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Bruso, Jacqueline; Stefaniak, Jill; Bol, Linda – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2020
Each learner brings a unique mix of personality traits, preferences, and talents to the educational setting. These factors can influence the extent to which learners are able to effectively deploy skills and strategies to achieve their academic goals. Gaining a deeper awareness of how specific personality traits play a role in the choice and…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Predictor Variables, Self Management, Learning Strategies
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Su, You; Zheng, Chunping; Liang, Jyh-Chong; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
This quantitative study investigated the relationship between learners' online self-regulation and their self-efficacy in the context of learning English as a foreign language (EFL). We collected data from two surveys, the online self-regulated English learning (OSEL) and the English language self-efficacy (ELSE), among 424 university students in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Kim, Jee Eun – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The higher demand for online learning has impacted the higher education institutions to offer more online learning courses. The enrollment rates for online learning continue to increase and the proportion of students taking at least one online course is at an all-time high. However, the low retention rates of online courses are concerning higher…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Synchronous Communication, Electronic Learning, Student Satisfaction
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Du, Jianxia; Xu, Jianzhong; Fan, Xitao – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2015
This study examined predictive models for students' help seeking in the context of online collaborative groupwork. Results from multilevel analysis revealed that most of the variance in help seeking was at the individual student level, and multiple variables at the individual level were predictive of help-seeking behaviour. Help seeking was…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Cooperative Learning, Electronic Learning, Group Activities
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Xu, Jianzhong; Du, Jianxia; Fan, Xitao – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
The present study investigates empirical models of groupwork management in online collaborative learning environments, based on the data from 298 students (86 groups) in United States. Data revealed that, at the group level, groupwork management was positively associated with feedback and help seeking. Data further revealed that, at the individual…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Teamwork
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Xu, Jianzhong; Du, Jianxia – Teachers College Record, 2013
Background: Online learning is becoming a global phenomenon and has a steadily growing influence on how learning is delivered at universities worldwide. Motivation of students, however, has become one of the most serious problems in one important aspect of online learning--online collaborative groupwork or online group homework. It is surprising…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Homework
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Timmers, Caroline F.; Braber-van den Broek, Jannie; van den Berg, Stephanie M. – Computers & Education, 2013
Feedback can only be effective when students seek feedback and process it. This study examines the relations between students' motivational beliefs, effort invested in a computer-based formative assessment, and feedback behaviour. Feedback behaviour is represented by whether a student seeks feedback and the time a student spends studying the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Beliefs, Student Attitudes, Learner Engagement
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2019
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2019, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
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Beal, C. R.; Qu, L.; Lee, H. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2008
The study was conducted to investigate the relation of adolescent students' mathematics motivation and achievement to their appropriate help-seeking and inappropriate guessing behaviour while using instructional software. High school students (n = 90) completed brief assessments of mathematics motivation and then worked with software for geometry…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Student Motivation, Courseware, Mathematics Teachers