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Veenman, Marcel V. J.; van Cleef, Dorit – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2019
Various instruments for assessing metacognitive skills and strategy use exist. Off-line self-reports are questionnaires and interviews administered either before or after task performance, while on-line measures are gathered during task performance through thinking aloud or observation. Multi-method studies in reading have shown that off-line…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Questionnaires, Observation, Protocol Analysis
Polo, Blanca J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Much research has been done in regards to student programming errors, online education and studio-based learning (SBL) in computer science education. This study furthers this area by bringing together this knowledge and applying it to proactively help students overcome impasses caused by common student programming errors. This project proposes a…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
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Yetkin Ozdemir, I. Elif; Pape, Stephen J. – School Science and Mathematics, 2013
Research and theory suggest several instructional practices that could enhance student self-efficacy. However, little is known about the ways these instructional practices interact with individual students to create opportunities or challenges for developing adaptive self-efficacy. In this study, we focused on two sources of efficacy, mastery…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Context Effect, Classroom Environment, Self Efficacy
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Jabbar, Khalid Bin Abdul; Ong, Alex; Choy, Jeanette; Lim, Lisa – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
This study examined the use of authentic experiential-based videos in self-explanation activities on 32 polytechnic students' learning and motivation, using a mixed method quasi-experimental design. The control group analysed a set of six pre-recorded videos of a subject performing the standing broad jump (SBJ). The experimental group captured…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Experiential Learning, Video Technology, Intervention
Huang, Ya-Ping; Chang, Chiung-Sui – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
The purpose of this study is to probe into the effect of metacognitive thinking strategies with different teaching strategies in an online inquiry-based junior high course. Two types of teaching strategies were applied in classes with totally 69 students of 9th graders in New Taipei City. Among participants, 34 students were in the experimental…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Inquiry, Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies
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Milner, Andrea R.; Templin, Mark A.; Czerniak, Charlene M. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to describe the influence of constructivist classroom contextual factors in a life science laboratory and a traditional science classroom on elementary students' motivation and learning strategy use. The Constructivist Teaching Inventory was used to examine classroom contextual factors. The Motivated Strategies for…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary School Science, Learning Strategies, Science Laboratories