Task-based language teaching (TBLT) has been considered as an effective language teaching methodology. However, its applicability for lower-proficiency learners in EFL contexts has not been adequately justified. Moreover, the possible mediating effect of the experiential learning styles on academic listening TBLT has not been targeted in the literature, a gap that this study attempts to fill. T...

This study tests the hypothesis that a person's underlying learning style is a useful predictor of their attitude toward computer-based instruction and learning. Students in my undergraduate economics class participated in a learning style assessment based on the Gregorc Learning Style Delineator to determine their basic learning style: concrete or abstract, sequential or random. Students were ...

This study examined the effect of live simulation on students’ science learning and attitude. A total of 311 middle school students participated in the simulation, which allowed them to access and interpret satellite data and images and to design investigations. A pre/post design was employed to compare students’ science learning and attitude before and after the simulation. The findings reveal...

We assessed the attitudes of 18 research- and 22 community-based substance abuse clinicians on treatment manuals. Research and community clinicians exhibited favorable attitudes toward manuals, and the majority (72% and 77%, respectively) reported an interest in learning more about substance use disorder (SUD) treatment manuals. Among community clinicians, greater years of experience was signif...

Cooperative, collaborative learning and other forms of group learning methods are increasingly used in classrooms. Knowing students' attitudes toward teamwork has great value since they influence the students' learning results as well as their social development. So it is necessary to have robust instruments to provide a better understanding of these attitudes and preferences concerning teamwor...

Many would agree that learning on the Web – a highly autonomous learning environment – may be difficult for less motivated individuals (Hartley & Bendixen, 2001). Using a social cognitive view of self-regulated learning (Bandura, 1997; Schunk & Zimmerman, 1998), the objective of the present study was to investigate the relations between two motivational constructs, prior experience, and several...

Abstract Increased attention has been directed toward utilizing visual modes because linguistic cannot accurately depict L2 learners’ metaphorical conceptions of their language-acquisition experiences. The goal this study was to investigate the mental images that Saudi EFL students may have in mind while learning a foreign language. To end, both verbal and nonverbal were investigated. An experi...

Students at the undergraduate level usually tend to view research methods courses negatively. However, an understanding of these attitudes is necessary to help instructors facilitate the learning of research for their students, by enabling them to create more positive attitudes toward such courses. The aim of this study is to describe the development of an “attitudes toward research” scale and ...

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The present study examined teacher attitudes toward dyslexia and the effects of these attitudes on teacher expectations and the academic achievement of students with dyslexia compared to students without learning disabilities. The attitudes of 30 regular education teachers toward dyslexia were determined using both an implicit measure and an explicit, self-report measure. Achievement scores for...