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1. 1. Motivation among high and low achievers in English : A qualitative study of students’ motivational orientation in an upper-secondary school in Sweden

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Bian Solmaz; [2022]
   Keywords : Motivation; integrative; instrumental; orientations; L2 English; education; thematic analysis; interviews; upper-secondary school; Sweden; achievement;

   Abstract : The aim of this degree project was to identify motivational orientations among upper-secondary school students in grade 12. A qualitative approach, namely analysis of interviews, was used to explore six participants’ views on and reasons for learning the English language. READ MORE

3. 2. THE WELL-BEING OF ACADEMICALLY RESILIENT STUDENTS IN GERMANY Reanalysis of PISA 2015 data using Structural Equation Modeling

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Deborah Elin Siebecke; [2020-01-22]
   Keywords : Academic Resilience; Disadvantaged High-Achievers; Well-Being; Academic Performance;

   Abstract : Aim: This study aims at investigating the well-being of academically resilient students, as well as examining a possible effect of well-being on achievement. In doing so, this study attempts at contributing to a smaller research gap concerning the well-being of academically resilient students. READ MORE

4. 3. The Advantageous and Disadvantageous Aspects of Utilizing Cooperative Learning in an ESL Classroom

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Jens Hultberg; Filip Söderberg; [2020]
   Keywords : Cooperative learning; ESL classroom; Advantages and disadvantages;

   Abstract : This evaluation of research investigates the advantageous and disadvantageous aspects of utilizing cooperative learning into the ESL (English as a second language) classroom for pupils at an elementary education level. Teachers need to be contemporary with their pedagogy and lesson design and implement methods that can enable that the national criteria regarding knowledge requirements in the syllabus for English are met. READ MORE

5. 4. Motivation among English L2 learners in Sweden : A comparison between high and low achievers in Upper Secondary School

   University essay from Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Malin Liliequist; [2013]
   Keywords : Instrumental motivation; Integrative motivation; high achievers; low achievers;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to find out what attitudes students of English at Upper Secondary School have to the classroom teaching, in relation to the grade they are expecting in the current course. Furthermore, the question was whether the high achievers, also referred to as “top grade” students, felt more motivated than the low achievers, also referred to as “lower grade” students. READ MORE

6. 5. Computerized Working Memory Training in Group and the Effects of Noise: a Randomised Pilot Study with 7 to 9 year old Children

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Anna Backman; Erik Truedsson; [2008]
   Keywords : neurophysiology; neuropsychology; Neurology; White noise; Working Memory; training; Neurologi; neuropsykologi; neurofysiologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Social Sciences; Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : The current study examines the effects of a computerised Working Memory (WM) intervention in elementary school children when training in groups of various sizes. It further examines the effects of noise during the performance of WM tasks. READ MORE