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Henn, Betsy K. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This phenomenological study explored fourth-grade students' perspectives on the barriers and successes they experienced in flexible blended learning. Focus group interviews were conducted to gain insight into the students' motivation, perceived barriers, possible changes, and their own skills and characteristics for success. Thematic analysis was…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Blended Learning
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Bin Shen; Barry Bai; Jing Wang; Huan Song – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2024
Against the backdrop of declining motivation and growing social and emotional challenges in English learning experienced by Hong Kong primary school students, the study aimed to profile an interactive pattern between relevant motivational beliefs (i.e., self-efficacy, interest, and growth mindset), social and emotional learning (SEL) skills and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Emotional Learning, Correlation, Learning Motivation
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Pladevall-Ballester, Elisabet – Language Teaching Research, 2019
Content and language integrated learning (CLIL) is often introduced in school settings in an attempt to increase exposure to the foreign language (FL) and promote motivation and positive language attitudes. The present study examines how language learning motivation develops over the course of two academic years in two types of instruction setting…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Positive Attitudes, Student Attitudes
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Jones, Suzanne H.; Putney, LeAnn G. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2019
In prior studies, we examined Collective Classroom Efficacy (CCE) through the role of teacher and through the voices of students in a diverse classroom developing CCE. One participant exhibited an element of hope that added to her learning experience. Through Lara's telling case, we illustrate how she accomplished her goals through interactions…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Teacher Role, Student Attitudes, Learning Experience
Donnelly, Lara Catherine – ProQuest LLC, 2020
In a phenomenological case study, the author sought to gain an awareness of the lived experiences of 4th and 5th grade ESL students, their parents, and their teachers who participated in the MindUp mindfulness curriculum. The author was interested in the relationship between the mindfulness curriculum and SEL based on the perspective of all three…
Descriptors: Metacognition, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Lin, Pei-Yi; Schunn, Christian D. – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
Learners encounter science in a wide variety of contexts beyond the science classroom which collectively could be quite influential on student attitudes and abilities. But relatively little is known about the relative influence of different forms of informal science experiences, especially for the kinds of experiences that students typically…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Science Education, Student Attitudes, Informal Education