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Is Problem-Based Learning Associated with Students' Motivation? A Quantitative and Qualitative Study
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Wijnen, Marit; Loyens, Sofie M. M.; Wijnia, Lisette; Smeets, Guus; Kroeze, Maarten J.; Van der Molen, Henk T. – Learning Environments Research, 2018
In this study, a mixed-method design was employed to investigate the association between a student-centred, problem-based learning (PBL) method and law students' motivation. Self-determination theory (SDT) states that autonomous motivation, which is associated with higher academic performance, can be reached when there is fulfillment of three…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Student Motivation, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Research
Do Learning Environments Differ across Subjects and Nations: Case Studies in Hawaii and Singapore Using the WIHIC Questionnaire
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Singh, Malkeet; McNeil, Jan Torbet – Learning Environments Research, 2014
The purpose of this study was to survey a sample of high school students in Hawaii and Singapore about what they perceive to be helpful aspects of classroom environments in their learning of science and humanities subjects. The What Is Happening In this Class? (WIHIC) questionnaire was administered in the fall of 2003 to 73 high school students in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Environment, Questionnaires, Science Education
Teachers' Motivation for Entering the Teaching Profession and Their Job Satisfaction: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of China and Other Countries
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Liu, Shujie; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J. – Learning Environments Research, 2014
This study employed a partially-mixed concurrent equal-status design to investigate factors motivating Chinese teachers to enter the teaching profession and sources of teacher job satisfaction in China as opposed to those described in the international literature. The data were collected in Jilin Province of China from 510 teachers who…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Motivation, Career Choice, Teaching (Occupation)
A Typology of Chemistry Classroom Environments: Exploring the Relationships between 10th Grade Students' Perceptions, Attitudes and Gender
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Giallousi, M.; Gialamas, V.; Pavlatou, E. A. – Learning Environments Research, 2013
The present study was the first in Greece in which educational effectiveness theory constituted a knowledge base for investigating the impact of chemistry classroom environment in 10 Grade students' enjoyment of class. An interpretive heuristic schema was developed and utilised in order to incorporate two factors of teacher behaviour at classroom…
Descriptors: Grade 10, Foreign Countries, Chemistry, Science Instruction
Interpersonal Behaviour Styles of Primary Education Teachers during Science Lessons
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Fisher, Darrell; den Brok, Perry; Waldrip, Bruce; Dorman, Jeffrey – Learning Environments Research, 2011
This study reports the first development in Australia of primary science teacher typologies of teacher-student interpersonal behaviour, which was measured by students' perceptions using the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI). Earlier work with the QTI in The Netherlands has revealed eight different interpersonal styles, which were later…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Student Attitudes, Multivariate Analysis
The Australian Science Teacher: A Typology of Teacher-Student Interpersonal Behaviour in Australian Science Classes
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Rickards, Tony; Den Brok, Perry; Fisher, Darrell – Learning Environments Research, 2005
This study reports the first development in Australia of science teacher typologies of teacher-student interpersonal behaviour. Students' perceptions of teacher-student interpersonal behaviour were measured using the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI). Earlier work with the QTI in The Netherlands has revealed eight different interpersonal…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Foreign Countries, Profiles, Secondary School Teachers
Classroom Learning Environments and Students' Approaches to Learning.
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Dart, Barry; Burnett, Paul; Boulton-Lewis, Gillian; Campbell, Jenny; Smith, David; McCrindle, Andrea – Learning Environments Research, 1999
Describes a study conducted at two Australian secondary schools that investigated relationships between perceptions of the classroom learning environment, approaches to learning, and self concept as a learner. Examines gender and age differences, describes measurement techniques used, and considers results of statistical analyses. (Contains 59…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classroom Environment, Correlation, Foreign Countries