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Zhu, Meina; Bonk, Curtis J. – Journal of Learning for Development, 2020
This mixed-methods study examines the design and delivery of MOOCs to facilitate student self-monitoring for self-directed learning (SDL). The data collection methods included an online survey (n = 198), semi-structured interviews of MOOC instructors (n = 22), and document analysis of MOOCs (n = 22). This study found that MOOC instructors viewed…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Payne, Helen; Roberts, Amanda; Jarvis, Joy – Journal of Transformative Education, 2020
This article describes how adults learn to self-manage chronic bodily symptoms, a complex and costly health problem. It proposes a theory of learning for an innovative, research-informed intervention, The BodyMind Approach® (TBMA) aimed at developing confidence, competence, skills, and knowledge and understanding for self-management for people…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Self Management, Patients, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Spektor-Levy, Ornit; Basilio, Marisol; Zachariou, Antonia; Whitebread, David – Teachers College Record, 2017
The value of self-regulation for academic achievement is well established. Thus it is paramount to understand how these abilities are developed throughout childhood and to develop research methodologies appropriate to the abilities of young children. In light of this need, we analyzed performances of primary school children in two constructional…
Descriptors: Young Children, Play, Metacognition, Self Management
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Milligan, Colin; Fontana, Rosa Pia; Littlejohn, Allison; Margaryan, Anoush – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to explore the role of self-regulatory behaviours in predicting workplace learning. As work practices in knowledge-intensive domains become more complex, individual workers must take greater responsibility for their ongoing learning and development. Design/methodology/approach: The study was conducted with knowledge…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Regression (Statistics), Role, Prediction
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Putwain, David W.; Nicholson, Laura J.; Edwards, Jenna L. – Educational Studies, 2016
Since 2010, new types of state-funded schools have opened in England with a focus on providing alternative education provision. Very little is known about these schools, partly due to their novelty, and how they are attempting to re-engage those students who for various, and often complex, reasons have become disconnected from education. We…
Descriptors: Self Control, Secondary School Students, Semi Structured Interviews, Observation
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Blackwood, Tony – Teaching in Higher Education, 2013
It has been argued that the ability of students to appreciate the extent of their own knowledge is essential to enable them to appreciate where gaps may exist and prompt the development of remedial learning strategies. This article reports on a study investigating this capability in which 307 business undergraduates provided 7525 judgements on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education, Self Esteem
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Blanco, Maria; Guisado, Juan J. – Language Learning Journal, 2012
This article reports on a small-scale qualitative study aimed at exploring the listening process in a group of Spanish beginners in a UK higher education context. The specific aim of the study was to inform the development of materials for listening strategy awareness-raising activities. The exploration was focused on identifying (a) strategies…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Listening, Learning Strategies, Qualitative Research
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2021, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.), that this year has been converted into a fully Virtual Conference as a result of the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic.…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
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Throndsen, Inger – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2011
Background: Several studies have examined young primary school children's use of strategies when solving simple addition and subtraction problems. Most of these studies have investigated students' strategy use as if they were isolated processes. To date, we have little knowledge about how math strategies in young students are related to other…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Skills