As online education programs increase their numbers, autonomous learning becomes more necessary to achieve academic success. The present research determines the impact that participating in an course has on students’ language learner autonomy. To quantify this Measuring Instrument for Language Learner Autonomy was applied second and last week of course. By means a paired samples t-test, it conf...

Learner autonomy (LA) is acquiring prominence in higher education, particularly English language instruction, due to its favorable effects on the development of proficiency, blended learning (BL) environments. This paper presents findings an investigation into strategies adopted by instructors nurture LA a BL environment. Class observation and interviews were study's primary data collection met...

The first two papers address issues surrounding learner inspection of peer models, and the availability of learner models to course instructors. Bull, Mabbott and Abu Issa present the UMPTEEN system which allows students to open their learner models to others in named and/or anonymous form. The CosyQTI system presented by Lazarinis and Retalis provides anonymous access to models of peers and re...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS We hypothesized that personal characteristics of residents may affect how well competency is attained in a surgical residency. To this end, we examined two concepts of global trait emotional intelligence and learner autonomy profile and their factor relationship with competency outcomes in a residency program in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. STUDY DESIGN A cohort...