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Jonassen, David, Ed.; Land, Susan, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
"Theoretical Foundations of Learning Environments" provides students, faculty, and instructional designers with a clear, concise introduction to the major pedagogical and psychological theories and their implications for the design of new learning environments for schools, universities, or corporations. Leading experts describe the most…
Descriptors: Expertise, Communities of Practice, Constructivism (Learning), Instructional Design
Turner, Jeannine E.; Husman, Jenefer – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2008
In the face of shame, students may need to turn the global focus of their failures into more discrete behaviors that they can control. Instructors can facilitate this process by informing students of specific behaviors they can enact to support successful achievement, including study and volitional strategies. Students' use of multiple study and…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Learning Strategies, Student Motivation, Metacognition
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Honkimaki, Sanna; Tynjala, Paivi – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2007
This study investigates the study orientations of students in a two-year follow-up in two Finnish universities that had different tutoring systems. Both universities offered tutoring of first-year students by senior students, but one also offered tutoring by staff members. The study orientations of students were assessed on the basis of their…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Tutoring, Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies