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The Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (Paces) as a Two-Dimensional Scale: Exploratory and Invariance Analysis

open access: yesMontenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 2021
ing two correlated but distinct dimensions of enjoyment. In total, 277 individuals (female = 108) aged between 18 and 53 years (M = 35.66; SD = 7.42) participated in the study. The unidimensional model solution displayed good fit.
Filipe Rodrigues   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A structural Model of Self-efficacy in Handball Referees

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2017
The study aimed to identify factors predicting self-efficacy in a sample of 248 Italian handball referees. The main hypothesis was that perception of teamwork efficacy would be a significant predictor of self-efficacy in handball referees.
Pierluigi Diotaiuti   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling the associations between L2 teacher support and EFL learners’ reading motivation: The mediating impact of reading enjoyment, anxiety, and boredom

open access: yesStudies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
The present study aimed to explore the association between 302 (93 males and 209 females) English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ perceived teacher support (i.e., personal support and academic support) and their reading motivation.
Ali Derakhshan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Motivation of Crossfit Practitioners for Competition

open access: yesStudia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai: Educatio Artis Gymnasticae
CrossFit is an emerging trend that has captured the attention of many studies in recent years. Despite the high number of research papers covering different aspects of the sport, the motivation of participants in CrossFit competitions remains a topic ...
Cristian NEGREA   +4 more
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Topic Specificity and Antecedents for Preservice Biology Teachers’ Anticipated Enjoyment for Teaching About Socioscientific Issues: Investigating Universal Values and Psychological Distance

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
Enjoyment for teaching represents one of the most frequently reported teaching emotions and positively affects student outcomes. Therefore, researchers and teacher educators need to understand its nature and underlying appraisal processes to prepare ...
Alexander Georg Büssing   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Comparison of Motives by Gender and Age Categories for Training at Norwegian Fitness Centres

open access: yesSports, 2021
Examining participatory motives clarifies what engages and keeps individuals participating in exercise. The popularity of training at fitness centres has greatly increased over the last two decades, but individual determinants for motivation remain ...
Stian Larsen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Learner emotions in AI-assisted English as a second/foreign language learning: a systematic review of empirical studies

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
IntroductionThe use of generative AI tools in language learning has attracted increasing academic attention. However, previous reviews rarely focus on learner emotions in AI-assisted English as a Second/Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) learning, a crucial ...
Songcun Zhang, Xing Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Impacts of the Active Learning Classroom on Student Learning and Engagement: The Role of Technology

open access: yesCanadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
This study examines student learning outcomes and engagement in a high-tech active learning environment compared to a low-tech active learning environment at both the individual lesson and overall course levels. A quasi-experimental design was employed,
T. Keith Edmunds, Richard Little
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the effects of gamification on work engagement: The role of basic need satisfaction and enjoyment among millennials

open access: yesCogent Business & Management, 2023
Millennial perspectives on work engagement can aid companies in fostering a more dynamic and successful workforce by recognizing that engaged employees tend to be more productive and satisfied. However, recent polls and studies have raised concerns about
Gunawan Wibisono   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current Tracking Adaptive Control of Brushless DC Motors

open access: yesInternational Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, EarlyView.
In this paper, the current tracking for Brushless Direct Current motors is approached considering uncertainty in the parameters of the motor's model. An adaptive control scheme to compensate electrical parameters uncertainty is proposed without requiring any knowledge of the mechanical parameters.
Fernanda Ramos‐García   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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