by Alejandro S. Bernardo University of Santo Tomas (Manila, Philippines) Keywords: student motivation, task-based learning, teaching writing Abstract Research paper writing remains an uninteresting and unexciting activity for many university students. They may not have realized its indispensable value in their respective disciplines and target workplaces. Hence, teachers must provide more enticing and more […]
Month: March 2010
Empowering Students to Self-learn
by Peggie Chan National University of Singapore (Singapore) Keywords: independent learning, independent research, peer teaching, self-learning Abstract This article describes two approaches to learning and teaching used in the module “Evaluating Academic Arguments.” Both approaches address how learners independently process information on topics discussed in the module and then work with that information. In […]