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Vezzani Claudio; Vettori Giulia; Bigozzi Lucia; Incognito Oriana; Pinto Giuliana – SAGE Open, 2023
This two-study research built and validated the new questionnaire "LO-COMPASS: Learning Orientation-Cognition Metacognition Participation Assessment" aimed at capturing the interplay between cognitive, metacognitive, and affective-motivational learning attributes in middle school students' learning orientations proved to be significant…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Correlation, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis
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Truzoli, Roberto; Viganò, Caterina; Galmozzi, Paolo Gabriele; Reed, Phil – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2020
The current study explored the relationship between problematic internet use (PIU) and motivation to learn, and examined psychological and social factors mediating this relationship. Two hundred and eighty-five students in an Italian University were recruited for the current study. There was a negative relationship between PIU and motivation to…
Descriptors: Internet, Learning Motivation, College Students, Psychological Patterns
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Esposito, Giovanna; Marôco, João; Passeggia, Raffaella; Pepicelli, Giuliana; Freda, Maria Francesca – European Journal of Higher Education, 2022
Student Engagement (SE) refers to the extent to which a student participates in academic and non-academic activities, invests in and commits to learning, belonging and identification with the educational institution. Despite the relevance of SE for students' success, a few valid and reliable instruments have been developed. This study presents the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, College Students, Foreign Countries, Psychology
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Malvasi, Viviana; Gil-Quintana, Javier – Journal on Mathematics Education, 2022
Our study stars with the aim of discovering if there is a relationship between the beliefs and perceptions that Italian High School students have towards mathematics and some factors as grade, macro area, type of school and academic performance. The methodological proposal that this study follows is based on the combination of quantitative and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Institutional Characteristics
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Riccardo Amorati – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2023
Due to the 'global English bias' in the field of L2 motivation, many motivational constructs have been primarily investigated in relation to learners of English. One of these, international posture, has been recently found to hold some relevance to LOTE students. Despite this, no research has examined comparatively similarities and differences in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Students
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Riccardo Amorati; Anna Quaglieri – Language Learning Journal, 2024
The instrumental motivations of learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) have been examined in detail, but there is a lack of studies exploring how they compare to those of learners of other languages (LOTEs). To address this gap, this study draws on a questionnaire (N = 312) and on semi-structured interviews (n = 20) and focuses on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Messineo, Linda; Tosto, Crispino; Allegra, Mario – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021
The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between students' academic motivation, implicit beliefs about intelligence and learning strategies among undergraduate healthcare students. First-year students of healthcare degree courses from a university in Southern Italy were surveyed. The study measured psychological constructs by means…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Predictor Variables, Learning Strategies, Student Motivation
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Marianna Alesi; Giulia Giordano; Sonia Ingoglia; Cristiano Inguglia – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2024
Since COVID-19 pandemic started, schools had to face environmental changes, one was shifting from a face-to-face educational approach to online learning. It represented an unfavourable learning environment, especially for children with Specific Learning Disabilities (SpLD). Following the Self Determination Theory (SDT) framework, the current study…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Student Motivation, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology)
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James, Kelsey K.; Mayer, Richard E. – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2019
Game-like educational apps are intended to boost learner motivation leading to better learning outcomes. To test this idea about the value of gamification, college students (n = 64) learned Italian by playing the online language learning game, Duolingo at home for seven sessions, or learned the same material through watching an online slideshow…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Computer Oriented Programs
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Testa, Italo; Costanzo, Giovanni; Crispino, Marianna; Galano, Silvia; Parlati, Alessio; Tarallo, Oreste; Tricò, Francesca; Scotti di Uccio, Umberto – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
In this study, we present a new instrument, the Participation and Engagement Scale (PES), for the evaluation of the students' involvement in STEM-oriented activities. The instrument was administered to about 1000 secondary school students who participated in the activities of the Italian "Piano Nazionale Lauree Scientifiche" in Biology,…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Science Instruction, Science Activities, Distance Education
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Doz, Daniel; Doz, Eleonora – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2022
A more motivating way of introducing students to probability theory is through real-world problems. Since heuristics play an important role in our probabilistic judgement, knowing how to avoid incorrect probabilistic reasoning, which leads to several biases, could help students to develop more critical thinking skills. In this paper, we present a…
Descriptors: Heuristics, Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Probability
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Federica Baroni; Marco Lazzari – Online Submission, 2022
The paper reports the first results of an experience of university teaching innovation in progress. It is based on multiple means of "Engagement", "Representation", and "Action & Expression" in the framework of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) approach. The action repeats, with some improvements, a previous…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Undergraduate Students
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Barbieri, Giuseppina Gerarda; Barbieri, Rosa; Capone, Roberto – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
In this article, we will describe the embedded case study of the European project "E-Magic" carried out within the Erasmus+ project and which involved 12-16 years old students and teachers from three nations: "Acharnes Special Education Vocational School" in Athens (Greece), IIS "L. Da VinciNitti", a high school in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Educational Games
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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)
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Marcaletti, Francesco; Iñiguez Berrozpe, Tatiana; Koutra, Kleio – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2018
Education is the main vehicle for empowering adults, and can contribute to community wellbeing. However, regarding mature adults (MAs) (over 45 years old), age has been identified in various studies as a significant barrier to accessing educational activities. This paper focuses on MAs' motivations to learn through an exploratory survey undertaken…
Descriptors: Barriers, Older Adults, Adults, Foreign Countries
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