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Direct linkTong, Fuhui; Guo, Haitao; Wang, Zhuoying; Min, Yue; Guo, Wenhong; Yoon, Myeongsun – Educational Studies, 2020
This study investigated the psychometric properties of an adapted Chinese version of Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Data were collected from 611 college students from two Chinese universities on the scales of Motivation and Learning Strategies. Results…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Psychometrics
Saleh, Salmiza – Educational Studies, 2012
Teachers of science-based education in Malaysian secondary schools, especially those in the field of physics, often find their students facing huge difficulties in dealing with conceptual ideas in physics, resulting thus in a lack of interest towards the subject. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the Brain-Based Teaching…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries
Chung, I-Fang; Huang, Yi-Cheng – Educational Studies, 2010
In response to the growing needs of proficient English speakers, the Taiwan Ministry of Education officially included English in standard elementary school curriculum since 2001. English courses at elementary level were extended from the fifth grade to the third grade since the fall of 2005. It is significant to examine whether the educational…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Learning Motivation, Interviews
Johnson, Nadine; Winterbottom, Mark – Educational Studies, 2011
This study examines how the use of self- and peer-assessment within a girls-only biology class can support students' motivation. The study took place over 22 weeks in a rural comprehensive school, and the participants were girls between 15 and 16 years of age. Data included questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, notes from lesson observations…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Females, Learning Strategies, Program Effectiveness
Shanghai Pupils' Motivation towards Learning English and the Perceived Influence of Important Others
Kyriacou, Chris; Zhu, Die – Educational Studies, 2008
This paper explores the perceptions of senior high school pupils in Shanghai regarding their motivation towards learning English and their perceived influence on this of important others (parents, teachers and peers). The study is based on 610 questionnaire responses and 64 interviews. The findings indicate that their English learning motivation…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, High School Students
Peer reviewedKyriacou, Chris; Kobori, Machiko – Educational Studies, 1998
Explores the views of 226 students regarding their motivation to learn English and the views of 95 student teachers regarding their motivation to become teachers of English in Slovenia. Finds that students focus on instrumental reasons (future benefits) for learning English, while student teachers recognize the importance of English for their…
Descriptors: Decision Making, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
