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Heydarnejad, Tahereh; Hosseini Fatemi, Azar; Ghonsooly, Behzad – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: For this purpose, Teacher Self-Regulation Scale (TSRS), Emotions Questionnaire for Teachers (EQT) and Grasha's Teaching Style Inventory (TSI) were employed to gauge the influences of teacher self-regulation on university teachers' emotions and preferred teaching style. The participants of this study were 320 university teachers, majored…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Self Control, English Literature, Teaching Styles
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Alavi, Sayyed Mohammad; Dashtestani, Reza; Mellati, Morteza – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2022
The outbreak of COVID-19 has posed a sudden and unprecedented change to the educational system. This study investigated the impact of this sudden change on EFL learners' perceptions of assessment in a technology-enhanced learning environment. Assessment dimensions such as affective factors, validity, reliability, practicality, security and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Technological Literacy, COVID-19
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Afshar, Hassan Soodmand; Bayat, Mahsa – Issues in Educational Research, 2018
The present study investigated the relationship between language learning strategy use, learning styles, gender, and second language (L2) achievement of Iranian English for academic purposes (EAP) learners. To this end, 120 Iranian EAP learners majoring in various fields of humanities including political sciences, psychology, economics and law…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies
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Asakereh, Ahmad; Yousofi, Nouroddin – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2018
The present study investigated the relationship between reflective thinking, general self-efficacy, self-esteem and academic achievement of Iranian EFL students. To this end, 132 Iranian EFL students from three state universities were recruited. To collect the data, the participants completed four questionnaires, namely background information…
Descriptors: Reflection, Self Esteem, Self Efficacy, English (Second Language)
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Zafarmand, Atefeh; Ghanizadeh, Afsaneh; Akbari, Omid – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
This article sets out to examine the relationship between EFL learners' goal orientation, metacognitive awareness and self-efficacy in a single framework. One hundred fifteen EFL students from two universities of Mashhad, a city in north-eastern Iran took part in this study. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized to examine the…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Goal Orientation, Metacognition, English (Second Language)
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Zarei, Eghbal; Shokrpour, Nasrin; Nasiri, Elham; Kafipour, Reza – English Language Teaching, 2012
This study aimed at determining the effect of instruction in cognitive and metacognitive strategies on the students' educational self-esteem and academic performance. 87 students were selected through random sampling. The two first groups were consciously taught about cognitive and metacognitive strategies. All the classes were taught by the same…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Academic Achievement, Metacognition, Statistical Analysis
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Tahriri, Abdorreza; Divsar, Hoda – English Language Teaching, 2011
This study sought to explore the role of language learning strategies (LLSs) in Iran as an EFL context. The major objective was to find out the strategy use of Iranian EFL learners and the possible influence of their educational level and gender on their reported strategy use. Ninety-seven EFL undergraduates studying at Payame Noor University of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Learning Strategies
Abdolhosseini, Amir; Keikhavani, Sattar; Hasel, Kourosh Mohammadi – Online Submission, 2011
This study reviewed the effect of instructing cognitive and metacognitive strategies on the academic progress of Medical Sciences of Ilam University students. The research is quasi-experimental including a pre-test and a post-test. The population of the research includes the students of Medical Sciences of Ilam University. The sample includes 120…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Foreign Countries, Pretests Posttests, Metacognition