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Biwer, Felicitas; Wiradhany, Wisnu; oude Egbrink, Mirjam G. A.; de Bruin, Anique B. H. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Background: During self-study, students need to monitor and regulate mental effort to replete working memory resources and optimize learning results. Taking breaks during self-study could be an effective effort regulation strategy. However, little is known about how breaktaking relates to self-regulated learning. Aims: We investigated the effects…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Time Blocks, Self Management, Short Term Memory
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Shannon Kell – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2024
This SoTL study aimed to discover how teacher education students engaged with a 30-minute unstructured break during a weekly three-hour lecture. Cognitive fatigue and resulting stress accumulation have negative effects on wellness. Education students can accumulate significant stress when studying and preparing. This, in turn, affects their career…
Descriptors: Time Management, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teachers, Fatigue (Biology)
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Behrens, A.; Atorf, L.; Schwann, R.; Neumann, B.; Schnitzler, R.; Balle, J.; Herold, T.; Telle, A.; Noll, T. G.; Hameyer, K.; Aach, T. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2010
In today's teaching and learning approaches for first-semester students, practical courses more and more often complement traditional theoretical lectures. This practical element allows an early insight into the real world of engineering, augments student motivation, and enables students to acquire soft skills early. This paper describes a new…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Engineering Education, Introductory Courses