This paper investigates dynamics in approaches to learning within different learning environments. Two quasi-experimental studies were conducted with first-year student teachers (N[subscript Study 1] = 496, N[subscript Study 2] = 1098) studying a child development course. Data collection was carried out using a pre-test/post-test design by means…

A teaching method may not work for all students. Therefore, attention should be paid to the type of students entering the learning environment in order to explain how they perceive the learning environment and achieve. This study investigates students' perceptions and achievement in four learning environments that differed in the degree to which…

Background: Research in higher education on the effects of student-centred versus lecture-based learning environments generally does not take into account the psychological need support provided in these learning environments. From a self-determination theory perspective, need support is important to study because it has been associated with…