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Saadati, Farzaneh; Celis, Sergio – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2023
Mathematics is a challenging subject for most students in technical and vocational institutions. The institutions apply great effort towards developing mathematics knowledge and skills, mainly by influencing students' motivations. This study tries: (1) to present evidence for the validity of an instrument for measuring students' motivational…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Vocational Education, Student Motivation, Goal Orientation
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Orji, Fidelia A.; Vassileva, Julita – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2023
This research presents a proposed approach that could be applied in modeling students' study strategies and performance in higher education. The research used key learning attributes, including intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, autonomy, relatedness, competence, and self-esteem in the modeling. Five machine learning models were…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Undergraduate Students, Learning Strategies
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Varela, Jorge J.; Melipillán, Roberto; Reschly, Amy L.; Squicciarini Navarro, Ana Maria; Quintanilla, Felipe Peña; Campos, Paola Sánchez – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2023
Student engagement is associated with various aspects of students' school experiences, including student achievement, high school completion, and post-secondary success. As measurement of student engagement has grown in countries around the world, few studies have been conducted in South America. This study examined a translated version of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Measures (Individuals), Translation
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Gómez-Arízaga, María P.; Conejeros-Solar, M. Leonor – High Ability Studies, 2013
The experiences of gifted students at the postsecondary level have not been studied widely. The goal of the present study was to explore and describe gifted students' perceptions of their first year after high school regarding experiences of success and failure. Two focus groups were conducted with 12 students (8 males, 4 females) from different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted, Higher Education, Student Attitudes
Johnson, Christopher P. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Learning English as a foreign language (EFL), a highly valued skill in the Chilean marketplace, is an arduous and complex personal endeavor requiring high student motivation. Reflecting this challenge is the heightened anxiety among EFL students, whose work has been associated with historically meager results. Blended learning, the fusion of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Qualitative Research, Anxiety
Pracana, Clara, Ed. – Online Submission, 2014
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends 2014, taking place in Porto, Portugal, from 4 to 6 of April. Psychology, in our time, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and behavioral…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Prevention