The role of perceived quality of problems in the association between achievement goals and motivation in problem-based learning

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of perceived problem quality in the relationship between students’ (N = 226) achievement goals and autonomous motivation to study in a problem-based learning (PBL) environment. Specifically, the relationships between students’ achievement goals (mastery-approach, performance-approach, performance-avoidance, and mastery-avoidance goals), problem quality-related characteristics (triggering interest, familiarity, stimulating collaborative learning, resulting in intended learning objectives, and promoting critical reasoning), and autonomous motivation to study were investigated. The findings indicate that the perceived quality of problems (i.e., familiarity, resulting in intended learning objectives, promoting critical reasoning, and by that triggering interest) fosters autonomous motivation to study and that the perception of this quality is influenced by students’ achievement goals. Therefore, the quality of problems and students’ achievement goals should be taken into account in a PBL environment

Use of Strengthening Cementation When Civil Structures on Karsted Territories Construction

The paper describes measures on strengthening cementation of karsted territories both when erection of new houses and in failure situations. The result of strengthening cementation is water resistant strong base preventing development of karst-suffosion processes

Strengthening of Clay Soils of Buildings Bases under Reconstruction by Means of Alkalization

The experience of use of natrium hydroxide solutions for strengthening of clay soils of buildings bases under reconstruction in city Ufa is described. The method applied allows to increase the design soil resistance from 0.16 to 0.4 MPa and decrease the labour expenditures at site by 40 %

Cultura y dependencia a la luz de la reflexión teológica

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