plagiarism in esl/efl learning contexts has been established as a dynamic and multi-layered phenomenon and has become a topic engaging many researchers in a heated debate in recent years. comparisons of student-generated texts with their source texts have shown that students rely on source texts in their writings and copying is a major strategy used by both l1 and l2 writers. in our country a...

Introduction: Academic commitment is an important factor in predicting studentschr('39') continuing education and academic achievement, which can be explained based on the self-regulatory model. Accordingly, this study was conducted to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy and academic commitment with the mediating role of achievement-motivation in students. Methods: The research m...

this study was conducted to investigate the impact of podcasts as a learning and teaching tool on iranian efl learners’ motivation for listening as well as on their listening comprehension ability. the study also investigated the learners’ perception towards listening to podcasts and examined whether the learners were likely to accept podcasts. out of fifty-five intermediate learners studying e...

Objectives This study examined the role of achievement goals in moderating the relationship between sex and academic self-handicapping.  Methods In our correlational research, 320 university students (154 men and 166 women) were selected by multistage cluster random sampling method. They completed the Academic Self-Handicapping Scale (ASHS) and the Achievement Goal Questionnaire-Revised (AGQ-R...

Social-cognitive theories on motivation and academic achievement emphasize the interactive effects of Personal and contextual variables on the students' academic achievement. The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the predictive role of self- efficacy and socio-economic status as two important personal and contextual variables on student's academic achievement. 500 stuents...