differential feedback…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Motivation, Self Concept
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Csizér, Kata; Kontra, Edit H.; Piniel, Katalin – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2015
In recent years increased attention has been given in applied linguistics to the learning processes of various groups of special needs (SN) students, especially to those whose achievement is impeded by dyslexia or other learning difficulties. However, students with sensory impairment, particularly those who are Deaf or severely hard of hearing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Second Language Learning
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Magner, Ulrike Irmgard Elisabeth; Glogger, Inga; Renkl, Alexander – Educational Psychology, 2016
How can illustrations motivate learners in multimedia learning? Which features make illustrations interesting? Beside the theoretical relevance of addressing these questions, these issues are practically relevant when instructional designers are to decide which features of illustrations can trigger situational interest irrespective of individual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Illustrations, Multimedia Materials, Multimedia Instruction