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Communities of Autonomous Language Learners: Participation Spaces in Social Media (Three Articles Dissertation)
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Wuri Prima Kusumastuti – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The field of autonomous language learning in second language acquisition has experienced significant growth since its introduction by Holec in the 1980s. Several studies have explored how to promote learning autonomy in various spaces, including online learning environments. However, research related to autonomous language learning in online…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Social Media, Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition
An Activity Example Concerning Learning of Elements and Periodic Table
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Kara, Filiz – Journal of Inquiry Based Activities, 2019
This study aims to introduce the "Activity of Elements" that was designed by the researcher and to investigate the effect of this activity on student performance about elements and periodic table. The research was carried out with 15 students in the 8th grade. The activity consists of two stages: project preparation and competition. In…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Science Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Attitudes
Reconsidering Jigsaw Social Psychology: Longitudinal Effects on Social Interdependence, Sociocognitive Conflict Regulation, Motivation, and Achievement
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Roseth, Cary J.; Lee, You-kyung; Saltarelli, William A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
Jigsaw is a peer learning procedure based on the assumption that making "children treat each other as resources" (Aronson & Patnoe, 2011, p. 8) stimulates cooperation among equals. Using a short-term, longitudinal experimental design in 14 sections of an undergraduate human anatomy laboratory, we contrasted this perspective with the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Peer Teaching, Social Psychology, Interpersonal Competence
The Role of Students' Approaches in Foreign Language Learning
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Habók, Anita; Magyar, Andrea – Cogent Education, 2020
The purpose of the study is to analyse how second language learning is supported by language learning strategies (LLS) and various learning approaches, namely, self-efficacy, instrumental motivation, effort and perseverance, and preferences for cooperative or competitive learning. The sample of the research was composed of students in Hungary in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies
Predicting High School Student Use of Learning Strategies: The Role of Preferred Learning Styles and Classroom Climate
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Cheema, Jehanzeb; Kitsantas, Anastasia – Educational Psychology, 2016
This study investigated the predictiveness of preferred learning styles (competitive and cooperative) and classroom climate (teacher support and disciplinary climate) on learning strategy use in mathematics. The student survey part of the Programme for International Student Assessment 2003 comprising of 4633 US observations was used in a weighted…
Descriptors: High School Students, Learning Strategies, Prediction, Preferences
Increasing Elementary and High School Student Motivation through the Use of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Rewards
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Haywood, Joey; Kuespert, Sarah; Madecky, Dani; Nor, Abbey – Online Submission, 2008
This action research project report examined strategies to motivate students from extrinsically rewarding behaviors to intrinsically motivating behaviors. The action research was conducted in two different schools by four different teacher researchers within the same district. Three teachers in an elementary building (Site A) and one teacher in a…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Check Lists, Intervention, Research Projects