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Relationships among Constructs of L2 Chinese Reading and Language Background
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Hsu, Wei-Li – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Extensive research has been conducted on the relationships of Chinese-character recognition to reading development; strategic competence to reading comprehension; and home linguistic exposure to heritage language acquisition. However, studies of these relationships have been marked by widely divergent theoretical underpinnings, and their results…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Chinese
Associations between Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Self-Regulated Learning Strategies, and Students' Performance on Model-Eliciting Tasks: An Examination of Direct and Indirect Effects
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Sharma, Anu – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Mathematics education currently emphasizes engaging students in mathematical modeling to understand problems of everyday life and society (Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), 2010; English & Sriraman, 2010; Lesh & Zawojewski, 2007). The Common Core State Standards for mathematics also stress that high school students should…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematical Models, Self Efficacy, Learning Strategies
Below the Surface: The Relationship among Different Types of Motivation, Engagement, and Performance of Undergraduate Students in Taiwan
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Hsieh, Tzu-Ling – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship among learning motivation, engagement behaviors, and performance of undergraduate students. 178 junior students are surveyed from five colleges at a four-year research university in Taiwan. The scales of motivation, engagement, and perceived learning outcomes are adapted from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement
Students' Characteristics, Self-Regulated Learning, Technology Self-Efficacy, and Course Outcomes in Web-Based Courses
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Wang, Chih-hsuan – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among students' characteristics, self-regulated learning, technology self-efficacy, and course outcomes in online learning settings. Previous research provided conflicting evidence regarding the relationship among these variables. Further, there is no prior research that has examined these…
Descriptors: Evidence, Electronic Learning, Video Technology, Structural Equation Models
The Relationship between Epistemological Beliefs, Learning Strategies and Achievement in Higher Education
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Mc Beth, Maureen – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study provides important insights into the relationship between the epistemological beliefs of community college students, the selection of learning strategies, and academic achievement. This study employed a quantitative survey design. Data were collected by surveying students at a community college during the spring semester of 2010. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Community Colleges, Structural Equation Models
The Effects of Generative Learning Strategy Prompts and Metacognitive Feedback on Learners' Self-Regulation, Generation Process, and Achievement
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Lee, Hyeon Woo – ProQuest LLC, 2008
Instructional designers need to understand the internal processes of learning, identify learners' cognitive difficulties with those processes, and create strategies to help learners overcome those difficulties. Generative learning theory, one conception of human learning about cognitive functioning and process, emphasizes that meaningful learning…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Feedback (Response), Learning Theories, Control Groups