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Alrashidi, Oqab – Cogent Education, 2022
This study sought to explore the frequency and type of language learning strategies employed by university students. It also investigated the impact of proficiency levels, gender and year of study on the use of language learning strategies. The study participants were 256 English major students enrolled in three universities in Saudi Arabia. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Majors (Students), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Özdemir, Esra Benli – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2022
In this study, it was aimed to determine the astronomy literacy levels of secondary school 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade students and to examine the sub-dimensions of astronomy literacy in terms of some variables. In the research, descriptive scanning method was used. The study was carried out with secondary school students studying in a secondary…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Knowledge Level, Secondary School Students, Grade 7
Dawadi, Saraswati – Online Submission, 2017
This study investigated language learning strategies (LLS) used by English as foreign language (EFL) learners in Nepal. For this study, 370 undergraduate level students from a university in Nepal responded to a questionnaire. The quantitative software SPSS was used to analyse the data. Results indicated that students were moderate users of those…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies, Second Language Learning
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Balci, Özgül – English Language Teaching, 2017
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the language learning strategies of freshman students and their learning styles. This study is a descriptive research and employs a relational screening model. Participants of the study were 328 freshman students majoring in different fields at Necmettin Erbakan University Ahmet…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Correlation, Second Language Learning
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Ebadi, Setareh; Shakoorzadeh, Reza – International Education Studies, 2015
The present study was carried out with the aim of Investigation of academic procrastination prevalence and its relationship with academic self-regulation and achievement motivation among high-school students in Tehran city. The sample included 624 high school students (312 Boys & 312 Girls) from different areas and regions that selected using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Student Behavior, Time Management
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Mitits, Lydia; Gavriilidou, Zoe – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2016
This study compares language learning strategy (LLS) use between Greek L2 and English FL and a possible variation in the frequency and type of LLSs employed in the two languages in order to depict the strategic profiles of the multilingual learners aged 12-15 (n = 307). It also observes the effect of gender in relation to a second vs. foreign…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Transfer of Training, Multilingualism, Learning Strategies
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Nahavandi, Naemeh; Mukundan, Jayakaran – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
The present study aimed at understanding the language learning strategy use of Iranian EFL learners' about learning a foreign language. The main purpose of the study was to understand if there was any relationship between proficiency level, gender and extra education in language institutes and strategy use. To achieve this end, 369 engineering…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Engineering Education
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Liyanage, Indika; Bartlett, Brendan John – Language Learning Journal, 2012
Research on language learning strategies (LLS) has pointed to a significant association at a general level between learners' gender and their choice of LLS. To explore this generality further, we conducted a study on gender and strategy use with Sri Lankan learners (N = 886) of English as a second language (ESL) in five different learning…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, English (Second Language), Learning Strategies, Gender Differences
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Nemati, Majid; Nodoushan, Mohammad Ali Salmani; Ashrafzadeh, Anis – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2010
The current study aimed to diagnose the probable significant differences in the use of language learning strategies among medical-text readers of opposite sex from different levels of proficiency. 120 (N = 120) participants were randomly selected from Azad Medical University of Mashhad: 60 medical students (age range 23-25; 30 = male and 30 =…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Medical Students, Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension
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Liu, Ou Lydia – International Journal of Testing, 2009
Learning strategies and affective factors could have a profound impact on student standardized mathematics performance. This study investigated gender differences in affective factors, learning strategies, and preferred learning situations, and how these variables affect math achievement of 15 year olds in the United States and Hong Kong on the…
Descriptors: Asians, Self Efficacy, Mathematics Achievement, Learning Strategies