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Çingöz, Yunus Emre; Altug, Tolga – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2023
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of university sports environment perception on academic motivation. A total of 206 students studying at various faculties of Bayburt University participated in the research. In the study, the "Personal Information Form" created by the researchers to determine the demographic information of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Athletics, College Environment, Student Motivation
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Koc, Mustafa; Yucel, Hasine Hilal – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
YouTube is a Web 2.0 technology-based social media platform that enables users to produce and share their own videos as well as watch and interpret other users' video materials. The purpose of this study is to determine how university students perceive educational video clips shared on YouTube and whether their perceptions differ across some…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Video Technology, Age Differences, Gender Differences
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Cabbar, Burcu Güngör; Senel, Hakan – Journal of Educational Issues, 2020
Even if the topics are abstract in biology education, they are very suitable for association to daily life. The context-based learning approach is one of the approaches that is student-centered and provides a connection between daily life and scientific knowledge. Research has determined that the context-based learning approach increases the…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Biology, Science Instruction, Age Differences
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Akdogan, Ali – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2021
The purpose of this study was to determine high school students for distance learning. Mainly due to the study a multidimensional instrument for high students' readiness for distance learning (HRD) developed and validated. The study adopted qualitative research method based on quantitative data. The participants of the study comprised 191 high…
Descriptors: High School Students, Adolescents, Age Differences, Gender Differences
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Arslan, Gülçin; Kafes, Huseyin – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2021
This study investigates the relationship between Turkish EFL learners' beliefs about language learning and learner features, such as gender, age, and language proficiency level. The study was conducted at Anadolu University, School of Foreign Languages, with the participation of 242 Turkish prep school EFL students with different levels of English…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Preparation
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Gökyer, Necmi; Bakcak, Serkan; Cihangiroglu, Nevber; Koçak, Osman; Yilmaz, Gülden – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
The purpose of this research is to determine the lifelong learning tendencies of the teacher candidates who are studying in the pedagogical formation program and to compare them according to various variables. In the research, the following questions have been answered: 1. What is the level of life-long learning tendencies of prospective teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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Marcaletti, Francesco; Iñiguez Berrozpe, Tatiana; Koutra, Kleio – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2018
Education is the main vehicle for empowering adults, and can contribute to community wellbeing. However, regarding mature adults (MAs) (over 45 years old), age has been identified in various studies as a significant barrier to accessing educational activities. This paper focuses on MAs' motivations to learn through an exploratory survey undertaken…
Descriptors: Barriers, Older Adults, Adults, Foreign Countries
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Aksoy, Hamit; Erbay, Hasan; Kör, Hakan; Engin, Melih – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
The concept of "lifelong learning (LLL)" has emerged because of the necessity of renewing earlier and immemorial information in time. LLL is involved in a various kind of international foundations' works. European Union is perceived as more efficient in comparison with international companies in terms of lifelong learning practices.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Lifelong Learning, Learning Motivation
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Yürük, Nurcihan – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
Pronunciation is one of the main problems in language teaching and learning and it gets little attention. Most of students underestimate the importance of pronunciation considering that pronunciation is less important than other aspects of language. Many researchers investigated the weakness of pronunciation among students in all stages. However,…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Pronunciation Instruction, Computer Software, Pretests Posttests
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Saçkes, Mesut; Isitan, Sonnur; Avci, Kerem; Justice, Laura M. – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which parental beliefs about children's literacy motivation is associated with their literacy practices at home. A sample of 315 parents of preschool-aged children participated in the study, and completed a newly developed questionnaire pursuant to the aims of this work. Thus, the construct of…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Learning Motivation, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Aspiration
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Bursali, Nihan; Öz, Hüseyin – International Journal of Higher Education, 2017
Over the past decades there has been a dramatic increase in academic research on motivation to learn a second or foreign language (L2). The present study tried to investigate the relationship between the ideal L2 self as a motivational variable and willingness to communicate in English (L2 WTC) inside the classroom. Participants were 56 university…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Self Concept, Communication (Thought Transfer), Second Language Instruction
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Keklik, Ibrahim; Erdem-Keklik, Devrim – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2012
Today's societies strive toward not leaving any children behind in their educational systems. Efficacy of educational inputs and processes is of paramount importance in today's education. Research studies can provide essential input in efforts toward attaining such efficacy. Thus, the purpose of this study was to test if high school students'…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Learning Strategies, Student Motivation, Data Analysis