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Mearns, Tessa; de Graaff, Rick; Coyle, Do – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2020
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) has been said to increase not only foreign language proficiency but also learner motivation (Coyle, D., P. Hood, and D. Marsh. 2010. "CLIL: Content and Language Integrated Learning." Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). In contexts where CLIL is elective, however, the question can be…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, Student Attitudes, Course Content
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Loyens, Sofie M. M.; Rikers, Remy M. J. P.; Schmidt, Henk G. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
Background: Constructivist views of learning have brought conceptions of learning to attention again. Conceptions are considered important determinants of effective learning. Students can differ in their conceptions depending on their educational experience. Aims: The present study investigated students' conceptions of constructivist learning. Do…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Experience, Student Attitudes, Problem Based Learning
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Bauer, David – Educational Leadership, 1975
The article states that students seem to become less interested in learning after several years of education, and that this is due to a traditional curriculum which discourages risk-taking and rewards only the accomplishment of a limited number of skills. (CD)
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Curriculum, Educational Innovation, Interest Research