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Download full textHuang, Hung-Tzu – Taiwan Journal of TESOL, 2017
The present study investigated how self-related English learning motivation among Taiwanese adolescent learners differs between students who only receive English instruction in formal schooling and those who have additional private tutoring. A total of 1,698 teenage English learners in public secondary schools across Taiwan completed a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Tutoring
Direct linkHoffman, Adam J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
It has been documented that American Indians and girls consistently underperform in STEM achievement compared to their European American and male counterparts, starting as early as adolescence. The goal of the current study was to develop a brief intervention aimed at mitigating the STEM achievement gap by shaping ethnic and gender identities to…
Descriptors: STEM Education, American Indian Students, Science Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
Stewart, Martyn; Stott, Tim; Nuttall, Anne-Marie – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
Study goals and effective management of study time are both linked to academic success for undergraduates. Mastery goals in particular are associated with study enjoyment and positive educational outcomes such as conceptual change. Conversely, poor self-regulation, in the form of procrastination, is linked to a range of negative study behaviours.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Study Habits, Time Management, Independent Study
Lane, Forrest C.; Martin, Georgianna L.; Thompson, Ken – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2015
Transfer students make up a significant portion of the student body in higher education today; yet, representation of their college experiences and outcomes in the literature seems sparse. This study explored transfer students to determine whether their level of engagement and belonging in college was related to their academic motivation. We…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Student Motivation, Sense of Community, Achievement Need
Dryer, Rachel; Henning, Marcus A.; Tyson, Graham A.; Shaw, Rosemary – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2016
This study examined whether: (1) the non-academic constructs of psychological well-being, motivation to learn and quality of life (QOL) explained the variance in the academic achievement of students with disability; and (2) students with a mental health disability (MHD) differed from students with other disability on academic achievement and on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Disabilities, Academic Achievement
Just, Glen A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Although there is a trend towards increased use of online instruction for undergraduate instruction, online delivery lacks the student-teacher interactivity and the easy exchange of visuals that is available during face-to-face environments. Interactivity and visualization are valuable for mathematics instruction as a way of reducing cognitive…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Mathematics Instruction, Quasiexperimental Design, Mathematics Education
Goosen, Rebecca A. – ProQuest LLC, 2008
The purpose of this study was to identify cognitive and non-cognitive variables that will predict a student's ability to achieve success in the lowest level developmental mathematics course at San Jacinto College. The study examined the ability of cognitive variables (standardized entrance examinations, high school grade point average, and type of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Academic Achievement, Standardized Tests, College Entrance Examinations
