Motivation and teaching organisation as elements of learning culture

Learning behavior and teaching organisation are regarded as complementary components of a learning culture. Using a model of learning motivation, we investigated the learning behavior of students using a latent class analysis. We then matched the group profiles to grades and to workload, as measured by a time-budget analysis. We found that only one group of students operating under conditions typical of traditional teaching organisation was able to regulate their learning behavior sucessfully. An alternative type of teaching organisation may assist groups of students with different profiles much more effectively.

18.06.2012 | Christiane Metzger, Rolf Schulmeister & Thomas Martens (Hamburg, Frankfurt)