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Alt, Dorit – Learning Environments Research, 2015
Self-efficacy for learning, which refers to students' beliefs in their capabilities to regulate their own learning, could determine students' motivation and academic achievement and, therefore, is significant in the learning process. This study examined how educational efforts based on constructivist theory were associated with the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Self Efficacy, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Environment
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Wu, Xiaoli; Lowyck, Joost; Sercu, Lies; Elen, Jan – Learning Environments Research, 2012
The present study aimed for better understanding of the interactions between task complexity and students' self-efficacy beliefs and students' use of learning strategies, and finally their interacting effects on task performance. This investigation was carried out in the context of Chinese students learning English as a foreign language in a…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Vocabulary Development
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Partin, Matthew L.; Haney, Jodi J. – Learning Environments Research, 2012
In this study, the following questions were addressed in an undergraduate non-major biology course using a large lecture format: Is there a relationship between students' perceptions of their learning environment and course performance, and what roles do motivation and attitudes play in mediating that relationship? The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Nonmajors, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Goal Orientation
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de Brabander, Cornelis J.; Rozendaal, Jeroen S.; Martens, Rob L. – Learning Environments Research, 2009
In this study, we assessed the feasibility of a specific elaboration of the efficacy construct, distinguishing between personal and contextual aspects, as a criterion for comparing learning environments. The participants were 163 students from two student-regulated and two teacher-regulated programs in higher education. We measured students'…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Comparative Analysis, Learner Controlled Instruction, Evaluation Criteria