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Gorges, Julia – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
Self-concepts of ability (SCA) and intrinsic task values (ITV) are key determinants of students' choice of study program and dropout. Both constructs are multidimensional (i.e., specific to curricular learning content) and hierarchically structured (i.e., aggregate into one or more higher-order factors). The present study investigated German…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Dropouts, Business Administration Education, Longitudinal Studies
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Böhm, Stephan; Constantine, Georges Philip – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2016
Purpose: This paper aims to focus on contextualized features for mobile language learning apps. The scope of this paper is to explore students' perceptions of contextualized mobile language learning. Design/Methodology/Approach: An extended Technology Acceptance Model was developed to analyze the effect of contextual app features on students'…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Student Attitudes, Computer Oriented Programs
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Stanley, Nile; Nguyen, Kate; Wilson, Hope; Stanley, Laurel; Rank, Astrid; Wang, Yonghui – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Numerous qualitative studies, mostly with English speaking Westerners, have shown the important role of storytelling and values in promoting resilience. However, this quantitative study helps fill the gaps in the research, by investigating the mediator effects of storytelling on values and resilience of American, German, Chinese, and Vietnamese…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Vietnamese People, Literacy Education, Individual Differences
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Cochran, Jeff L.; McCallum, R. Steve; Bell, Sherry Mee – Foreign Language Annals, 2010
The researchers investigated attributions for success, attitudes, and aptitudes for native language learning and foreign language learning success for 648 students enrolled in 100-level university foreign language courses (Spanish, French, and German). We examined relationships via correlational analyses and used structural equation modeling to…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Second Language Instruction, Language Aptitude, Student Attitudes