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Sayed M. Ismail; Chuanli Wang; Radman Jamalyar – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2023
Task-based instruction (TBI) is a pedagogical approach that centers on engaging learners in meaningful and communicative tasks to promote language acquisition, active participation, and practical language use. The primary objective of this investigation was to assess the influence of TBI on reading comprehension, motivation for L2 reading,…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Second Language Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Anxiety
Ban, Sun Young – ProQuest LLC, 2019
In the US, an estimated 25% of four-year college students and up to 80% of community college students suffer from a moderate to high degree of mathematics anxiety (MA) (Chang & Beilock, 2016). Many scholars have noted that mathematics anxiety can be regarded as a significant factor in determining a student's achievement and mathematics related…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cognitive Style, Mathematics Anxiety, Mathematics Instruction
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Peeling, Peter; Dawson, Brian – Advances in Physiology Education, 2007
This investigation aimed to assess the effect of a caffeine supplement on perceived mood state, concentration, and arousal during a 75-min university lecture. Methods. This randomized, blind, cross-over design investigation ran over a course of 2 consecutive weeks. During "week" 1, 10 third-year Human Movement and Exercise Science…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Psychological Patterns, Stimulants, Attitude Measures
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Cybinski, Patti; Selvanathan, Saroja – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2005
This project investigates the relationship between student performance, past mathematics experience, and perceptions of statistics education for two groups of university students studying statistics in different learning environments. One group received the traditional form of teaching with lectures, whereas the other group studied in a more…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Education, Statistics, College Students