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Wang, Zi; Zhang, Chang; Li, Shiyu – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2023
Identity issues have been an area of focus in language learning motivation scholarship. However, the role of national identity in language learning motivation has not received sufficient attention. In response to the timely call for reflections on nationalism and language education, this study examines how political nationalism and cultural…
Descriptors: Japanese, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation
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Zhaokun Meng; Rui Li – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2024
While extensive studies on informal online learning have been well documented to afford teachers' collaborative learning and knowledge sharing, little is still known about their motivational factors regarding the continuance intention of informal online learning. To this end, an extended expectation confirmation model (ECM) was proposed including…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Teacher Attitudes, Communities of Practice, Computer Mediated Communication
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Zhang, Yongqiang; Yang, Xinrong; Sun, Xiaojian; Kaiser, Gabriele – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2023
In the present longitudinal study, cross-lagged path models were applied to investigate the potential reciprocal relationships between senior secondary school students' motivation and their cognitive engagement, using data from 623 Chinese senior secondary school students across 2 years. The 623 students completed self-reported measures of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Learning Processes
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Fuhai An; Linjin Xi; Jingyi Yu – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
The current study assessed 495 middle school students in China using self-report questionnaires, to examine the multiple mediating effects of intrinsic motivation and learning engagement (vitality, dedication and absorption) in the relations between technology acceptance and students' self-regulated learning. The results indicated that technology…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Middle School Students, Metacognition, Learning Motivation
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Mayumi, Kayoko; Zheng, Ying – Language Learning Journal, 2023
This study explored the language learning motivation of a small group of five university students in the UK through the constructs of Dornyei's L2 Motivational Self System and Henry's notion of 'the ideal multilingual self'. The five participants, all successful language learners at school, chose to specialise in modern languages at university and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Learning Motivation, Student Motivation
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Shiyao Ashlee Zhou; Phil Hiver; Yongyan Zheng – Applied Linguistics, 2023
In this study, we investigated how student engagement and disengagement change over the course of a semester in the L2 classroom. We modeled change at the inter- and intra-individual levels, using time-variant predictors to examine differences in student classroom engagement and disengagement trajectories. In addition to these temporal dynamics,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Learner Engagement
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Yan Lin; Hongjian Liao; Suxian Weng; Wanqi Dong – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Children's preschool years are crucial for the development of computational thinking (CT) skills. However, debate continues regarding whether CT should be developed through plugged-in or unplugged activities. This study investigated the similarities and differences between plugged-in and unplugged activities with similar learning content and…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Computer Science Education, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
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Yanhua Yang – SAGE Open, 2023
Numerous studies on blended learning have mentioned the positive impact of social support on students' attitudes and behaviors. However, organizational support is also crucial and should not be ignored. Therefore, this study examined the relationships between organizational support, information and communication technology (ICT) self-efficacy,…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Self Efficacy, Learner Engagement
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Menglin Zhang; Xiaoshu Xu; YunFeng Zhang – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2023
This study designed and implemented a personal learning environment platform for spoken English teaching in a junior high school in China to improve students' spoken English narrative competence. Altogether, 83 junior high school year one students took part in this study. The participants were divided into experimental and control classes for the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Communicative Competence (Languages), Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation
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Zhuran You; A.G. Rud – Journal of Moral Education, 2024
This paper examines the relationship between the concepts of humility and competition in Confucianism and Daoism, and discusses their relevance to contemporary education. It argues that while both philosophical traditions value humility and caution against excessive competition, they do not outrightly reject competition; instead, they advocate for…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Confucianism, Religion, Conflict Resolution
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Yang Tiantian; Abu Bakar Razali; Nurul N. Zulkifli; Joanna J. Jeyaraj – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2024
Recognizing the roles that English vocabulary, social interaction, academic performance, and learning motivation play in language learning can be useful in chiefly enhancing EFL language acquisition. This research explores the challenges that the pre-college EFL students encounter while expanding their word learning knowledge, communicating in the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Learning Motivation
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Ran Wei; Yu Li – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Vocabulary is an essential component of language learning. Despite the fact that form-focused instruction (hereinafter FFI) has been demonstrated to be effective in language learning, it remains unclear when and how FFI can contribute to vocabulary learning. To address this question, this study takes the timing of FFI into consideration and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Vocabulary Development
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Zixian Yu; Hui Zhang; Zhizi Zheng; Yuqin Yang; Qi Li – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2022
This study examined the influence of motivation and online self-regulation on students' online learning satisfaction. A sample of 1649 middle school students participated in the study. The findings suggested that online self-regulation and motivation played a driving role in students' online learning satisfaction and that motivation indirectly…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Learning Motivation, Online Courses, Student Attitudes
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Ng, Davy Tsz Kit; Su, Jiahong; Ng, Ross Chi Wui – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2023
Aviation is a multidisciplinary subject that has influenced human development over the last century. Learning about aviation exposes students to principles of flight, earth science, aeronautical engineering, language, aviation communication and airmanship. In higher education, many non-aviation undergraduates participate in aviation related…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Aviation Education, Literacy
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Hu, Xinjian; Huang, Zhenlei; Yang, Mengyan – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2023
Self-regulation and language learning motivation have always been the research focus of foreign language acquisition. In higher education, the heterogeneity of college students creates diversity in SRL abilities, especially with the prevalence of online learning nowadays. The current study investigates the profiles of college EFL learners'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Profiles, Self Management
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