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Download full textAksoy, Afra Nur; Aksu, Meral – Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 2020
The purpose of this study was to make the teachers in a particular private night high school participate in a School Based Professional Development program for their needs in educational technologies and adult learning theory so that the effectiveness of teachers in Private Night High Schools could improve. This was a case study including…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Andragogy, High Schools, Private Schools
Direct linkGuterman, Oz – Education and Urban Society, 2021
Achievement goal theory is one of the major theories of the relationship between learners' perception of learning processes and their academic achievements. The present research was focused on the relationship between learners' goals and the academic achievements of Hebrew-speaking students, who belong to the majority group, and Arabic-speaking…
Descriptors: Student Educational Objectives, Goal Orientation, Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students
Wang, Victor C. X.; Mott, Vivian W. – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2010
This study investigated the general instructional modes of adult educators in Southeast China and Northeast China. The study utilized Conti's (1983, 2004) Principles of Adult Learning Scale (PALS) to measure instructional modes of adult educators. Data were collected from 112 randomly selected participants engaged in teaching Chinese adult…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Higher Education, Geographic Regions
Development of an Instrument to Measure Teaching Style in Japan: The Teaching Style Assessment Scale
Yoshida, Fumiko; Conti, Gary J.; Yamauchi, Toyoaki; Iwasaki, Takaaki – Journal of Adult Education, 2014
Teaching style has been a popular concept for many years. Teaching style refers to the distinct qualities displayed by a teacher that are persistent from situation to situation regardless of the content. The Principles of Adult Learning Scale (PALS) has been used extensively in the West for measuring teaching style in relationship to the adult…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Styles, Test Construction, Adult Learning
Peer reviewedConti, Gary J. – Adult Education Quarterly, 1985
A study of relationship between teaching style (measured by Principles of Adult Learning Scale) and student achievement based on teacher assessment involved teachers and students in an adult basic education (ABE) program. Though teaching style and achievement are linked, approach in ABE and English as a second language settings differs from more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Conti, Gary J. – New Directions for Continuing Education, 1989
The Principles of Adult Learning Scale can help adult educators assess their teaching styles. Whether one's style is learner centered or teacher centered, the approach should be applied in a consistent manner that is flexible. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Continuing Education, Measures (Individuals)
Peer reviewedRachal, John R.; And Others – Educational Research Quarterly, 1994
To explore philosophical predilections, the Principles of Adult Learning Scale (PALS), Educational Orientation Questionnaire, and Philosophy of Adult Education Inventory were administered to 111 adult education graduate students. The overall population was progressive on the PALS and scored close to reported means on the other tests. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Graduate Students, Higher Education
