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Tavares, Orlanda; Ferreira, Jose Brites – European Journal of Education, 2012
The student population is becoming increasingly diversified and heterogeneous. In a climate of decreasing traditional enrolments in the Portuguese higher education system and increasing competition for students, it becomes essential to understand the reasons and motivations that attract students to higher education and which are the more relevant…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires
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Reis, M. G. A. D.; Cabral, L.; Peres, E.; Bessa, M.; Valente, A.; Morais, R.; Soares, S.; Baptista, J.; Aires, A.; Escola, J. J.; Bulas-Cruz, J. A.; Reis, M. J. C. S. – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2010
Technology has profoundly changed the way we learn and live. Indeed, such relationship appears to be quite complex, within IT contexts, and especially in socially and technologically rich learning environments, where related skills and learning are progressively required and fostered. Thus, if a satisfactory level of intellectual performance and…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Cerebral Palsy, Student Attitudes, Educational Technology
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Wishart, Jocelyn; Triggs, Pat – Computers & Education, 2010
In this paper we report on the successes and challenges of a creative project involving museums, schools and interactive technologies. The MuseumScouts project is EU Comenius 2.1 funded and involves teachers, teacher educators, museum staff, students and researchers from five European countries: Germany (Berlin and Munich), Lithuania (Vilnius),…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Museums, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology
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Cabral, Maria – Intercultural Education, 2005
This exploratory study aims to investigate the attitudes and motivation of four English-speaking students in two Portuguese public schools towards their Portuguese and English language classes. Our research revealed that that the needs of these students were not met in their Portuguese language classes nor their English language classes. This can…
Descriptors: Portuguese, Foreign Students, English, Student Attitudes
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Rosario, Pedro; Nunez Perez, Jose Carlos; Gonzalez-Pienda, Julio Antonio – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2004
Within the framework of new study programs for Portuguese mandatory education, we carried out a research program at the school "Nossa Senhora do Rosario," under the coordination of this article's first author. Self-regulation of learning is the conceptual framework for the project, called "(Des)venturas do Testas"…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies, Educational Practices
Carvalho, Ana Amelia Amorim – 2000
This paper applies Cognitive Flexibility Theory (CFT) principles to a 19th century Portuguese novel ("Cousin Basilio" by Eca de Queiros) that is available on the World Wide Web. An undergraduate Portuguese literature Web course that studied the novel is also described. Students' reactions to this distance learning course were analyzed by…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Literacy, Distance Education, Educational Technology