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Download full textMuir, Christine; Dörnyei, Zoltán – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2013
Vision, that is, the mental representation of the sensory experience of a future goal state (involving imagination and imagery), is currently at the forefront of motivational innovation, and in recent years it has been seen increasingly more often in the motivational tool kit of practicing language teachers. Theories such as Dörnyei's L2…
Descriptors: Motivation, Motivation Techniques, Imagination, Imagery
Direct linkShillingford, Shani; Karlin, Nancy J. – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2013
This article examines the role of intrinsic motivation in the academic pursuits of nontraditional students. The Academic Motivational Scale (AMS) was administered to 35 undergraduate students, 6 males and 29 females, aged 25 to 49 to explore their motivational orientations in choosing to attend college. The results of the study show that…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Incentives, College Attendance, Nontraditional Education
Malmberg, Jonna; Järvenoja, Hanna; Järvelä, Sanna – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2013
This study uses log file traces to examine differences between high-and low-achieving students' strategic actions in varying learning situations. In addition, this study illustrates, in detail, what strategic and self-regulated learning constitutes in practice. The study investigates the learning patterns that emerge in learning situations…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Learning Strategies, High Achievement, Low Achievement
Kitchen, Julian; Bellini, Christine – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2013
Gay-straight alliances (GSAs) have become widespread in Ontario schools and, starting in 2012, all schools are required to permit students to form GSAs. While American research suggests that GSAs have a positive impact on school safety and inclusion, there is little research on the impact of GSAs in Canadian schools. This study, based on a survey…
Descriptors: School Safety, Foreign Countries, Inclusion, School Surveys
Sommer, Lutz – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2013
Introduction: In the framework of the intention-behavior-gap analysis in relation to exam preparation I examined whether intention--subdivided into goal and implementation intention--is influenced directly by the determinants action control, procrastination and examination experience which is consistent with the Theory of Planned Behavior and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intention, Time Management, Student Experience
Hansen, C. Bobbi – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2013
In the 21st century, it is more important than ever to include global/international education as an essential component of teacher education programs. This paper showcases one Department of Education's journey to internationalize its teacher credential program. Components of the reform include: 1) shared conversations, 2) goal-setting, 3)…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Schools of Education, Global Education, International Education
Peetsma, Thea; Van der Veen, Ineke – Educational Psychology, 2013
Performance-avoidance orientation has been found to undermine students' academic motivation and achievement. Recognising groups of students with different levels and developments of performance-avoidance orientation makes it possible to try to intervene early in their school careers. In this study, 1168 12-13?year-old students attending the first…
Descriptors: Well Being, Learning Motivation, Mathematics Education, Questionnaires
Hui, Kayi; Lent, Robert W.; Miller, Matthew J. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2013
This study examined the predictive utility of Lent and Brown's social cognitive model of educational and work well-being with a sample of Asian American college students, indexing well-being in terms of academic and social domain satisfaction. In addition, we examined the role of acculturation and enculturation as culture-specific predictors of…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Social Cognition, Well Being, Acculturation
Yeo, Roland K.; Li, Jessica – European Journal of Training and Development, 2013
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to explore how employees make sense of their work context and its influence on their learning orientation to improve their quality of work life. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative data drawn from a dynamic online discussion that spanned three years were used in the content analysis. A total of 137 MBA…
Descriptors: Quality of Working Life, Employees, Business Administration Education, Graduate Students
Bickmore, Dana L.; Curry, Jennifer R. – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2013
The purpose of this study was to ascertain participants' perceptions of elements of the induction process that met novice school counselors' personal and professional needs. Interviews of seven novice counselors and their principals over one school year were the primary data sources. Employing an abductive analysis process based on a developed…
Descriptors: Principals, Novices, School Counselors, Counselor Training
Post, Stephen G.; Pomeroy, John; Keirns, Carla C.; Cover, Virginia Isaacs; Dorn, Michael Leverett; Boroson, Louis; Boroson, Florence; Coulehan, Anne; Coulehan, Jack; Covell, Kim; Kubasek, Kim; Luchsinger, Elizabeth; Nichols, Shana; Parles, James; Schreiber, Linda; Tetenbaum, Samara P.; Walsh, Rose Ann – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
The increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), with associated societal and clinical impacts, calls for a broad community-based dialogue on treatment related ethical and social issues. The Stony Brook Guidelines, based on a community dialogue process with affected individuals, families and professionals, identify and discuss the…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Ethics, Autism, Intimacy
Patkin, Dorit; Dayan, Ester – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2013
This case study of one class versus a control group focused on the impact of an intervention unit, which is not part of the regular curriculum, on the improvement of spatial ability of high school students (forty-six 12th-graders, aged 17-18, both boys and girls) in general as well as from a gender perspective. The study explored three…
Descriptors: High School Students, Spatial Ability, Intervention, Visualization
Pearlman, Catherine A. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2013
Social work education programs rely heavily on adjunct instructors, as do most academic institutions. This article adds to existing literature on adjuncts by focusing on the unique issues in social work education, using social work values and ethics as a focus. The benefits and detriments for adjuncts, programs, and students in schools of social…
Descriptors: Social Work, Caseworkers, Higher Education, Adjunct Faculty
Enns, James T.; MacDonald, Sarah C. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2013
Visual artists and photographers believe that a viewer's gaze can be guided by selective use of image clarity and blur, but there is little systematic research. In this study, participants performed several eye-tracking tasks with the same naturalistic photographs, including recognition memory for the entire photo, as well as recognition memory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Eye Movements, Photography, Visual Stimuli
Smith, Debbie M.; Ward, Christine; Forbes, Shareen; Reynolds, Rebecca M.; Denison, Fiona C. – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: Maternal obesity (Body Mass Index [BMI] greater than or equal to 30kg/m([superscript 2]) is associated with numerous maternal and fetal complications. Recent guidelines have called for advice to be given to women as pregnancy is a good time for intervention as due to women's motivations for change being high and changes may impact on…
Descriptors: Obesity, Pregnancy, Body Weight, Body Composition
