Results of project

Comparing Experiences at Different Italian School Levels. Emotions are becoming increasingly central in education research. The research s…

Comparing Experiences at Different Italian School Levels. Emotions are becoming increasingly central in education research. The research shows a deep gap concerning emotions triggered by socio-constructivist approaches where learn- ing occurs through social interaction, peer-work, group work, and learning activities based on building ideas or concrete objects. The specific emotions emerging in such contexts are still under-researched. To address this gap, this study first reviews how emotions are cur- rently conceptualized and studied. We then present excerpts from several of our studies to analyze the specific emotional processes that emerge in relation to socio-constructivist educational activities. The main objective is to understand what emotions are elicited in students when participating in educational socio-constructivist activities. (from the Abstract of the paper)

Very interesting basic reading on motivations for learning, with clear presentation of concepts and approaches and essential references to …

Very interesting basic reading on motivations for learning, with clear presentation of concepts and approaches and essential references to literature.

Investigating Self-Regulation and Motivation: Historical Background, Methodological Developments, and Future Prospects [full title]. Reflec…

Investigating Self-Regulation and Motivation: Historical Background, Methodological Developments, and Future Prospects [full title]. Reflections by Barry J. Zimmerman, a pioneer in the research on this subject, on the results of his work and more recent approaches relying also on the availability of the ICT tools.

Very interesting paper, developed around a conceptual model, but taking into account empirical data and making continuous reference to its …

Very interesting paper, developed around a conceptual model, but taking into account empirical data and making continuous reference to its application.

A quick but comprehensive review of contributions on the student's intrinsic and extrinsic motivations to learn, and on the teacher's role …

A quick but comprehensive review of contributions on the student's intrinsic and extrinsic motivations to learn, and on the teacher's role in strengthening them.

A step-by-step guide to applied self-directed learning suggests a model for both teachers and students that realizes student independence i…

A step-by-step guide to applied self-directed learning suggests a model for both teachers and students that realizes student independence in the classroom, leading to higher-level understanding and more robust performance. [from the article's abstract]

Short introduction of Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) as a user-centerd approach to learning. Modeling and classification of activities usefu…

Short introduction of Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) as a user-centerd approach to learning. Modeling and classification of activities useful to support SRL. A proposal of how to trace a subset of them with xAPI statements.