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Huang, Xingfeng; Huang, Rongjin – International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, 2023
Purpose: This study aimed to explore how an adapted theoretical framework by networking two theories could help document teachers' collective learning through lesson study. Design/methodology/approach: Interconnected Model of Teacher Professional Growth (IMPG) and Documentational Approach to Didactics (DAD) has been used individually to document…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Faculty Development, Learning Theories, Lesson Plans
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Takahashi, Chika; Im, Seongah – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
This study empirically compares two often-utilized motivation theories in L2 studies: self-determination theory and the L2 motivational self system. It also examines the relationships among their motivational constructs, learners' intended L2 learning effort, and L2 proficiency. While a number of studies have utilized these models in order to…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, Language Proficiency
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Safsouf, Yassine; Mansouri, Khalifa; Poirier, Franck – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2020
Aim/Purpose: This study focuses on the learners' success toward learning management systems in higher education in Morocco and also proposes a theoretical model to better understand the determinants of learners' satisfaction, self-regulation and continuance intention to use these systems. For this purpose, variables which may have a positive or…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Metacognition, Student Attitudes, College Students
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Kotoka, Love; Kriek, Jeanne – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2022
Learners underperform in stoichiometry as they lack conceptual reasoning of the underlying concepts and the ability to solve stoichiometric problems. Therefore, it was necessary to determine if there is a statistical correlation between problem-solving skills and conceptual reasoning in stoichiometry and if so, whether one can significantly…
Descriptors: Prediction, Correlation, Science Instruction, Chemistry
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Blundell, Christopher; Lee, Kar-Tin; Nykvist, Shaun – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2019
Deeply integrating digital technologies in pedagogy and learning is associated with changes in classroom roles, relationships and actions that can challenge established teacher routines. This paper presents the findings of an eight-month case study of teachers transforming pedagogy to enact their design for personalised digital learning.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Teaching Methods, Information Technology, Correlation
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Tian, Lin; Wu, Yan – Teaching in Higher Education, 2019
Under the framework of self-determination theory, choice is a supporting factor for autonomy in the classroom. The provision of choice in the classroom is a distinct feature of higher education, through which students experience a shift from mandatory tasks to those are more learner-controlled. This study explores Chinese master's students'…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Student Motivation, Self Determination, Learning Theories
Castro, Mary Nerissa T. – Online Submission, 2019
Reading is the prime foundation of one's academic and social status. However, this vital skill is what most students lack attention and interest. As a result, it deteriorates their critical thinking skills. To address the problem, Harvey Daniel introduced his literature circle strategy. It showcases different features that likely aid student's…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Reading Comprehension, College Students
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Grant, Erin; Dahl, Patricia; Bayens, Gerald – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2016
The purpose of this study is to better understand the relationship between criminal justice internships and knowledge domains. Kolb's four experiential learnings stages of experience, reflection, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation are assessed using the Experiential Learning Variables and Indicators Scale (ELVIS) to provide a…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Criminal Law, Social Justice, Internship Programs
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Gilstrap, Donald L. – College & Research Libraries, 2013
This article provides an overview of adult learning theory in relation to teaching philosophies among librarians belonging to ACRL, using Hadley's Educational Orientation Questionnaire. Although not significant as a predictor, there was a nonlinear and negative correlation between librarians' familiarity with the ACRL Standards and their adult…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Learning Theories, Standards, Curriculum Development
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Berger, Roland; Hänze, Martin – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
We assessed the impact of expert students' instructional quality on the academic performance of novice students in 12th-grade physics classes organized in an expert model of cooperative learning ("jigsaw classroom"). The instructional quality of 129 expert students was measured by a newly developed rating system. As expected, when…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Science Instruction, Educational Quality
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Kirchhoff, Cheryl – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2013
Among foreign language educators interest in extensive reading is growing along with questions about learner motivation to read. Maintaining learner motivation over long periods of time is influenced by many variables suggesting that multiple means of stimulating motivation is needed. The psychological theory of flow has been suggested to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reading Processes, Reading Motivation
Cogan, Leland S.; Oka, Evelyn R. – 1992
The developmental pattern in the relationships among mothers' beliefs about structure, autonomy, control, and intelligence was studied, addressing: (1) how mothers' scaffolding beliefs and conceptions of intelligence are related; (2) the relationship of these maternal beliefs to children's age and achievement; and (3) the relationship between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Beliefs, Child Development