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Saunders-Wyndham, James; Smith, Eleanor; Past, Travis H. – JALT CALL Journal, 2021
This study aims to measure student cognitive and metacognitive perceptions regarding computer use in university. This study addresses three key questions: (1) how does the model fit the key construct of metacognitive and self-efficacy beliefs; (2) to what degree do independent variables predict dependent factor outcomes; and (3) how can…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Metacognition, Self Efficacy, College Students
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Greg Stein; Yvonne Wei – Higher Education Studies, 2024
This study investigates undergraduate student satisfaction at a small private university in Japan, focusing on factors like social environment, instructors, facilities, support, academic grit, and student engagement. Given Japan's demographic challenges and the heightened competition in higher education, understanding these factors is crucial for…
Descriptors: Student Satisfaction, Small Colleges, Private Colleges, Foreign Countries
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Nakamura, Takashi – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2019
This research examines the relation between interpersonal communication and news viewing of international students in Japan. In the 2010s, the new media, such as smartphones, have become widely diffused, and media environment has greatly developed around the world. Communications of international students should have been influenced by the…
Descriptors: News Media, Interpersonal Communication, Foreign Students, Foreign Countries
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Akitsu, Yutaka; Ishihara, Keiichi N. – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2018
Energy literacy is a minimum required capacity for developing a sustainable society that participates in and discusses on energy and environmental (EE) issues. Understanding the energy literacy structure is of significant importance for providing effective energy education to promote people's awareness of EE issues. In this article, an energy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Energy, Sustainability
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Sawaki, Yasuyo – ETS Research Report Series, 2017
The purpose of the present study is to examine whether performance on the "TOEFL iBT"® Reading practice test is affected by 3 different levels of feedback provided to learners upon completion of reading exercises: (a) correctness of learner response (the knowledge of correct results [KCR] feedback), (b) KCR feedback and rationales for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Feedback (Response)
Ghazarian, Peter Gregory; Keller, Daniel Ryan – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2016
In a time of growing competition for tertiary education, international students represent an important resource. However, more work is required to detail the factors that influence destination choice in study abroad. Drawing from a representative sample (n = 620) of the adult population over 19 in the Republic of Korea, the present study examined…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Foreign Students, Higher Education, Age Differences
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Saito, Akihiro; Smith, Michael E. – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2017
Higher education is attracting more participation from an increasingly diverse student body. This diversity invites concerns on effective instructional delivery as the extent of students' engagement in learning now varies widely. Anecdotes on students' "undesirable" dispositions in course participation are not uncommon in higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Participation, Learner Engagement, Questionnaires
Daizen, Tsukasa – Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, 2015
The globalization of economic activities progresses worldwide. The internationalization of higher education institutions is required to adapt itself to the situation. Particularly, the top universities of each country are expected to produce very significant research achievements and to recruit and educate excellent students from all over the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conference Papers, Global Approach, College Faculty