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Frontline Learning Research (EARLI):
- Self-effective scientific reasoning? Differences between elementary and secondary school studentsvon Kristin Nyberg, Susanne Koerber, Christopher Osterhaus am Juni 24, 2022
Although scientific reasoning is not a formal, independent school subject, it is an increasingly important skill, especially for student learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. To promote scientific reasoning […]
- Preconditions of teachers’ collaborative practicevon Katharina Maag Merki, Urs Grob, Beat Rechsteiner, Ariane Rickenbacher, Andrea Wullschleger am April 13, 2022
Previous findings on the preconditions of teachers’ collaboration are inconsistent. This might be related to the research methods used to assess the teachers’ collaborative practice. Retrospective assessments by self-report on a relatively […]
Frontiers in Psychology
- Wired to Connect: The Autonomic Socioemotional Reflex Arcvon Robert J. Ludwig am Juni 25, 2022
We have previously proposed that mothers and infants co-regulate one another’s autonomic state through an autonomic conditioning mechanism, which starts during gestation and results in the formation of autonomic socioemotional reflexes (ASRs) […]
- How Does Personality Trait Affect Online Financial Service Use of College Students in China?von Xiuyuan Gong am Juni 25, 2022
Online financial service is an essential part of consumption services provided by companies in modern society. It is vital to figure out the underlying mechanisms that influence online financial service use of college students in China, which is […]
- Investigating the Applicability of Alignment—A Monte Carlo Simulation Studyvon Congcong Wen am Juni 25, 2022
Traditional multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis (multiple-group CFA) is usually criticized for having too restrictive model assumption, namely the scalar measurement invariance. The new multiple-group analysis methodology, alignment, has […]
- Developmental Dyslexia: Disorder or Specialization in Exploration?von Helen Taylor am Juni 25, 2022
We raise the new possibility that people diagnosed with developmental dyslexia (DD) are specialized in explorative cognitive search, and rather than having a neurocognitive disorder, play an essential role in human adaptation. Most DD research has […]
- Bank Specific Risks and Financial Stability Nexus: Evidence From Pakistanvon Zhengmeng Chai am Juni 25, 2022
This article investigates the nexus between bank-specific risks and the financial stability of the banks for a panel data set of 15 scheduled banks in Pakistan over a 12-year period from 2009 to 2020. Using the fixed-effect model, the study result […]
Motivation and Emotion (Springer):
- Motivation and Emotionam Juni 16, 2022
- Motivational mindsets versus reasons for action: implications for the dimensionality debate in self-determination theoryam Juni 16, 2022
Abstract Within self-determination theory, motivation has been treated as a unidimensional (autonomy continuum) and multidimensional (types of motivation) construct. We propose that this dual nature can be reconciled by […]
- Choosing to lose it: The role of autonomous motivation in goal disengagementam Juni 15, 2022
Abstract When people hit roadblocks with their personal goals, goal disengagement is an adaptive response associated with improved mental and physical health. However, people can have trouble letting go of goals, even when pursuing […]
- Agreeableness and Conscientiousness promote successful adaptation to the Covid-19 pandemic through effective internalization of public health guidelinesam Juni 15, 2022
Abstract Social distancing (SD) was an effective way of reducing virus transmission during the deadly and highly infectious COVID-19 pandemic. Using a prospective longitudinal design, the present study explored how the Big 5 traits […]
- Getting trapped in a dead end? Trait self-control and boredom are linked to goal adjustmentam Juni 15, 2022
Abstract Disengaging from unattainable goals and reengaging in alternative goals is essential for effective goal pursuit; yet, surprisingly little is known about associated personality factors. Here, we focused on individual […]
Learning and Instruction (Elsevier):
- The relationship between early childhood teachers' instructional quality and children's mathematics developmentam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: December 2022Source: Learning and Instruction, Volume 82Author(s): Lara Pohle, Georg Hosoya, Jennifer Pohle, Lars Jenßen
- The development of peer networks and academic performance in learning communities in higher educationam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: August 2022Source: Learning and Instruction, Volume 80Author(s): Jasperina Brouwer, Carlos A. de Matos Fernandes, Christian E.G. Steglich, Ellen P.W.A. Jansen, W.H. Adriaan Hofman, Andreas Flache
- Developmental changes in children's choices of practice strategiesam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: August 2022Source: Learning and Instruction, Volume 80Author(s): Charlotte G. Casey, Jonathan Redshaw
- The role of teachers' instrumental and emotional support in students' academic buoyancy, engagement, and academic skills: A study of high school and elementary school students in different national contextsam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: August 2022Source: Learning and Instruction, Volume 80Author(s): Helena Granziera, Gregory Arief D. Liem, Wan Har Chong, Andrew J. Martin, Rebecca J. Collie, Michelle Bishop, Lauren Tynan
- Reducing suspension for minor infraction and improving school climate perceptions among black adolescents via cultural socialization: A multi-informant longitudinal studyam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: August 2022Source: Learning and Instruction, Volume 80Author(s): Ming-Te Wang, Christina L. Scanlon, Juan Del Toro, Sarah E. McKellar
Educational Research Review (Elsevier):
- A systematic review of interventions embedded in curriculum to improve university student wellbeingam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: November 2022Source: Educational Research Review, Volume 37Author(s): Rebecca Upsher, Anna Nobili, Gareth Hughes, Nicola Byrom
- Inclusion of children with special educational needs and disabilities in physical education: A systematic review and meta-analysis of teachers’ attitudesam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: June 2022Source: Educational Research Review, Volume 36Author(s): Giampiero Tarantino, Kyriaki Makopoulou, Ross D. Neville
- Examining research on the impact of distance and online learning: A second-order meta-analysis studyam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: June 2022Source: Educational Research Review, Volume 36Author(s): Florence Martin, Ting Sun, Carl D. Westine, Albert D. Ritzhaupt
- Addendum to: How accurately can learners discriminate their comprehension of texts? A comprehensive meta-analysis on relative metacomprehension accuracy and influencing factorsam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: June 2022Source: Educational Research Review, Volume 36Author(s): Anja Prinz, Stefanie Golke, Jörg Wittwer
- The relationships between emotional competence and team learning behavioursam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: June 2022Source: Educational Research Review, Volume 36Author(s): Sebastian Gerbeth, Elena Stamouli, Regina H. Mulder
Learning and Motivation (Elsevier):
- Oral contraceptive androgenicity affects symmetry processing speed in a visuospatial working memory taskam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: August 2022Source: Learning and Motivation, Volume 79Author(s): Hannah Kuhn, Markus Martini
- Anxiety level of mastery and performance avoid goal oriented EAP learners: The effect of teacher supportive motivational discourseam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: May 2022Source: Learning and Motivation, Volume 78Author(s): Esmaeel Ali Salimi, Elham Sadat Mirian, Jalil Younesi
- Metacognition: History, measurements, and the role in early childhood development and educationam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: May 2022Source: Learning and Motivation, Volume 78Author(s): Shiyi Chen, Benjamin A. McDunn
- A review of Project-Based Learning (PBL) and Computational Thinking (CT) in teaching and learningam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: May 2022Source: Learning and Motivation, Volume 78Author(s): Aslina Saad, Suhaila Zainudin
- Cued fear conditioning in humans using immersive Virtual Realityam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: May 2022Source: Learning and Motivation, Volume 78Author(s): Vanetza E. Quezada-Scholz, Mario A. Laborda, C. San Martín, Gonzalo Miguez, Felipe Alfaro, Jorge Mallea, Francisca Díaz
Research in Higher Education (Springer):
- Correction to: Give It a Swirl? An Examination of the Influence of 4‑Year Students Taking Entry‑Level Math Courses at the Local Community Collegeam Juni 9, 2022
- Is Age Just a Number? A Statewide Investigation of Community College Students’ Age, Classroom Context, and Course Outcomes in College Math and Englisham Juni 1, 2022
Abstract Students 25 years of age and older comprise one-third of the population in public two-year institutions, and these students face significant disadvantages in first-year retention and eventual graduation. Successfully […]
- Does Experiencing Racialized Aggressions on Social Media Influence Perceptions About the Campus Racial Climate?am Juni 1, 2022
Abstract The purpose of this study was to use structural equation modeling to examine how the experience of racialized aggressions on social media influenced the perceptions of campus racial climate for undergraduate students of […]
- Margins that Matter: Exploring the Association Between Academic Match and Bachelor’s Degree Completion Over Timeam Juni 1, 2022
Abstract There is a well-documented relationship between academic match and bachelor’s degree completion; students who undermatch are less likely to complete a BA than those who match or overmatch, net of academic […]
- Merit Aid and Retention: Mediation and Moderationam Juni 1, 2022
Abstract When institutions introduce financial aid policies, researchers have an opportunity to study these policies within the framework of a natural experiment. For this methodological note, I use a natural experiment that […]
The Internet and Higher Education (Elsevier):
- The role of multi-attributional student diversity in computer-supported collaborative learningam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: October 2022Source: The Internet and Higher Education, Volume 55Author(s): Jan-Bennet Voltmer, Natalia Reich-Stiebert, Jennifer Raimann, Stefan Stürmer
- Social presence and teacher involvement: The link with expectancy, task value, and engagementam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: October 2022Source: The Internet and Higher Education, Volume 55Author(s): Ordene V. Edwards, Gita Taasoobshirazi
- Let them choose: Optional assignments and online learning patterns as predictors of success in online general chemistry coursesam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: October 2022Source: The Internet and Higher Education, Volume 55Author(s): Yael Feldman-Maggor, Ron Blonder, Inbal Tuvi-Arad
- Pseudonymous academics: Authentic tales from the Twitter trenchesam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: October 2022Source: The Internet and Higher Education, Volume 55Author(s): David E. Williams, Spencer P. Greenhalgh
- Examining nontraditional graduate students' experiences with video feedback in a fully online courseam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: October 2022Source: The Internet and Higher Education, Volume 55Author(s): Fatih Ari, Ismahan Arslan-Ari
Higher Education (Springer):
- Developing the PhD thesis project in relation to individual contexts: a multiple case study of five doctoral researchersam Juni 17, 2022
Abstract The early phase of doctoral education is a critical yet under-researched period in PhD programs, when doctoral researchers must solidify their thesis projects prior to embarking on data collection. What makes this […]
- Simply the best? Determinants of achieving the highest grade in a doctoral degree in Germanyam Juni 15, 2022
Abstract In Germany, the final grade of a doctorate is significant for careers inside and outside the academic labor market. Particularly important is the highest grade—summa cum laude. At the same time, doctoral grades are […]
- Mobile, hierarchical, normative, decadent and conflict prone: understanding academia through fictional conferencesam Juni 14, 2022
Abstract Representations of higher education in fiction-based sources contribute to forming public perceptions of academia, and so are a form of public pedagogy. Within popular culture representations, understandings of academics […]
- Coming out in the university workplace: a case study of LGBTQ + staff visibilityam Juni 14, 2022
Abstract This article explores the issue of workplace visibility and signs and symbols of LGBTQ + identity in a UK university. A poststructuralist Butlerian theoretical framework underpins this article. Sexual and gender […]
- How to motivate student engagement in emergency online learning? Evidence from the COVID-19 situationam Juni 10, 2022
Abstract COVID-19 has caused the overnight migration of learning and teaching to online platforms and has significantly impacted students’ learning opportunities and experiences worldwide. The results of emergency online learning […]
Studies in Higher Education (Taylor & Francis Online): – offline
Learning and Individual Differences (Elsevier):
- Is the treatment weak or the test insensitive: Interrogating item difficulties to elucidate the nature of reading intervention effectsam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: July 2022Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 97Author(s): David J. Francis, Paulina A. Kulesz, Shiva Khalaf, Martin Walczak, Sharon R. Vaughn
- On the cusp of predictability: Disruption in the typical association between letter and word identification at critical thresholds of RAN and phonological skillsam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: July 2022Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 97Author(s): Ola Ozernov-Palchik, Georgios D. Sideridis, Elizabeth S. Norton, Sara D. Beach, Maryanne Wolf, John D.E. Gabrieli, Nadine Gaab
- Cognitive skills, self-beliefs and task interest in children with low reading and/or arithmetic fluencyam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: July 2022Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 97Author(s): Jenni Pulkkinen, Kenneth Eklund, Tuire Koponen, Riikka Heikkilä, George Georgiou, Jonna Salminen, Victor van Daal, Mikko Aro
- A person-oriented approach to maternal homework involvement during the transition to lower secondary schoolam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: July 2022Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 97Author(s): Mari Tunkkari, Kaisa Aunola, Riikka Hirvonen, Gintautas Silinskas, Noona Kiuru
- The first-year students' motives for attending university studies and study-related burnout in relation to academic achievementam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: July 2022Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 97Author(s): Heidi Hyytinen, Tarja Tuononen, Anne Nevgi, Auli Toom
Computers & Education (Elsevier):
- Is the treatment weak or the test insensitive: Interrogating item difficulties to elucidate the nature of reading intervention effectsam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: July 2022Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 97Author(s): David J. Francis, Paulina A. Kulesz, Shiva Khalaf, Martin Walczak, Sharon R. Vaughn
- On the cusp of predictability: Disruption in the typical association between letter and word identification at critical thresholds of RAN and phonological skillsam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: July 2022Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 97Author(s): Ola Ozernov-Palchik, Georgios D. Sideridis, Elizabeth S. Norton, Sara D. Beach, Maryanne Wolf, John D.E. Gabrieli, Nadine Gaab
- Cognitive skills, self-beliefs and task interest in children with low reading and/or arithmetic fluencyam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: July 2022Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 97Author(s): Jenni Pulkkinen, Kenneth Eklund, Tuire Koponen, Riikka Heikkilä, George Georgiou, Jonna Salminen, Victor van Daal, Mikko Aro
- A person-oriented approach to maternal homework involvement during the transition to lower secondary schoolam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: July 2022Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 97Author(s): Mari Tunkkari, Kaisa Aunola, Riikka Hirvonen, Gintautas Silinskas, Noona Kiuru
- The first-year students' motives for attending university studies and study-related burnout in relation to academic achievementam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: July 2022Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 97Author(s): Heidi Hyytinen, Tarja Tuononen, Anne Nevgi, Auli Toom
Educational Psychologist (Taylor & Francis Online: – offline
Studies in Educational Evaluation (Elsevier):
- School bullying: Prevalence and variation in and between school systems in TIMSS 2015am Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: September 2022Source: Studies in Educational Evaluation, Volume 74Author(s): Stefan Johansson, Eva Myrberg, Anna Toropova
- Agentic learners and task negotiation: How is task response constructedam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: June 2022Source: Studies in Educational Evaluation, Volume 73Author(s): Sara Mashayekh
- Editorial Boardam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: June 2022Source: Studies in Educational Evaluation, Volume 73Author(s):
- Collaboration and emotions during simulation-based learning in general management coursesam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: June 2022Source: Studies in Educational Evaluation, Volume 73Author(s): Christian Hühn, Andreas Rausch
- Instructional engagement and student learning outcomes: Direct and indirect effects based on country-specific contingenciesam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: June 2022Source: Studies in Educational Evaluation, Volume 73Author(s): Evi Konstantinidou, Leonidas Kyriakides
Computers in Human Behavior (Elsevier):
- Sure I can code (but do I want to?). Why boys' and girls’ programming beliefs differ and the effects of mandatory programming educationam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: October 2022Source: Computers in Human Behavior, Volume 135Author(s): Una Tellhed, Fredrik Björklund, Kalle Kallio Strand
- Implicit theories of the human mind predict competitive and cooperative responses to AI robotsam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: September 2022Source: Computers in Human Behavior, Volume 134Author(s): Jianning Dang, Li Liu
- The effects of emotions, individual attitudes towards vaccination, and social endorsements on perceived fake news credibility and sharing motivationsam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: September 2022Source: Computers in Human Behavior, Volume 134Author(s): Khudejah Ali, Cong Li, Khawaja Zain-ul-abdin, Syed Ali Muqtadir
- Adolescents' disease- and fitness-related online health information seeking behaviors: The roles of perceived trust in online health information, eHealth literacy, and parental factorsam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: September 2022Source: Computers in Human Behavior, Volume 134Author(s): Hayriye Gulec, Nikol Kvardova, David Smahel
- Deep mind in social responses to technologies: A new approach to explaining the Computers are Social Actors phenomenaam Juni 25, 2022
Publication date: September 2022Source: Computers in Human Behavior, Volume 134Author(s): Kun Xu, Xiaobei Chen, Luling Huang