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Søren W. Eskildsen; Maria Jensen – Classroom Discourse, 2024
Design and content of classroom activities are crucial to foreign/second (L2) language learners' motivation, be they children or adults. Lifeworld relevance and learner autonomy are two important aspects in building motivational L2 curricula for adults (e.g.), but such considerations rarely filter through to primary school learners due to…
Descriptors: Learner Controlled Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, English Language Learners
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Nicole Guinot Varty; Adrienne Jankens – Composition Studies, 2024
This article describes a student-led assessment of a writing showcase event sponsored by a composition learning community at an urban R1 university. Participants conducted student-to-student interviews at the semi-annual writing showcase event to help assess whether and how the learning community event supported learning outcomes. The interviews,…
Descriptors: Interviews, Learner Controlled Instruction, Student Centered Learning, Peer Relationship
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Xiu Xin; Meng Zhang – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: Some studies have researched the correlation between flipped learning and cognitive learning outcomes; however, there is a paucity of research elaborating on the effects of flipped language learning on cognitive load (CL). Objectives: This study investigates the effects of using flipped learning designs (student-led, teacher-led and…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Computer Assisted Instruction
Genesis J. DeLong – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This action research study examined student success at a private, faith-based graduate business school by aiming to cultivate a community of belonging for graduate students through a staff development approach. As the action for this study, a three-part professional development series was created to foster a collaborative community of graduate…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Business Schools, Staff Development, Group Unity
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Gautum, Satyen; Jangam, Sachin; Loh, Kai Chee – Chemical Engineering Education, 2018
Developing responsible learners is one of the key education challenges of our time. Education literature suggests that for students to see themselves as active and necessary participants in their own learning, it is important that they view themselves as stakeholders in education. This research aims at exploring the effectiveness of instructional…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Learner Controlled Instruction, Student Evaluation
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Fishman, Samuel – English Teaching Forum, 2019
When the author began teaching in Paraguay, he ran into a series of classroom challenges familiar to English teachers around the world: a classroom overflowing with students, a large range of English abilities, and insufficient textbooks and traditional teaching resources. The activity described in this article is a one-size-fits-all activity that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creative Activities, College Students, High School Students
Betts, George T.; Carey, Robin J.; Kapushion, Blanche M. – Prufrock Press Inc., 2016
"Autonomous Learner Model Resource Book" includes activities and strategies to support the development of autonomous learners. More than 40 activities are included, all geared to the emotional, social, cognitive, and physical development of students. Teachers may use these activities and strategies with the entire class, small groups, or…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Independent Study, Personal Autonomy, Student Development
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Koops, Lisa Huisman; Keppen, Heidi – General Music Today, 2015
Enjoyment is an important but often overlooked element in the music classroom. In this article, we review research literature related to enjoyment in musical interactions and discuss the role of enjoyment in the general music classroom. Drawing on research literature, our experience as general music teachers, and our research on enjoyment during…
Descriptors: Music Education, Student Attitudes, Psychological Patterns, Music Teachers
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Lin, J-W.; Lai, Y-C.; Lai, Y-C.; Chang, L-C. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2016
Most systems for training self-regulated learning (SRL) behaviour focus on the provision of a learner-centred environment. Such systems repeat the training process and place learners alone to experience that process iteratively. According to the relevant literature, external scaffolds are more promising for effective SRL training. In this work,…
Descriptors: Learner Controlled Instruction, Self Management, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Peer Teaching
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Kaya, S.; Kablan, Z.; Akaydin, B. B.; Demir, D. – Science Education International, 2015
The current study examined the time spent in various types of science instruction with regard to teachers' awareness of instructional activities. The perceived effectiveness of instructional activities in relation to the allocation of time was also examined. A total of 30 4th grade teachers (17 female, 13 male), from seven different primary…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Grade 4
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Blau, Ina; Shamir-Inbal, Tamar – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2018
"Student voice" (SV) refers to listening to and valuing students' views regarding their learning experiences, as well as treating them as equal partners in the evaluation process. This is expected, in turn, to empower students to take a more active role in shaping their learning. This study explores the role played by digital…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Masters Programs, Educational Attitudes
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Alpaslan, Muhammet Mustafa; Yalvac, Bugrahan; Loving, Cathleen C. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2015
Over 50 years, two major reform efforts in science education took place. The purpose of the present study is to explore how the educational reforms were reflected in nine 6th grade science textbooks published in 1975, in 1985 and in 1997 in terms of (a) the materials used, (b) the contexts to which the electricity concept was related, (c) the type…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Science Instruction, Grade 6, Textbook Evaluation
Henry, Paul David – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
As part of an evolutionary approach to extending and enhancing the online learning experience for adult students in the LMS-based online college courses that I teach, I have been introducing learning activities that use social media and mobile devices. However, realizing that student adoption of mobile devices with data plans such as smartphones…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Mass Media Use, Online Courses
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Yang, Yu-Fen – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Low foreign language achievers in vocational education often have a lack of learning strategies, a tendency to feel frustrated, and unwillingness to be involved. In order to develop vocational college students' autonomy, this study integrated on-site workshops with an online learning community by means of self-directed learning English for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Independent Study, Personal Autonomy, Communities of Practice
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Breuer, Henning; Schwarz, Heinrich; Feller, Kristina; Matsumoto, Mitsuji – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2014
This paper shows how to address technological, cultural and social transformations with empirically grounded innovation. Areas in transition such as higher education and learning techniques today bring about new needs and opportunities for innovative tools and services. But how do we find these tools? The paper argues for using a strategy of…
Descriptors: Learner Controlled Instruction, Instructional Innovation, Ethnography, Values
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