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Thomas, Valérie; Peeters, Jeltsen; De Backer, Free; Lombaerts, Koen – Educational Studies, 2022
Research indicated overwhelmingly the desirability of self-regulated learning (SRL) in elementary education and the role of teachers therein. Specifically, revealing correlates of teachers' engagement in SRL classroom activities is desirable. The study's main aim is to identify teacher and school mechanisms that facilitate or impede elementary…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students, Teacher Role
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Karimi, Mehrnoosh; Nikbakht, Elham – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between three teacher-related variables, namely, teaching efficacy, institutional identity and motivational strategy use, with students' L2 achievement. The study further intended to pinpoint gender differences in each of the aforementioned teacher-related variables. To this end, 120 (60…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Institutional Characteristics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Yao, Christina W.; Collins, Courtney; Bush, Trentee; Briscoe, Kaleb L.; Dang, Ngoc Lan Thi – Higher Education Research and Development, 2022
Transnational education and English medium instruction (EMI) has grown in Asia in response to rapid globalisation. As a result, Vietnam has invested in creating new model universities that partner with international institutions as a way to supply the demand for quality higher education. Yet, few studies examine the influence of EMI on student…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language of Instruction
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Simmons, Nicola – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2016
This chapter draws on other authors' ideas in this issue, describing parallels and outlining distinctions toward a synthesized model for the development of SoTL initiatives at the institutional level and beyond.
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Synthesis, Models, Inquiry
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Yin, Hongbiao; Lu, Genshu; Wang, Wenyan – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2014
The quality of teaching in higher education is a topic which has generated heated debate in China, though there has been a remarkable paucity of empirical research into the characteristics of teaching and learning in Chinese universities. This study examined Chinese university students' course experience and its influence on their approaches to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Experience, Learning Strategies, Educational Quality
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Magen-Nagar, Noga – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2016
The purpose of the current study is to explore the effects of learning strategies on Mathematical Literacy (ML) of students in higher and lower achieving countries. To address this issue, the study utilizes PISA2002 data to conduct a multi-level analysis (HLM) of Hong Kong and Israel students. In PISA2002, Israel was rated 31st in Mathematics,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Achievement, Cross Cultural Studies
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Grindsted, Thomas S.; Madsen, Lene M.; Nielsen, Thomas T. – Review of International Geographical Education Online, 2013
The process of becoming a geographer is by no means simple and incorporates huge amounts of disciplinary embodiment. This paper provides an example of how this is enacted by exploring the perceptions of fieldwork within the education of Danish geographers. Firstly, the history of education of Danish geographers is unfolded. Secondly, it is shown…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Field Studies, Geography, Geography Instruction
van de Grift, Wim J. C. M. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2014
Teaching quality has been observed in large representative samples from Flanders (Belgium), Lower Saxony (Germany), the Slovak Republic, and The Netherlands. This study reveals that measures of "creating a safe and stimulating climate", "clear and activating instruction", and "teaching learning strategies" were…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Teaching Styles, Educational Environment
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Andrade, Maureen Snow – Athens Journal of Education, 2014
Increased access to post-secondary education is necessary to advance the global knowledge society. Recognition of the benefits of higher education for individuals and their communities and nations has resulted in a large demand for higher education which institutions are finding difficult to fulfill due to adherence to traditional practices,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Higher Education, College Admission, Knowledge Economy
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Crozier, Gill; Reay, Diane – Teaching in Higher Education, 2011
There are substantial reports on working-class student non-completion and the challenges of engaging or not with the teaching in higher education. The students in our study were all successful at university but the different universities provided different types of experiences for their respective students. In this paper we focus on the pedagogic…
Descriptors: Working Class, Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies, College Students
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Zeiser, Kristina; Rickles, Jordan; Garet, Michael S. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
To help researchers understand potential issues one can encounter when conducting propensity matching studies in complex settings, this paper describes methodological complications faced when studying schools using deeper learning practices to improve college and career readiness. The study uses data from high schools located in six districts…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Teaching Methods
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2013
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), launched in 2000 and updated in 2013, documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, National Surveys, Educational Quality, Student Characteristics
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Karaata, Cemal – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2011
This article investigates assumptions and pedagogical knowledge of English teachers working in primary, secondary and higher education in Turkey to identify their current orientations towards practices in foreign language learning and teaching. A survey was administered to 197 participants. The two questionnaires, on learning and teaching, were…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Laboratories, Foreign Countries, English Teachers
Goon, Dean A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to analyze data from Ohio schools and the frequency of use of educational technology, a teacher's comfort level using technology, and a teacher's beliefs about the effect of educational technology on teaching and learning based upon the school's Blue Ribbon award status. The study used an ex-post facto, quantitative…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Incidence
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2016
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and its companion projects serve colleges and universities committed to monitoring and improving the quality of the undergraduate experience. While participating institutions receive detailed customized reports, the "Annual Results" series presents noteworthy aggregate findings from the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, National Surveys, Educational Quality, Student Characteristics
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