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Bibliometric Analysis of Game-Based Researches in Educational Research
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Ekin, Cansu Cigdem; Gul, Abdulmenaf – International Journal of Technology in Education, 2022
This research aims to conduct a bibliometric study to describe how game-based educational research is structured and how it has evolved over time. For this purpose, bibliometric analysis has been used to analyze 4980 publications indexed by the Elsevier SCOPUS database between 1967 and May 2021. The related publications were evaluated by analyzing…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Game Based Learning, Educational Research, Publications
Possible Impact of Overseas Study on Language Ability and Motivation to Study English
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Mori, Setsuko; Gobel, Peter – English Language Teaching, 2021
The present study explored whether two semester overseas study programs had any impact on participants' language ability and motivation to study English. The language ability, L2 learning motivation and learning attitude of 65 Japanese university students participating in semester-long study abroad programs were measured pre departure and on their…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Language Proficiency, Student Motivation, English (Second Language)
Same but Different? Measurement Invariance of the PIAAC Motivation-to-Learn Scale across Key Socio-Demographic Groups
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Gorges, Julia; Koch, Tobias; Maehler, Débora B.; Offerhaus, Judith – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2017
Background: Data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) revealed that countries systematically differ in their respondents' literacy, numeracy, and problem solving in technology-rich environments skills; skill levels also vary by gender, age, level of education or migration background. Similarly,…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Adults, Learning Motivation, Measures (Individuals)
Learning English as an L2 in the Global Context: Changing English, Changing Motivation
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Sung, Chit Cheung Matthew – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2013
As the English language has become a global lingua franca today, it is not surprising that changes in attitudes and perceptions towards learning English in the international context have taken place at the same time. In this paper, I critically examine the notion of "integrative motivation" in the literature of second language (L2)…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, Language Role
An International Comparison of Socially Constructed Language Learning Motivation and Beliefs
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Kouritzin, Sandra G.; Piquemal, Nathalie A.; Renaud, Robert D. – Foreign Language Annals, 2009
In our global economy, it is important to understand all factors influencing successful language learning. A survey of more than 6,000 university students in Canada, Japan, and France revealed differences in language learning beliefs, attitudes, and motivations in the three countries. Learners in Canada and France exhibited primarily instrumental…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries, Social Capital
Literacy Works, Volume 5, Numbers 1-4.
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Literacy Works, 1994
The four issues of the journal, dated fall 1993 through summer 1994, contain articles on a variety of issues in literacy education. The first focuses on the role of literacy education in international economic development, and contains descriptions of a number of programs and strategies in both developing and industrialized nations. The second…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Classroom Techniques