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Laxdal, Aron; Johannsson, Erlingur; Giske, Rune – Physical Educator, 2020
Physical education remains one of the most liked school subjects, irrespective of grade level or geography. Nevertheless, sections of the student body dislike the subject immensely and even more think it should be organized differently. Students who are less competent have long claimed that physical education teachers and the curriculum favor the…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Secondary School Students, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers
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Moltudal, Synnøve; Høydal, Kjetil; Krumsvik, Rune Johan – Designs for Learning, 2020
Adaptive Learning Technologies (ALT) and Learning Analytics (LA) are expected to contribute to the customisation and personalisation of pupil learning by continually calibrating and adjusting pupils' learning activities towards their skill and competence levels. The overall aim of the study presented in this paper was to obtain a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Data Collection, Data Analysis
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Jeno, Lucas M.; Danielsen, Anne G.; Raaheim, Arild – Educational Psychology, 2018
We investigate a model based on Self-Determination Theory (SDT) to predict academic achievement and dropout intentions among biology students in higher education in Norway. Students (n = 754) from a representative national sample participated in this cross-sectional study. The results align with our hypotheses and SDT assumptions. The model…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropouts, Higher Education, Self Determination
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Yilmaz, Ercan; Sahin, Mehmet; Turgut, Mehmet – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
In this study, the variables having impact on the student motivation have been analyzed based on the articles, conference papers, master's theses and doctoral dissertations published in the years 2000-2017. A total of 165 research papers were selected for the research material and the data were collected through qualitative research techniques…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Student Motivation, Literature Reviews
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Gamlem, Siv M.; Kvinge, Lars M.; Smith, Kari; Engelsen, Knut Steinar – Cogent Education, 2019
In this study, we examine the short-term effects of an intervention aimed at developing teachers' responsive pedagogy in mathematics. The study analyses how an emphasis on responsive pedagogy in 9th grade classrooms over a period of seven months might strengthen students' feedback, self-regulated learning, self-efficacy and achievement in…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness, Grade 9
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Hopfenbeck, Therese N.; Kjaernsli, Marit – Curriculum Journal, 2016
Do students make their best effort in large-scale assessment studies such as the "Programme for International Student Assessment" (PISA)? Despite six cycles of PISA surveys from 2000 to 2015, empirical studies regarding students' test motivation and experience of the tests are sparse. The present study examines students' test motivation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
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Haugan, John; Lysebo, Marius; Lauvas, Per – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
Formative assessment can serve as a catalyst for increased student effort and student learning. Yet, many engineering degree programmes are dominated by summative assessment and make limited use of formative assessment. The present case study serves as an example on how formative assessment can be used strategically to increase student effort and…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Assignments, Engineering Education, Student Motivation
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Jamaludin, Nor Lelawati; Sam, David Lackland; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim – Journal of International Students, 2018
This study aims to understand factors predicting destination-loyalty intention in international education. A sample of 378 long-term (n = 195) and short-term (n = 183) international students participated in the study carried out in 2014 through an on-line survey at the University of Bergen, Norway. Using a series of hierarchical regression…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Foreign Students, College Students
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Wiers-Jenssen, Jannecke – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2019
Between 2000 and 2015, Norway has experienced a large increase in the number of international students compared with many other countries. At first glance, this may seem paradoxical considering that Norway is a country with few well-known universities, a high cost of living, and a geographical location on the northern fringe of Europe. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Decision Making, Foreign Students
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Christophersen, Knut-Andreas; Elstad, Eyvind; Solhaug, Trond; Turmo, Are – Education Sciences, 2015
A typical preservice teacher will experience demanding teaching situations during practicum. In such situations, interpersonal support from fellow students may be an important factor if experiences gained during teaching practice are to make a constructive contribution to personal growth for the teacher. Human support from other preservice…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Preservice Teachers, Student Motivation, Structural Equation Models
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Somby, Hege Merete; Johansen, Vegard – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2017
Pupil enterprises are a widespread type of entrepreneurship education. In this working method, pupils start up, manage and close a business over short period of time. National and international policy documents claim that practical working methods through the use of pupil enterprises are beneficial to increase motivation by being a realistic and…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Special Needs Students, Special Education, Teaching Methods
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Skilbred, Dag Tore; Iversen, Anette Christine; Moldestad, Bente – Child Care in Practice, 2017
Children who spend part of their childhood in foster homes have, as a group, lower academic achievement than their peers. However, some of these children do well and succeed in higher education. Resilience is about positive development enhanced by protective factors despite adversity. Protective factors may be both positive qualities in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foster Care, Success, Higher Education
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Pappas, Ilias O.; Giannakos, Michail N.; Jaccheri, Letizia; Sampson, Demetrios G. – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2017
This study uses complexity theory to understand the causal patterns of factors that stimulate students' intention to continue studies in computer science (CS). To this end, it identifies gains and barriers as essential factors in CS education, including motivation and learning performance, and proposes a conceptual model along with research…
Descriptors: Intention, Student Behavior, Computer Science Education, Barriers
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Bjørgen, Kathrine; Svendsen, Birgit – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2015
This research is based on interviews that explore the reflections of 10 Norwegian kindergarten practitioners with regard to the importance of their involvement in children's physically active outdoor playtime. The data were analysed from a qualitative phenomenological perspective and resulted in basic themes that describe the practitioners'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Physical Activities, Play
Anderson, Sarah K.; Terras, Katherine L. – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2015
This research examines teacher perspectives' of educational challenges in Norway. Norway is one of the most well-resourced, prosperous, social welfare states in the world, yet the OECD (2011) recognized students' weak basic skills and insufficient teacher ability in content and pedagogy, along with engagement and imbalanced resources as points for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Problems, Teaching Load
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