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How Much Is Too Much? Learning and Motivation Effects of Adding Instructional Explanations to Worked Examples
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Richey, J. Elizabeth; Nokes-Malach, Timothy J. – Learning and Instruction, 2013
A central goal of the learning sciences is to discover principles that determine the optimal amount of instructional assistance to support robust learning (Koedinger & Aleven, 2007). We examined learning outcomes from providing and withholding stepwise instructional explanations as students studied worked examples and solved physics problems. We…
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Learning Processes
Teachers' Goal Orientations for Teaching: Associations with Instructional Practices, Interest in Teaching, and Burnout
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Retelsdorf, Jan; Butler, Ruth; Streblow, Lilian; Schiefele, Ulrich – Learning and Instruction, 2010
Two studies (one longitudinal) were designed to extend Butler's model of teachers' goal orientations for teaching. In Study 1, results from 281 teachers in Germany confirmed the predicted four-factor model comprising mastery, ability-approach, ability-avoidance, and work-avoidance goal orientations. As expected, mastery orientation and work…
Descriptors: Teacher Burnout, Goal Orientation, Teacher Motivation, Foreign Countries
Rethinking Teachers' Goal Orientations: Conceptual and Methodological Enhancements
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Nitsche, Sebastian; Dickhauser, Oliver; Fasching, Michaela S.; Dresel, Markus – Learning and Instruction, 2011
The article provides a theoretical extension of the goal orientation approach for teaching by proposing three different competence facets of learning goals and four types of addressees for performance approach and avoidance goals. On the basis of responses from 495 teacher trainees and 224 in-service teachers, the development and validation of an…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Goal Orientation, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods
Cooperative Learning, Motivational Effects, and Student Characteristics: An Experimental Study Comparing Cooperative Learning and Direct Instruction in 12th Grade Physics Classes
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Hanze, Martin; Berger, Roland – Learning and Instruction, 2007
One hundred thirty-seven students in 12th grade physics classes participated in a quasi-experimental study comparing the jigsaw classroom method of cooperative instruction with traditional direct instruction. While no differences were found between the two conditions for physics achievement gains, the results revealed differences in students'…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Physics, Learning Theories