Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences
September 2008 Volume 36, Number 5
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 7
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Students' Approaches to Learning and Assessment Preferences in a Portfolio-Based Learning Environment
Marlies Baeten, Filip Dochy & Katrien Struyven
This study focused on the relationships between experiences with portfolio assessment, students' approaches to learning and their assessment preferences by means of a pre- and post-test design in... More
pp. 359-374
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The Impact of New Learning Environments in an Engineering Design Course
Daniel L. Dinsmore, Patricia A. Alexander & Sandra M. Loughlin
In this study, we investigated the effects of students' participation in a collaborative, project-based engineering design course on their domain knowledge, interests, and strategic processing.... More
pp. 375-393
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Self-Regulated Strategy Development in Writing: Going beyond NLEs to a More Balanced Approach
Karen R. Harris, Tanya Santangelo & Steve Graham
In this article, we present an argument for consideration by those researching and promoting new learning environments (NLEs). We believe advocates of NLEs should consider the literature and... More
pp. 395-408
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Understanding Collaborative Learning Processes in New Learning Environments
Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver, Ellina Chernobilsky & Rebecca Jordan
Trying to understand the complexity of computer-mediated problem-based learning environments is not easy. Sociocultural theory provides a theoretical framework for understanding such environments... More
pp. 409-430
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Constructivist Learning Environments and the (Im)possibility to Change Students' Perceptions of Assessment Demands and Approaches to Learning
David Gijbels, Mien Segers & Elke Struyf
Recent research shows that, as students interpret the demands of the assessment tasks, they vary their approaches to learning in order to cope with the assessment tasks. Three research questions... More
pp. 431-443
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Relationships between Students' Conceptions of Constructivist Learning and Their Regulation and Processing Strategies
Sofie M. M. Loyens, Remy M. J. P. Rikers & Henk G. Schmidt
The present study investigated relationships between students' conceptions of constructivist learning on the one hand, and their regulation and processing strategies on the other hand. Students in ... More
pp. 445-462
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The Effects of Constructivist Learning Environments: A Commentary
Remy M. J. P. Rikers, Tamara van Gog & Fred Paas
This special issue on the effects of constructivist learning environments is based on a symposium organized during the last annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in... More
pp. 463-467