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Quirion Hutton, Ann Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This qualitative case study explored the experiences of college-age learners using visual notetaking to aid learning. The following research questions guided this descriptive case study: How do college-age learners perceive visual notetaking as a means of retaining and understanding information? How do college-age learners believe that visual…
Descriptors: Visual Learning, Notetaking, College Students, Qualitative Research
Price, Jenifer Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Recent studies indicate a positive correlation between academic performance and metacognitive self-regulation (MSR) and effort regulation (ER). This relationship was explored across performance (e.g., higher and lower) and satisfaction (e.g., satisfied and dissatisfied) levels to help identify which self-regulated learning (SRL) skills were most…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Correlation, High School Graduates, Learning Strategies
Wigner, Aubrey – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The 21st century will be the site of numerous changes in education systems in response to a rapidly evolving technological environment where existing skill sets and career structures may cease to exist or, at the very least, change dramatically. Likewise, the nature of work will also change to become more automated and more technologically…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential, Skill Development
Dapko, Richard Jason – ProQuest LLC, 2016
In the broad field of education, studies have been done to understand the ways in which adult learning, development, and transformation are fostered in travel contexts. Such studies mainly used the experiential learning and transformational learning theoretical frameworks to look at participants' lived learning experiences from travel. However,…
Descriptors: Travel, Phenomenology, Qualitative Research, Interviews
Segui, Nomara I. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Vocational high school students are not passing state tests and are not meeting adequate yearly progress (AYP) requirements in Puerto Rico. Limited qualitative research has been conducted to examine the experiences of vocational high school students regarding mandated standardized tests. Using a qualitative case study, the experiences of Puerto…
Descriptors: Vocational High Schools, High School Students, Student Experience, Standardized Tests
Erickson, Heidi Christine – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Researchers have shown that movement increases brain function, improves mental health, supports cognitive development for students, and reduces sedentary time, all which can influence overall health. Research concerning learning with intentional movement is limited. In the United States, Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are being mandated, and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Learning Strategies, Phenomenology
Miller, David James – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) face unique social skills challenges as they transition into independent living environments and seek fulfilling relationships within their communities. Research has focused on social education and interventions for children with autism, while transitioning young adults with ASD have received…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Adults, Interpersonal Competence
Bahadorani, Homeira – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Language instructors play a decisive role in adult language learners' learning and retention of vocabulary through planning, selection, and teaching of vocabulary and strategies. However, some professional language schools lack extensive teacher-training programs that prepare instructors with the skills required to select and teach vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Guidelines
Dunagan, Cori – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this qualitative dissertation is to explore the lived experience of online students. This study provided real-world accounts of students who graduated from graduate programs offered at both online non-profit and for-profit institutions. The grand research question is "What are the lived experiences of successful graduate…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Learning Experience, Electronic Learning, Graduate Students
Chasmar, Justine – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation presents multiple studies with the purpose of understanding the connections between undergraduate engineering students' motivations, specifically students' Future Time Perspectives (FTPs) and Self-Regulated Learning (SRL). FTP refers to the views students hold about the future and how their perceptions of current tasks are…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Student Motivation, Time Perspective
Boyer, MaryAngel – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Training programs that combine learning English with career and vocational skills are highly desired to prepare many displaced workers that are English speakers of other languages (ESOL). Globalization has caused jobs to be exported and brought to this country, people with needed skills that do not have full command of the English language. The…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, English Language Learners, Vocational Education, Employment Potential
Arnold, Bradley A. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to develop descriptions of how teenage students remain engaged in learning while using mobile technology. Developments in technology have expanded learning contexts and provided learners with improved capacities to connect with others to exchange, gain, and construct knowledge. Developments in…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Telecommunications, Learning Activities, Qualitative Research
Westbrooks, Dennis A., II – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This qualitative study explored faculty members' and senior level administrators' views of intelligence studies, communities of practice, and learning approaches. A focus group interview, individual interviews, and a review of documents were the sources of data for the study. Themes emerging from the investigation were strategies to connect…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Higher Education, Communities of Practice, Educational Strategies
Hsu, Chia-Pao – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The current study examined how components of reflective practice interplay with children's music-making and sharing processes. This study employed a qualitative approach with 11 children who played classroom instruments and researcher-designed computer programs ("Build MyTune I" and "Build MyTune II") while attending music…
Descriptors: Children, Music Education, Music Activities, Reflection
Moorman, Margaret M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Nurse educators are called upon to provide creative, innovative experiences for students in order to prepare nurses to work in complex healthcare settings. As part of this preparation, teaching observational and communication skills is critical for nurses and can directly affect patient outcomes. Visual thinking strategies (VTS) are a teaching…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Nursing Education, Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies
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