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Freeborn, Lani; Andringa, Sible; Lunansky, Gabriela; Rispens, Judith – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
Network analysis is a method used to explore the structural relationships between people or organizations, and more recently between psychological constructs. Network analysis is a novel technique that can be used to model psychological constructs that influence language learning as complex systems, with longitudinal data, or cross-sectional data.…
Descriptors: Network Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Individual Differences
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Nguyen, Bao Ngoc – Online Submission, 2021
Social interaction between students is a crucial but under-researched part of the education realm. Understanding how connections form in university classes and their effects on learning outcomes may provide extraordinary knowledge for researchers, educators, and policy-makers. This paper collected data from the questionnaire survey and then…
Descriptors: Construction Management, Construction Industry, Social Networks, Academic Achievement
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Sundstrom, Meagan; Schang, Andy; Heim, Ashley B.; Holmes, N. G. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022
Engaging in interactions with peers is important for student learning. Many studies have quantified patterns of student interactions in in-person physics courses using social network analysis, finding different network structures between instructional contexts (lecture and laboratory) and styles (active and traditional). Such studies also find…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Physics, Science Instruction, Social Networks
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Mittal, Surabhi; Padmaja, Subash Surendran; Ajay, Anurag – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2018
Purpose: The key informants in a village setup were studied to understand the existing social and knowledge systems of farmers, their structure, and relationships between different actors. The purpose is to identify different channels of information and use them as a means to disseminate agricultural technologies and related information to…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Agricultural Occupations, Knowledge Level, Foreign Countries
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Lin, Warangkana; Lee, Moosung – Journal of Educational Administration, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore a concept that has been less examined in empirical research on school organization, namely Network Learning Capacity (NLC). It is proposed that teachers' professional networks enhance teachers' individual NLC. This process leads to a formation of professional community (PC) and therefore affects the…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Communities of Practice, Social Networks, Workplace Learning
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Satar, H. Muge; Akcan, Sumru – Language Learning & Technology, 2018
Participation in online communities is an increasing need for future language teachers and their professional development. Through such participation, they can experience and develop an awareness of the behaviors required to facilitate their future learners' participation in online learning. This article investigates participation, interaction…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Drake, Perry D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study examined the digital and social media communication practices of nine urban universities including UMSL and compared those to known corporate best practices. The purpose of this study was to (1) research how these universities are using social/digital communications to engage with students and prospective students; (2) compare the…
Descriptors: Social Media, Urban Schools, Best Practices, Universities
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Schaefer, David R.; Simpkins, Sandra D.; Vest, Andrea E.; Price, Chara D. – Developmental Psychology, 2011
Extracurricular activities are settings that are theorized to help adolescents maintain existing friendships and develop new friendships. The overarching goal of the current investigation was to examine whether coparticipating in school-based extracurricular activities supported adolescents' school-based friendships. We used social network methods…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Network Analysis, Friendship, Adolescents
Smith, Rachel Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2010
A key component in the success of students' first-year experience is their successful academic and social integration into the college environment (Tinto, 1993). Researchers have specified integration in terms of student behaviors and perceptions (Berger & Milem, 1999; Hurtado & Carter, 1997) and also studied it in terms of engagement (Kuh, 2009)…
Descriptors: Socialization, Grade Point Average, Social Integration, Private Colleges