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Direct linkRenken, Maggie D.; Nunez, Narina – Learning and Instruction, 2013
Evidence for cognitive benefits of simulated versus physical experiments is unclear. Seventh grade participants (n = 147) reported their understanding of two simple pendulum problems (1) before conducting an experiment, (2) immediately following experimentation, and (3) after a 12-week delay. "Problem type" was manipulated within…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Experiential Learning, Observation, Concept Formation
Shim, Sungok Serena; Cho, YoonJung; Wang, Cen – Learning and Instruction, 2013
The current study investigated the mediating role of social achievement goals in the relation between classroom goal structures and academic engagement and social adjustment among 373 middle school students (52.8% female). Students' perceptions of classroom goal structures were measured in Fall; social achievement goals and academic and social…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Social Development, Achievement, Goal Orientation
Luftenegger, Marko; Schober, Barbara; van de Schoot, Rens; Wagner, Petra; Finsterwald, Monika; Spiel, Christiane – Learning and Instruction, 2012
Fostering lifelong learning (LLL) is a topic of high relevance for current educational policy. School lays the cornerstone for the key components of LLL, specifically persistent motivation to learn and self-regulated learning behavior. The present study investigated the impact of classroom instruction variables on concrete determinants for these…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Personal Autonomy, Self Control, Learning Motivation
Mason, Lucia; Scirica, Fabio – Learning and Instruction, 2006
This study focuses on the contribution of overall epistemological understanding to argumentation skills, after controlling for topic knowledge and interest, in eighth graders. Students were introduced to two controversial topics, global warming and genetically modified food, through the reading of a two-sided text on each topic. After reading,…
Descriptors: Prediction, Persuasive Discourse, Grade 8, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Gillies, Robyn M. – Learning and Instruction, 2004
The study investigated the effects of cooperative learning on junior high school students who worked in structured or unstructured cooperative groups. Two hundred and twenty-three junior high school students participated in the study and worked in three or four-person, mixed gender and achievement groups. The results show that the children in the…
Descriptors: Junior High School Students, Teaching Methods, Social Responsibility, Cooperative Learning
