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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Student approaches to learning"”.
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Student Approaches to Learning Chinese Vocabulary
… that native English speakers use as they learn to speak and write Chinese vocabulary words in the first year of an elementary Chinese class. The main research question was: what strategies do native English-speaking beginning learners of Chinese use to learn Chinese vocabulary words in their …
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An exploratory investigation of the approaches to learning of accounting students studying toward a professionally accredited post-graduate programme at the University of Cape Town
… by professional bodies on fostering life-long learning has resulted in interest in student approaches to learning. The aim of this paper is to provide a preliminary investigation into the approaches to learning of accounting students in the context of a South African university by sampling …
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Student experiences of problem-based learning in engineering: learning cultures of PBL teams
… the experiences of first year engineering students to a newly implemented engineering problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum at Victoria University; its effects on their approaches to learning and their learning outcomes. This qualitative study, which uses ethnographic approaches for data …
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The professionalisation of learning, teaching and assessment in Higher Education through evidence-based practice
… years 1991-2003 represent research activity into educational development and the professionalisation of learning, teaching and assessment in higher education (HE). This output constitutes an original contribution to knowledge about teaching in higher education within the following three broad …
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Exploring project-based learning: a case study of a first-year medical education course
… and implementation of a project-based learning programme within a first year course for medical students, at the University of Cape Town. The methodology was descriptive reflection using case study research. The study first describes current understandings of student approaches to …
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The Impact of Non-Academic Involvement on Higher Order Thinking Skills
… takes place in the classroom (Alexander, Clinton, and Kean, 1986; Hart Research Associates, 2010; Spellings, 2006). They want to be assured that the learning institutions claim is occurring on campus is in fact happening (Alexander, 2000). In response, academic leaders have produced …
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Motivation, cultural values, learning processes, and learning in Chinese students
The purpose of this study was: (a) to examine the predictive utility of the achievement goal and Student Approaches to Learning (SAL) frameworks for characterizing Chinese students’ motivation and achievement, and (b) to investigate how Confucian-heritage culture (CHC) may combine with achievement …
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From reasonable adjustment to inclusive practice: the undiscovered country? Exploring the influence of lecture capture technology on academic outcomes and learning experiences for disabled students in higher education.
… lecture recordings on the academic outcomes and learning experiences of students in one higher education institution, focusing particularly on any differing effects for disabled and non-disabled students. Whilst there is a growing body of literature related to the provision of lecture recordings, …