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Lin Sophie Teng – Language Teaching Research, 2024
This study examines the predictive effects of motivational beliefs and self-efficacy on multiple dimensions of self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies in English as a foreign language (EFL) writing. Undergraduate students (n = 389) were recruited voluntarily from four universities in mainland China. They were invited to complete a set of…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Metacognition, Goal Orientation, Predictor Variables
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Pilotti, Maura; El Alaoui, Khadija; Razmahang, Yalda; El Bernoussi, Zaynab; Abdulrahman, Saya – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2021
The present pilot study examines the extent to which particular individual differences (i.e., general self-efficacy, goal orientation, and decision-making styles) may shape academic success in courses conforming to the principles of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy ("CRP"). End-of-semester course grades were used as a coarse, institutionally…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Individual Differences, Teaching Methods, Gender Differences
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Chen, Zhi-Hong; Chen, Howard Hao-Jan; Dai, Wan-Jhen – Educational Technology & Society, 2018
This paper describes a narrative-based design framework that organizes three narrative elements (i.e., storyline, character, and quest) to support a contextual game-based environment for language learning. Using this design framework, a PlanetAdventure system was developed to examine its feasibility and its effects on student language learning. A…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Case Studies, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Pekrun, Reinhard – UNESCO International Bureau of Education, 2014
The classroom is an emotional place. Students can be excited during studying, hope for success, feel pride in their accomplishments, be surprised at discovering a new solution, experience anxiety about failing examinations, feel ashamed over poor grades, or be bored during lessons. In addition, social emotions play a role and students also bring…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Social Influences, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior
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Elish-Piper, Laurie; Matthews, Mona W.; Risko, Victoria J. – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2013
As elementary and middle school teachers and students face standards, high-stakes testing, accountability, and one-size-fits all curricula, concerns have arisen that these practices limit the relevance and efficacy of teaching and learning. In this paper, we argue that such practices exact personal costs on students and the teachers expected to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High Stakes Tests, Literacy Education
Housand, Angela; Reis, Sally M. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2008
Personal processes, the environment, and individual behaviors of both teachers and students are factors that facilitate students' use of self-regulation learning strategies in reading. Some environmental conditions, such as organization of materials and clear expectations, support the development and use of self-regulation learning (SRL)…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Learning Strategies, Goal Orientation, Reading Instruction