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Ronoh, T. K.; Makori, G.; Ayub, M. – Online Submission, 2016
Mau Forest, the home of the majority of the Ogiek people is located in the Rift Valley Province and straddles Kericho, Nakuru, Narok and Bomet districts. Traditionally, the Ogiek as hunter-gatherers have distinctive histories of interaction with the natural environment. Over the years, the Ogiek have inhabited in the Mau Forest with little impact…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Indigenous Knowledge, Conservation (Environment)
Sinhaneti, Kantatip; Kyaw, Ei Kalayar – Online Submission, 2012
This study was conducted to investigate the role of RL (rote learning) in VLSs (vocabulary learning strategies) of Burmese EFL (English as a foreign language) students. The research addresses the need of the concrete understanding of the role of RL strategy in vocabulary learning as well as Burmese EFL learners' perspectives on RL strategy among…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Measures (Individuals), Learning Strategies, English (Second Language)
Lindsay, Marilyn – Online Submission, 2013
When students are able to cope with, manage and maneuver the social and emotional landscapes of their lives, their ability to learn on all levels improves. Teaching Social / Emotional Learning (SEL), as a component of secondary education, not only increases academic performance, but prepares students to meet the challenges of lifelong learning in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Emotional Development, Learning Strategies
Rush, Emily – Online Submission, 2012
The purpose of this study is to describe the impact of implementing different strategies on fifth grade academically gifted students in order to motivate them to perform to their full potential. My research project is based on the motivation of gifted students in the general education classroom. I will study eight academically gifted fifth…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Student Motivation, Grade 5, Elementary School Students
Rajbhandari, Mani Man Singh; Basaran, Kenan; Hujala, Eeva; Kinos, Jarmo – Online Submission, 2011
THEOR"ACTIVE" learning is a multi dimensional attachment of theories and practices. The study explores to identify the implementation of theories into practices and how it is being perceived by the students. The research on THEOR"ACTIVE" was conducted with the master degree student coming from different countries at the…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Student Attitudes, Interviews, Focus Groups
Laskey, Marcia L.; Hetzel, Carole J. – Online Submission, 2010
Numerous studies have investigated the effect of metacognition and self-regulated learning on college students' achievement and retention. This study extended the research by examining the relationship between metacognition and "at-risk" student achievement and retention. Data were collected through personal interviews and the use of "The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Metacognition, Statistical Analysis, Learning Strategies
Holmgren, Robert; Johansson, Sigurd – Online Submission, 2012
This paper describes a development project aimed at reducing the large number of dropouts in online degree project courses. The idea was that the introduction of group tutorials in virtual seminars, combined with extensive support materials, would reduce dropout rates. Among the students who participated, the dropout rate was reduced by 50%…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Seminars, Dropout Rate, Online Courses
Ochonogor, Chukunoye Enunuwe – Online Submission, 2011
There is a huge challenge of high failure rate in physical science across the world and South Africa, in particular at the high school level in recent times. This is in spite of the fact that both the educators and learners go to schools almost on daily basis perhaps doing the same thing in the same way and manner and achieving the same level or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Control Groups, Intervention, Learning Strategies
Hayes, Orla C. – Online Submission, 2009
Mnemonic strategies that use imagery and visual cues to facilitate memory recall are commonly used in the classroom. A familiar tune, song or jingle, used as a mnemonic device is another popular memory aid. Studies of the brain and memory reveal that exposure to music not only alters but increases brain function in students. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Mnemonics, Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology), Elementary School Students
Mori, Sachiho – Online Submission, 2008
Although the L2 acquisition studies of Japanese particles "WA" and "GA" were investigated by many researchers (Sakamoto, 2000), they completely ignored learners' individual differences. Indeed, learners' individualities are important factors for the L2 learning (Lightbrown & Spada, 1999). Thus, this research explored whether learners' individual…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Multiple Intelligences, Scores, Individual Differences
Ogan-Bekiroglu, Feral; Sengul-Turgut, Gulsen – Online Submission, 2008
The examination of the development of students' epistemological beliefs is important. There is little empirical evidence for precisely how epistemological beliefs are altered. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of constructivist teaching on students' epistemological beliefs in physics. One-group pretest-posttest…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Physics, Epistemology, Teaching Methods
Karamustafaoglu, Orhan – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine physics teachers' opinions about student-centered activities applicable in physics teaching and learning in context. A case study approach was used in this research. First, semi-structured interviews were carried out with 6 physics teachers. Then, a questionnaire was developed based on the data obtained…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Physics, Active Learning, Foreign Countries
Sung, Dia; You, Yeongmahn; Song, Ji Hoon – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this research is to explore the possibility of viable learning organizations based on identifying viable organizational learning mechanisms. Two theoretical foundations, complex system theory and viable system theory, have been integrated to provide the rationale for building the sustainable organizational learning mechanism. The…
Descriptors: Organizational Development, Systems Approach, Adjustment (to Environment), Human Resources
Wong, R. – Online Submission, 2007
This paper reports a study of motivation and strategies toward learning English used by pre-service teachers of Chinese. The aims of the study were to investigate whether pre-service teachers of Chinese are unmotivated to learn English if they are not going to use English substantially in the future and to examine the learning strategies the…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Measures (Individuals), Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Fritz, Megan Lynne – Online Submission, 2005
This ethnographic study investigated how first grade students used handheld computers to learn in collaboration with others throughout the learning process. This research focused specifically on how the use of handheld computers impacts students' learning outcomes and relates to technology standards. A qualitative methodology was used to capture…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Ethnography, Cooperative Learning, Computers