performance, and students' choices of either a plus/minus or a straight grading system. In this admittedly small scale study … students, who chose plus/minus grading, were not significantly more motivated than students who opted for straight grading. …

extensively studied for higher education students and in non-experimental settings. This paper tests the effectiveness of PBL as …

Engineering. The students acquire a global understanding of the biochemical processes. A new teaching methodology, very different … realized along the course in order to determine the satisfaction of the students have been showed. The obtained results permit … to verify the total integration of the students into the system, participating and proposing numerous activities …

This paper examines the relationship between gender, motivational differences and students' approaches to learning …—using a revised version of Biggs' (1987) study process questionnaire. Responses from 246 business students studying via open … across gender groups. In the primary analysis, results suggest the same model is applicable to male and female students …

Students face four decision margins: (a) How many years to spend in school, (b) What to study, (c) How much effort to … schools operate and how they might be made more effective. In this new framework students have a dual role. They are both (a … behavior of students, teachers and administrators depends on the incentives facing them and the actions of the other actors in …

directors, teachers, students and parents were interviewed. A participatory data gathering process was used throughout the … evaluation process. The positive impact of the programme upon students is obvious. After being involved in DCGEP students have …

students from improving their long-run welfare. We evaluate the recent but rapidly growing efforts to develop policies that …

mathematical literacy. Students, although showing a better performance, are less intrinsically motivated in school. …