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David Pierre – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this quantitative, non-experimental study was to assess the effects of adult learning principles (ALP) in sermons on parishioners' spiritual growth. Sermons have been central to the spread of Christianity. Given the significant role sermons play in parishioners' spiritual formation and growth, examining sermons' effectiveness is…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Educational Principles, Christianity, Churches
Blair, Mackensie; Morini, Giovanna – Second Language Research, 2023
The present work examines the impact of code-switching (CS) on novel word learning in adult second language (L2) learners of Spanish. Participants completed two sessions (1-3 days apart). In the first session, they were taught 32 nonwords corresponding to novel creatures. Training occurred across 4 conditions: (1) a sentence in English only, (2) a…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Second Language Learning, Native Language, Videoconferencing
Liu, Yuanyuan – English Language Teaching, 2020
Writing anxiety is one of the most essential factors influencing language learning. The current study is to explore the effect of sentence-making practice on reducing writing anxiety of two classes of adult EFL learners, one in low-intermediate level (LI learners), the other in high-intermediate level (HI learners). Two classes received two-week…
Descriptors: Writing Apprehension, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Craig Allen Wilson – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Despite millions of dollars spent annually on professional development (PD) for teachers, most training proves ineffective in changing teacher practice or improving student outcomes on a large scale. The ineffectiveness comes from a lack of content specificity, poor training design and delivery, misalignment of local needs compared to external…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Comparative Analysis, Instructional Design, Educational Improvement
Aparna Hebbani; Michael Mersiades; Ameya Deshmukh – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2023
This exploratory Australian study tested a novel mobile-based language learning service intervention (via WhatsApp) called 'Chatloop' with 31 newly arrived migrants. This intervention was offered in tandem with the traditional Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) classroom curriculum. A mixed methods approach was employed to trial the intervention…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Qi, Grace Yue; Wang, Yuping – JALT CALL Journal, 2022
This is a qualitative examination of how a Chinese language teacher responded to challenges and developed her agency in a unique teaching and learning environment, termed as the blended classroom. The uniqueness of this classroom lies in its attendance by two cohorts of students at the same time -- a face-to-face and an online group. The online…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Integrated Learning Systems
Alajlan, Sarah Mohammed – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this quantitative study is to describe female graduate students' perceptions about their democratic empowerment in the classroom at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia. Their perceptions are compared based on female students' tracks. It also investigates the obstacles for democratic empowerment that female students face in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Females, Student Attitudes
Berry, Gregory R.; Hughes, Heidi – American Journal of Distance Education, 2020
This paper examines the online learning experience as related to work-life balance from the student's perspective. Four open-ended discussion questions were asked of 302 students in sixteen graduate business courses, over a three-year period. Two hundred and ten students voluntarily responded with their observations and perceptions of their…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Family Work Relationship, Online Courses, Student Attitudes
Penning de Vries, Bart W. F.; Cucchiarini, Catia; Strik, Helmer; van Hout, Roeland – Language Teaching Research, 2020
Although most second language learning studies involve high-educated participants, addressing low-educated participants seems important as research suggests that education background impacts second language (L2) learning efficiency. A controversial point in the L2 learning literature is the role of corrective feedback (CF). Research on CF in…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Sheets, DeAnna J. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In response to legislation from the federal government and the rising number of ELs in public schools many school districts are searching for ways to ensure ELs are making adequate progress on English proficiency. The problem is defining the best method for teaching ELs in the mainstream classroom is difficult. The current gap in educational…
Descriptors: Andragogy, English Language Learners, Grounded Theory, Language Teachers
Lipscomb, Anne H.; Anderson, Megan; Gadke, Daniel L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2018
ClassDojo and Tootling are two intervention techniques rooted in behavioral theory used in classwide behavior management purposes. ClassDojo is a technology-based behavior tracking system, allowing users to provide or remove points to students based on their classroom behaviors. Tootling provides students with the opportunity to deliver positive…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Intervention, Special Education
Sung, Johnny; Freebody, Simon – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2017
Lifelong learning policy came and went in many countries in the last few decades. Much of the lifelong learning policy experience has been either ineffective or drifting in and out of policy discussions unnoticed. Yet, in 2015, Singapore launched a new policy initiative known as SkillsFuture, which brought lifelong learning back into mainstream…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Educational Policy, Educational History
Keller, Amanda Beth – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this quantitative, comparative study was to identify statistical differences that may have existed between adult basic education students in traditional and blended classrooms on the variables of perceptions of self-efficacy and academic performance. The seminal theories underpinning the research were andragogy, heutagogy, and the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Student Attitudes, Blended Learning
Jaafar, Reem; Schwartz, Joni – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2018
This exploratory, comparative case study of an urban community college calculus classroom examines adult learning from Yang's Holistic Learning Theory and provides concrete pedagogical suggestions for how adult learning practitioners can engage adult learners in transformative learning. Data collection was from a selective sampling of student…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Adult Learning, Learning Theories, Calculus
Hash, Kristina M.; Poole, Jay; Floyd, Melissa; Moore, Crystal Dea; Rogers, Anissa T.; Tower, Leslie E. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2017
The BSW Experiential Learning (BEL) Program aims to infuse intergenerational content into the curriculum and recruit students to the field of social work by implementing face-to-face learning opportunities with older adults. This article discusses and compares the experiences of 4 diverse BEL projects that implemented gero-experiential learning…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Experiential Learning, Social Work, Counselor Training