Essays about: "individual differences in motivation"
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1. Behind grades: Extramural, environmental and individual factors in learning English as a foreign language
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : The EF English Proficiency Index has presented high English proficiency levels for Swedish students. Previous investigations have studied different factors that contribute to high proficiency in a second language, such as the engagement with the language in the free time, or personal characteristics such as motivation or learners’ home environment. READ MORE
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2. Learning a foreign language in the outdoors : Perceptions of foreign language anxiety and foreign language enjoyment of primary students and teachers when learning English in an outdoor setting
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärandeAbstract : The aim of this study is to explore how outdoor education (OE) can influence foreign language anxiety (FLA) and foreign language enjoyment (FLE) when primary students are learning English as a foreign language (EFL). The design was a pre-post intervention study with two experimental groups of 3rd graders of a Catalan state school that participated in an outdoor English session. READ MORE
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3. Workplace Incivility in Digital Meetings: An Investigation of the Behavior and How it is Associated with Work Motivation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : Workplace incivility has been shown to affect the individual and organization negatively. Studies have also indicated that workplace incivility is a relatively common phenomenon in Sweden. In connection with the pandemic, working life has become increasingly digital, which has normalized video meetings. READ MORE
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4. Fallen Between the Cracks : Students’ Motivation and Use of Learning Strategies in English 5: A comparison between an academic and a vocational program
University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : Recent reports have indicated that students’ motivation is declining, and that students in vocational programs show particularly low motivation. However, studies show that motivation and Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) strategies are closely intertwined, where motivation is depicted as an instigating and maintaining force that fuels a learner’s efforts toward a goal, and SRL-strategies are the actions that learners use to solve different tasks and structure their own learning processes. READ MORE
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5. Sustainable consumption and individual responsibility
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The more urgent the climate crisis become, the more responsibility is placed on individuals to reduce their carbon emissions and become ‘sustainable consumers’. If individuals are given such a responsibility, it is important to examine whether they perceive that they can fulfill it. READ MORE
