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Alvi, Effat; Iqbal, Zafar; Masood, Fatima; Batool, Tooba – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
Students' conceptions of how they initiate, plan, implement and monitor self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies have practical implications for teaching and learning. This study explores the nature and use of SRL strategies employed by university students as it occurs in naturalistic settings, for example, studying in non-classroom environments.…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Self Management, Learning Strategies, Focus Groups
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David McLoughlin; Jo Mynard – rEFLections, 2015
This paper presents results of the first year of a four-year longitudinal study examining motivation for independent language learning among Japanese freshman learners of English at a university in Japan. The participants were enrolled in optional independent learning modules offered by the university's self-access centre. The aim of the modules…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Independent Study, Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning
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Kormos, Judit; Csizér, Kata – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2014
Autonomous learning and effective self-regulatory strategies are increasingly important in foreign language learning; without these, students might not be able to exploit learning opportunities outside language classrooms. This study investigated the influence of motivational factors and self-regulatory strategies on autonomous learning behavior.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Independent Study, Role, Learning Motivation
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Feng, Mingyu, Ed.; Käser, Tanja, Ed.; Talukdar, Partha, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2023
The Indian Institute of Science is proud to host the fully in-person sixteenth iteration of the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM) during July 11-14, 2023. EDM is the annual flagship conference of the International Educational Data Mining Society. The theme of this year's conference is "Educational data mining for…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Data Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Cheating
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Knapp, Randall – Human Resource Development Review, 2010
Teams have become a key resource for learning and accomplishing work in organizations. The development of collective learning in specific contexts is not well understood, yet has become critical to organizational success. The purpose of this conceptual review is to inform human resource development (HRD) practice about specific team behaviors and…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Models, Labor Force Development, Human Resources
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Reisberg, Lenny; Wolf, Ronald – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1986
The article presents a five-step model for implementing a consulting teacher model and effective interventions for mildly handicapped students in regular education settings. Interventions include principles of effective teaching, mastery learning, peer and cross-age tutoring, cooperative learning groups, and instruction in metacognitive learning…
Descriptors: Consultants, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Lynch, Collin F., Ed.; Merceron, Agathe, Ed.; Desmarais, Michel, Ed.; Nkambou, Roger, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2019
The 12th iteration of the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2019) is organized under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society in Montreal, Canada. The theme of this year's conference is EDM in Open-Ended Domains. As EDM has matured it has increasingly been applied to open-ended and ill-defined tasks…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Information Retrieval, Content Analysis
Tilley, Carol L. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2001
Explains cognitive apprenticeship models. Highlights include modeling; coaching; scaffolding; metacognition; learning through social interaction; placing learning in an authentic context with authentic activities; information literacy and problem solving; and implementing apprenticeship approaches in library media centers. (LRW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy, Interpersonal Relationship, Learning Processes
Hughes, Carolyn S. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1986
Describes 10 key elements of generic teaching strategies for developing student thinking and provides a rationale for the participation of school library media specialists in developing student thinking skills. The role of media specialists within the school and the importance of information-based decision making in a free society are discussed.…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
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Nesbit, John C.; Winne, Philip H. – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2003
In the context of continued growth in the accessibility of information through the internet, recent advances in theories of self-regulated learning present an opportunity to reexamine how learners work with networked resources in constructivist approaches such as problem-based learning, project-­based learning, and collaborative problem solving.…
Descriptors: Internet, Access to Education, Criticism, Models
McGregor, Joy H. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1994
Reports on a study of the nature of higher order thinking skills employed by high school students as they use information for writing a research paper. The study's objectives, theoretical frameworks, methodology, analysis and findings, and the implications for teaching and librarianship are discussed. (seven references) (KRN)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cognitive Processes, High School Students, High Schools
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Mills, Roxanne – Education, 2006
Research indicates that little is understood about the impact of what has been called "the second half of life" on administrators in higher education, such as deans and department chairs. This study addresses this lack of knowledge by reviewing research on the second half of life phenomena, especially its possible impact on university/college…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Deans, Department Heads, College Administration
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers