l2 learners’ multiple intelligences (mi) profile plays a central role in theirperformance on different aspects of language learning, one of which is the use oflanguage learning strategies (llss). gaining insights into the relationship betweenmi and llss makes l2 teachers better understand their learners’ strengths andweaknesses in the use of such strategies and lets them guide the learners bett...

Background: Testing and teaching are interrelated in education process; using various kinds of tests, teachers are able to anticipate the strong and weak points of learning in students, their progress and their accomplishment. The influence of test on teaching and learning is commonly referred to as washback. Testing washback is a twisted concept that becomes even more complex under a various i...

This study investigated discovery learning pedagogy and its effects on students' achievement and attitudes toward instruction in a lower-division biology course, entitled Structure and Function of Organisms. Instruction was primarily lecture-based but included four discovery learning activities. Results indicate that students had greater achievement on content learned through discovery methods ...

This paper focuses on the impact of an asynchronous online discussion forum on the development of students’ ability in and attitudes toward writing in English. Two groups of third-year students (N = 60) majoring in English were assigned to two treatment and control groups, each receiving different types of feedback. Students in the treatment group were required to participate ...

it is argued that language learning is regarded as the cornerstone of human existence. the widespread use of english as an international language makes it highly important in the world. it is no more working as the status of language of the elite class or the educated class of the society such as professors, rather it is working as an instrument to bring success in life. nowadays, teachers need...

With their rich multimodal and multisensory inputs, museums offer learners with a migrant background an invaluable opportunity to develop linguistic competence positive attitudes towards learning L2. The aim of this article is describe the impact on group migrants Italian L2 workshop held in art museum Venice. Qualitative data was collected through students’ focus discussion, educator’s diary t...

objective: this study aimed to examine factors influencing attitudes toward cosmetic surgery among university students. sociocultural attitudes toward appearance, physical appearance perfectionism, and appearance investment were considered as predictors of tendency toward cosmetic surgery. methods: this study was a descriptive-correlative research. one stage cluster sampling was utilized to col...

Attitudes toward the role of distance education tend to polarize within institutions of higher learning. The first claims that an asynchronous learning experience will always be inferior to a live, interactive session between the student and the educator. The second group will argue that students receive a wider range of opportunities if permitted to draw upon the experiences of multiple knowle...

The processes of discovery learning are well grounded in current theories of learning. This article describes how cognitive learning theory supports the components of the discovery learning model. Three main characteristics of discovery learning that relate it to cognitive theory are 1) an emphasis on active learning, 2) the development of meaningful learning, and 3) the capacity to change atti...