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Predictor Variables of Academic Achievement for Psychology Students in Distance Education
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Vianchá Pinzón, Mildred Alexandra; Parra Guarnizo, José Alirio – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2023
Introduction: The discussion around academic achievement in the context of distance education has raised the need to develop studies that allow identifying the variables that best predict it. The goal of this study was to analyze the fit of a structural equations model that assumes that sociodemographic variables, personality traits, motivation…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Psychology, Distance Education
Adaptation and Validity of the Scale of Motivation of the Motivated Scale Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) in Colombian University Students
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Villarreal-Fernández, Jorge Eliécer; Arroyave-Giraldo, Dora Inés – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2022
Introduction: The objective of this work is to present the results of the adaptation and validation process of the Motivated Scale Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) in university students in Colombia. Method: The research is framed in the so-called instrumental studies, which seek to adapt, validate and analyze the psychometric properties of an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis
Motivation in Second Language Learning: A Historical Overview and Its Relevance in a Public High School in Pasto, Colombia
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Guerrero, Mario – HOW, 2015
Motivation has a significant role in the process of language learning. It is important to understand its theoretical evolution in this field to be able to consider its relevance in the learning and teaching of a foreign language. Motivation is a term that is commonly used among language teachers and language learners but perhaps many are not aware…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Motivation, Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation
Reciprocal Role Peer Tutoring: Can it Enhance Students' Motivation and Perceptions of Proficiency When Learning a Foreign Language?
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East, Martin; Tolosa, Constanza; Villers, Helen – Babel, 2012
As a consequence of a substantially revised national curriculum in New Zealand, all schools are now required to provide opportunities for students in school Years 7 to 10 (age 11+ to 14+) to learn an additional language. There are, however, very few intermediate school (Years 7 and 8) teachers who are additional language 'subject specialists'.…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Foreign Countries