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Nieuwenhuis, Smiddy; Janssen, Tieme W. P.; van der Mee, Denise J.; Rahman, Farah A.; Meeter, Martijn; van Atteveldt, Nienke M. – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2023
Growth mindset, the belief that personal attributes such as intelligence are malleable, has previously been related to more effort investment. Here, we investigated how undergraduates' mindset (N = 114) relates to the choice to invest effort during an arithmetic task, indexed by whether they make low vs. high effort-related choices. Social…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Physiology, World Views, Individual Development
Liv Helene Jensen; Hjørdis Frisnes; Cathrine Atundi Sødal; Marthe Lyngås Eklund; Beate Lie Sverre – Educational Action Research, 2024
Student mentoring is increasingly visible in professional practice, and in recent years, universities have integrated peer mentoring across different programs. To provide student mentors with appropriate support and contribute to the future development and success of student mentoring, it is necessary to investigate not only the benefits afforded…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Student Experience, Mentors, Peer Relationship
Elise J. Cain; Mete Akcaoglu; Kristen Wright; Alexandria Dobson; Taylor Elkins – Journal for STEM Education Research, 2022
Despite its increasing importance in today's society, STEM learning opportunities in rural areas are limited. Factors such as limited learning resources and experiences may negatively impact students in rural areas in developing interest for STEM subjects, and eventually STEM careers. In this qualitative study, our purpose was to understand how…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, STEM Education, Science Interests, Majors (Students)
Brookfield, Katherine – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2022
Accumulating evidence suggests that a range of benefits might accrue from conducting teaching and learning outside in natural environments, and more broadly, from incorporating some kind of contact with nature into teaching and learning activities. Although this evidence does not stem from studies that have focused on geographical higher…
Descriptors: Environment, Teaching Methods, Geography Instruction, Higher Education
Denise Jackson; Claire Lambert; Ruth Sibson; Ruth Bridgstock; Matalena Tofa – Higher Education Research and Development, 2024
Employability development has become a central concern of higher education, with many students attending university to enhance their employability and career development. Universities offer a range of curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular employability-building activities, including work-integrated learning, mentoring and career…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Learning Activities, Mentors, Career Counseling
Ninuk Indrayani; Bambang Yudi Cahyono; Nur Mukminatien; Francisca Maria Ivone – rEFLections, 2024
Self-Directed Informal Digital Learning of English (SD-IDLE) plays a crucial role in informal language learning. This study aims to examine the SD-IDLE nature of English learning among Indonesian university students and its impact on language learning and personal development. The research used a sequential explanatory mixed methods design,…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Informal Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Simmons, Marcus – Industry and Higher Education, 2021
This account of practice describes an experiential learning approach used for enterprise and entrepreneurship education in a UK higher education setting. Module design and delivery insights are drawn from the methods employed by an entrepreneur turned educator to facilitate learning via pop-up shop/event activities financed by a £50 seed fund.…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Learning Experience, Teaching Methods, Business Administration Education
Nicholson, Julie; Shimpi, Priya Mariana – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Two case studies describe how two women, enrolled in an undergraduate course on play, were guided to examine play across their lifespan, critique the barriers that led to a decline in their play from childhood to young adulthood, and engage in cycles of documentation, dialogue, and analysis of their adult play experiences in order to discover…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Play, Case Studies, Undergraduate Students
Beaven, Ana; Golubeva, Irina – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2016
Higher education (HE) student mobility offers the opportunity to acquire, among other things, intercultural experience. Nevertheless, it is crucial to prepare students and give them the tools to reflect on their experiences before, during and after study abroad. In this pedagogical paper, we present and discuss "Perceptions of self and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Intercultural Communication, Study Abroad, Cultural Awareness
Ugur, Hasan; Constantinescu, Petru-Madalin; Stevens, Michael J. – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Problem Statement: In this article, we summarize a group-based, self-development curriculum based on humanistic principles, framed by contemporary self-determination theory (SDT), and designed in accordance with Bloom's Taxonomy. The processes of awareness and integration are common to SDT and Bloom's Taxonomy, and to our knowledge, have not been…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Training, Cognitive Development
Eisele, Lisa; Grohnert, Therese; Beausaert, Simon; Segers, Mien – European Journal of Training and Development, 2013
Purpose: This article aims to understand conditions under which personal development plans (PDPs) can effectively be implemented for professional learning. Both the organization's manner of supporting the PDP practice as well as the individual employee's motivation is taken into account. Design/ methodology/approach: A questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employees, Motivation, Employee Attitudes
National Academies Press, 2018
There are many reasons to be curious about the way people learn, and the past several decades have seen an explosion of research that has important implications for individual learning, schooling, workforce training, and policy. In 2000, "How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition" was published and its…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Educational Environment, Brain, Cultural Influences
Eaton, Martin D. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2015
Since 2004-05 first year students at the School of Environmental Sciences, Ulster University have engaged with senior student tutors (SSTs) in workshop activities aimed at preparations for their written examinations. Using a pedagogical action research methodology we evaluated the role of SSTs in bridging the experiential learning gap between…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, College Freshmen, Environmental Education, College Seniors
Masiello, Lea; Skipper, Tracy L. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2013
Surveys of employers continually highlight the need for better communication skills among recent college graduates. Yet, writing instruction in higher education serves far more than a transactional purpose. Writing facilitates learning, helps students gain skills in analysis and synthesis, and supports a range of other personal and intellectual…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Communication Skills, Writing Instruction, College Seniors
Oldland, Elizabeth – Higher Education Research and Development, 2011
This paper is a case study exploring the author's use of reflective practice to facilitate the transition in role from a clinical manager with teaching responsibilities in a critical care unit to university lecturer. The similarities and differences in the roles with respect to learner characteristics, teaching contexts and effective teaching…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Feedback (Response), Teacher Effectiveness, Autobiographies
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