This study examined the impact of student choice on students who had not enjoyed their previous physical education experiences. The research question was: does student choice have an impact on the experiences of grade 10 students who have not enjoyed their previous physical education experiences?<p> Literature on lifelong physical activity, problems with Canadian health and society, engaging disengaged students, and student choice were all examined in the second chapter. Literature specific to physical education was also examined; this included discussions on programmatic challenges, student motivation, and student choice. The promotion of lifelong physical activity is the major goal of many physical education curricula. Researchers have shown that students who enjoy their physical education classes are more likely to be active later in life. Currently many students do not enjoy their physical education programs. Allowing students the opportunity to choose what sports and activities they will be involved in within their physical education class has been shown to have a positive impact on student motivation and enjoyment. Absent from the body of literature is an examination of the role that choice in physical education plays in increasing motivation and enjoyment for students who have not enjoyed their previous physical education experiences.<p> The study sought to learn about the experiences of students who have not enjoyed their previous physical education classes and what impacts they felt it may have on promoting lifelong physical activity adherence. Through purposeful sampling the study focused on the experiences of four students who were identified through a pre-study field investigation survey. Participants volunteered to take part in a one-on-one semi-structured interview with the researcher. The interviews provided a wealth of information on five themes. The themes that were most strongly represented in the interviews were: intrinsic motivation, self-determination, climate, engagement, and perceptions. The participants of the study were intrinsically motivated, felt a sense of self-determination, enjoyed the climate of their class, and were engaged in their learning. The participants also noted that their perceptions of physical activity had changed. Ultimately, the study showed that choice could have a profoundly positive impact on physical education experiences for students who have not previously enjoyed physical education.

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First-year undergraduate students have vastly different perceptions of academic writing, the writing process, and the value of writing within their specific academic disciplines. These perceptions differ not only from their instructors but also from their peers. Yet, while reams of literature discuss, debate, and decipher student perspectives of writing from a scholarly point of view, the first-year student voice is conspicuously absent from this discussion. This study followed 92 first-year students through their first college composition course, English 1101, in order to capture the student perspective of how writing fits in their academic careers. The results indicate that while most students acknowledge first-year composition to be essential to their academic development, few report writing assignments in courses outside of 1101. This raises questions about how students identify writing activities and also suggests avenues for further inquiry, particularly the need for follow-up research at the culmination of their undergraduate careers.

本研究旨在探討大學生目的感、學生學習投入與自我調整學習之間的差異與相關。首先，以性別、年級、就讀學校性質及學校區域等因素瞭解現今大學生的目的感現況，並探討不同目的感之大學生，其在學習投入與自我調整學習之間的差異情況，最後，分析目的感層面、學生學習投入與自我調整學習三者之間的關係。 研究對象為臺灣北、中、南、東四個地區449位大學生，研究工具包含「大學生目的感量表」、「學生學習投入量表」及「自我調整學習」三部分，並以描述性統計、單因子變異數分析(ANOVA)、多變量變異數分析(MANOVA)及路徑分析(Path analysis)等研究方法進行統計分析。 主要研究結果如下： 1. 臺灣大學生之目的感以「疏離者」居多，而「有目的感者」次之，「三分鐘熱度者」最少。 2. 大學生目的感中，具有「宗教信仰」、「常參與宗教信仰的活動」、「家庭管教態度為開明權威」或「常參加社團活動」的學生具有較強烈的目的感。 3. 在大學生的學習投入程度中，以「有目的感者」表現做好，「疏離者」表現最差。不同目的感取向的大學生，在學習投入方面也有所不同；在「學習投入」總量表、「合作共學」分量表及「反思與整合學習」分量表中，「三分鐘熱度者」及「空有夢想者」表現較「疏離者」好。另外，在「自我學習策略」分量表之中，也呈現「三分鐘熱度者」表現較「疏離者」佳。 4. 大學生之自我調整學習狀況，以「有目的感者」表現最好，「疏離者」表現最差。此外，不同目的感取向的大學生，在自我調整學習方面也有所不同。在「自我調整學習」總量表、「努力堅持策略」分量表及「環境建構策略」分量表中，「三分鐘熱度者」的表現較「疏離者」良好；而在「自我調整學習」總量表、「努力堅持策略」分量表、「表現目標導向策略」分量表及「時間管理策略」分量表中，「空有夢想者」的表現較「疏離者」良好。 5. 學校環境越支持程度越高者，其學生就越具有明確的目的感。而目的感越高的學生，也會更投入於學習之中。此外，學生參與同儕合作程度越高者，監控自我的學習歷程的意願也就越高。 最後，本研究將針對上述研究結果進行討論，並提出具體之建議，以做為目前實務工作及未來研究之參考。

First-year undergraduate students have vastly different perceptions of academic writing, the writing process, and the value of writing within their specific academic disciplines. These perceptions differ not only from their instructors but also from their peers. Yet, while reams of literature discuss, debate, and decipher student perspectives of writing from a scholarly point of view, the first-year student voice is conspicuously absent from this discussion. This study followed 92 first-year students through their first college composition course, English 1101, in order to capture the student perspective of how writing fits in their academic careers. The results indicate that while most students acknowledge first-year composition to be essential to their academic development, few report writing assignments in courses outside of 1101. This raises questions about how students identify writing activities and also suggests avenues for further inquiry, particularly the need for follow-up research at the culmination of their undergraduate careers.

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of school-to-work programs on cognitive engagement from the students’ perspective. The study was guided by the question: “How do students perceive their cognitive engagement in learning when participating in school-to-work transition programs”? Using a case study methodology, data were collected from ten students at a rural high school using semi-structured interviews, and were analyzed using the constant comparative method. The results show an increase in cognitive engagement and the motivation to graduate as a result of participation in the school-to-work program. This increase in cognitive engagement is attributed to the students’ career preparedness, and the hands-on practical experiences gained from the program. By studying the students’ perception of their own engagement we gain a better understanding of the contributing factors that lead to increased cognitive engagement and motivation levels.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2008. / Title from screen (viewed on August 27, 2009). Department of DEPT, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Advisor(s): Margaret Adamek, William H. Barton, David Westhuis, G. Roger Jarjoura, Jeffrey Anderson. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 161-184).

Η παρούσα εργασία διερεύνησε τις απόψεις των μαθητών σχετικά με τη σχολική ιστορία. Στόχοι της έρευνας αποτέλεσαν η ανάδειξη της εικόνας που έχουν σχηματίσει οι μαθητές για την ιστορία και η διατύπωση προτάσεων για τη σημαντικότητα της συμμετοχής τους τόσο στη λήψη αποφάσεων κατά το σχεδιασμό του Αναλυτικού Προγράμματος της ιστορίας και κατ’ επέκταση των υπολοίπων σχολικών μαθημάτων, όσο και στον τρόπο διδασκαλίας του μαθήματος. Η έρευνα διεξήχθη κατά το σχολικό έτος 2011- 2012 με δεκατέσσερις μαθητές ηλικίας 14- 15 χρόνων από διαφορετικά σχολεία της Πάτρας. Συγκεντρώθηκαν τα ποιοτικά δεδομένα από τις 14 ημι-δομημένες τύπου συνεντεύξεις οι οποίες αποσκοπούσαν στη διερεύνηση των απόψεών τους σχετικά με το μάθημα της ιστορίας με έμφαση στη γνώμη τους για τη χρησιμότητα, το ενδιαφέρον ή μη του μαθήματος, τα συναισθήματα που τους δημιουργεί, την άποψή τους για τον τρόπο διδασκαλίας του μαθήματος, τον ορισμό και τα χαρακτηριστικά που έχει η ιστορία για αυτούς, το σκοπό της διδασκαλίας της στην εκπαίδευσή τους, για τις προτάσεις που θα έδιναν στους υπευθύνους της δημιουργίας του Αναλυτικού Προγράμματος του μαθήματος, για τη σχέση τους με την ιστορία εκτός του σχολικού πλαισίου. Τα αποτελέσματα έδειξαν ότι για τους μαθητές η σχολική ιστορία είναι δημοφιλές μάθημα, για το οποίο έχουν άποψη και ότι το ενδιαφέρον του μαθήματος εξαρτάται κυρίως από τον τρόπο διδασκαλίας του. Αναγνώρισαν την αξία της σχολικής ιστορίας στην εκπαίδευσή τους και εξέφρασαν την επιθυμία τους να εμπλέκονται ενεργά στη μαθησιακή διαδικασία. / This study investigated pupils’ perceptions on history as a school subject in Greece. The aims of the study were to highlight the image pupils have formed for history subject and to make suggestions about the importance of their participation in decision-making during history curriculum designing and by extension the other school subjects, as well as in teaching approaches. The survey was conducted during the school year of 2011 - 2012 with fourteen students aged 14 to 15 years from different schools of Patras. Qualitative data were drawn from 14 semi-structured interviews which aimed to explore pupils’ views on history subject with emphasis on their opinion about the usefulness, interest, their feelings arising from history learning, their view on teaching approaches, the definition and the characteristics of history, the purpose of history teaching in education, the proposals pupils would give to the education policy makers and other history learning sources outside school context. The results showed that history is a popular subject according to pupils. They think that their interest for school history depends mainly on teaching approaches. They acknowledged the value of school history and they expressed their willingness to be actively involved in the learning process.

abstract: Although U.S. rates of college enrollment among 18-24 year olds have reached historic highs, rates of degree completion have not kept pace. This is especially evident at community colleges, where a disproportionate number of students from groups who, historically, have had low college-completion rates enroll. One way community colleges are attempting to address low completion rates is by implementing institutional interventions intended to increase opportunities for student engagement at their colleges. Utilizing logistic and linear regression analyses, this study focused on community college students, examining the association between participation in institutional support activities and student outcomes, while controlling for specific student characteristics known to impact student success in college. The sample included 746 first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students at a single community college located in the U.S. Southwest. Additional analyses were conducted for the 440 first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students in this sample who placed into at least one developmental education course. Findings indicate that significant associations exist between different types of participation in institutional interventions and various student outcomes: Academic advising was found to be related to increased rates of Fall to Spring and Fall to Fall persistence and, for developmental education students, participation in a student success course was found to be related to an increase in the proportion of course credit hours earned. The results of this study provide evidence that student participation in institutional-level support may relate to increased rates of college persistence and credit hour completion; however, additional inquiry is warranted to inform specific policy and program decision-making at the college and to determine if these findings are generalizable to populations outside of this college setting. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ed.D. Higher and Postsecondary Education 2011