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The Continuity of College Students' Autonomous Learning Motivation and Its Predictors: A Three-Year Longitudinal Study
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Pan, Yingqiu; Gauvain, Mary – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
This study examined change in Chinese students' autonomous learning motivation in the first three years of college and how this change is accounted for by intra- and inter-individual variables. The sample included 633 (328 female) college freshmen. Results showed that students' autonomous learning motivation decreased over years in college.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Learning Motivation, Predictor Variables, Longitudinal Studies
Canadian and Chinese University Students' Approaches to Coping with Academic Boredom
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Tze, Virginia M. C.; Daniels, Lia M.; Klassen, Robert M.; Li, Johnson C.-H. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
Although past research has shown the benefits of using approach coping in dealing with negative emotions, little is known about how students cope with a common negative achievement emotion, boredom, across cultures. Therefore, the goals of this study were to validate the Boredom Coping Scale (BCS) in Canada (n = 151, mean age = 23.29) and China (n…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries, Coping, Factor Structure
Cultivating the Disposition to Understand in 21st Century University Education
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McCune, Velda; Entwistle, Noel – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
This article discusses the need, in 21st century university education, to encourage a "will to learn" in students, and explores its meaning using a variety of empirical evidence. It draws on previous studies related to academic understanding to introduce the idea of a "disposition to understand for oneself" and to consider how teaching-learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
Examining the Effects of Differential Instructional Methods on the Model of Foreign Language Achievement
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Pae, Tae-Il; Shin, Sang-Keun – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of differential instructional methods on the relationships between intrinsic and extrinsic motivations (IM and EM, respectively), self-confidence, motivation, and English as a foreign language (EFL) achievement for a sample of Korean university students and their teachers. To this end,…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods, Self Concept
Do Personality and Learning Climate Predict Competence for Learning? An Investigation in a Greek Academic Setting
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Ntalianis, Filotheos – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
The effects of personal characteristics (e.g. personality, aptitude, gender) on student performance, such as Grade Point Average (GPA) and course grades, have been systematically researched, with the emphasis being mainly on outcomes rather than the processes leading to them. The purpose of this paper is to shift the focus to students' perceived…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Learning Motivation, Personality Traits, Educational Environment
Examining the Relationships among Collaborative Learning, Autonomy Support, and Student Incivility in Undergraduate Classrooms
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Summers, Jessica J.; Bergin, David A.; Cole, James S. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
In response to the general perception among college faculty that student incivility is an increasing problem, we investigated ways in which collaborative learning and autonomy support are related to incivility. After collecting survey data from college faculty and their students, we conducted a path analysis to test the mediating effects of peer…
Descriptors: Socialization, Student Attitudes, Learning Motivation, Path Analysis