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Sharp, John G.; Hemmings, Brian; Kay, Russell; Sharp, Jane C.; psychological patterns; student motivation – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2019
This work explores the relationships between academic boredom and the perceived course experiences of 179 final-year Education Studies students attending a single university in England. Adopting a mixed-methods design, with data collection employing a combination of questionnaires and individual research interviews, findings suggest that all…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Learning Motivation, Psychological Patterns, Education Majors
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Pedder, David; Opfer, V. Darleen – Research Papers in Education, 2013
Through its positive influence on teachers' classroom practices and their students' learning, effective professional learning of teachers is an important condition for school improvement. However, the Teaching and Learning International Survey reports that teachers' professional development in most countries falls short of meeting the needs of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Values, Foreign Countries, Profiles
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Ren, Kai; Deakin Crick, Ruth – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2013
The article reports on an empirical study into underachievement of 14-year-old students in four English schools by drawing upon learning power theory and practice. The study examined the characteristic learning power profiles of underachieving and overachieving adolescents, and then used student learning profiles diagnostically to support the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Early Adolescents, Student Empowerment