This article examines cognitive theories of motivation and their application to classroom experiences of students and teachers. Students’ explanations of their school experiences are considered within the frameworks of expectancy value theory, self-efficacy theory, goal orientation theory, and attribution theory. These same theories are used as lens through which teachers’ classroom behaviors a...

AbstractDeveloping self-regulated learners has been the life-long ambition of different stakeholders in education. This study was set out to find the relationships between self-regulated strategies as defined by time and resource management, cognitive and metacognitive strategies, achievement goals classified as mastery, performance-approach and performance-avoidance, and the listening ac...

Motivation and emotion are of critical importance for students' academic learning achievement. Drawing on Eccles Wigfield's situated expectancy-value theory Pekrun's control-value theory, we examined to what extent specific appraisals related studentsʼ achievement emotions. We collected intensive state data N = 95 university students over one semester in an online environment. Students' were an...

a r t i c l e i n f o The present study tested the applicability of expectancy-value theory to adults' learning motivation. Motivation was measured as the anticipated reaction (AR) of German students (N = 300) to receiving their instructions in English as a new learning opportunity. We used structural equation modeling to test our hypotheses. Expectancies of success and values from school predi...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE End-user acceptance and satisfaction are considered critical factors for successful implementation of an Electronic Patient Record (EPR). The aim of this study was to explain the acceptance and actual use of an EPR and nurses' satisfaction by testing a theoretical model adapted from the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). METHODS A multicenter cr...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to gain a better insight into the reasons why hospital physicians accept and use a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). Two research questions are put forward, pertaining to (1) factors that contribute to physicians' acceptance of PACS, and (2) whether these factors change as physicians gain experience in using PACS. METHODS Questionnaires we...

Natural food products are becoming increasingly popular worldwide due to their health and environmental benefits. However, these products' increasing anecdotal popularity has not translated into widespread adoption; in fact, demand for natural remains confined a relatively small segment of consumers. Despite this, little is known about the facilitators inhibitors favourable attitude consumers t...