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Frontline Learning Research (EARLI):
- Language-dependent knowledge acquisitionby Christian G. K. Hahn, Henrik Saalbach, Clemens Brunner, Roland Grabner on January 29, 2025
Within the research on bilingual learning, first studies have revealed that content learned in one language is retrieved more slowly when participants have to switch language from instruction to testing (i.e., language-switching costs, LSC). These […]
Frontiers in Psychology
- Effectiveness of brief online mindfulness-based intervention on different types of mobile phone addiction: mechanisms of influence of trait mindfulnessby Zhiyu Zhang on February 17, 2025
IntroductionIt is common for college students to suffer from mobile phone addiction, which can seriously affect their physical and mental health. The current study looked at the impact of a brief online mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) on mobile […]
- The quest for systematization in educational psychology practice—the case of SDQby Thomas Szulevicz on February 17, 2025
IntroductionThe field of Educational Psychology (EP) practice is currently shaped by debates on the balance between systematized and situated approaches. This study explores these debates through the lens of the Strengths and Difficulties […]
- Prevalence of depression among primary caregivers of patients with cancer in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis studyby Yilkal Abebaw Wassie on February 17, 2025
BackgroundCancer is one of the main causes of the most extremely stressful events that can elicit emotional reactions such as depression. Cancer patient caregivers are the most involved members of the oncology team and play an important role in […]
- Exploring the relationship between social capital and hedonic well-being in sport and physical activity contexts: a scoping reviewby Yi Zhang on February 17, 2025
This scoping review aimed to summarize the conceptualization and measurements of both social capital and hedonic well-being and to explore the links between social capital and hedonic well-being within sports and physical activity contexts. Articles […]
- Social media use and job choices: the mediating roles of work values and self-efficacyby Fei Li on February 17, 2025
This study examines the association between social media use and college students’ employment choices, focusing on the roles of work values and self-efficacy as mediating factors. A survey of 254 college students in Anhui Province showed that […]
Motivation and Emotion (Springer):
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Learning and Instruction (Elsevier):
- A play-based integrated curriculum with synchronous music efficiently enhance Children's fundamental movement skills (FMS)on February 17, 2025
Publication date: June 2025Source: Learning and Instruction, Volume 97Author(s): Yue Ji, Xiaoman Li
- Playful learning is the missing link in educational successon February 17, 2025
Publication date: April 2025Source: Learning and Instruction, Volume 96Author(s): Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Natalia Kucirkova, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
- Distilling playful stances to learning: Looking across cultures, contexts, roles and generationson February 17, 2025
Publication date: Available online 2 November 2024Source: Learning and InstructionAuthor(s): Nora Scheuer, Teresa Cremin
- Corrigendum to “Classroom interactional competence in an English medium instruction mathematics classroom: A creation of a technology-mediated translanguaging space” [Learning and Instruction 90 (2024) 101,849]on February 17, 2025
Publication date: Available online 17 January 2025Source: Learning and InstructionAuthor(s): Kevin W.H. Tai
- Editorial Boardon February 17, 2025
Publication date: April 2025Source: Learning and Instruction, Volume 96Author(s):
Educational Research Review (Elsevier):
- The effects of physical activity interventions on prereading, early word recognition and spelling development in children: A systematic review and meta-analysison February 17, 2025
Publication date: May 2025Source: Educational Research Review, Volume 47Author(s): Ole Emil Jensen, Anne-Mette Veber Nielsen, Anne Kær Gejl, Rasmus Ahmt Rohde, Laurits Munk Højberg, Linn Damsgaard, Anne Sofie Bøgh Malling, Emma Stevnsborg, Anna […]
- Effects of content and language integrated learning at the primary school level: A multi-level meta-analysison February 17, 2025
Publication date: May 2025Source: Educational Research Review, Volume 47Author(s): Jang Ho Lee, Hansol Lee, Yuen Yi Lo
- Technology-enhanced content and language integrated learning: A systematic review of empirical studieson February 17, 2025
Publication date: Available online 11 February 2025Source: Educational Research ReviewAuthor(s): Dongpin Hu, Juanjuan Chen, Yan Li, Minhong Wang
- A Systematic Review of Evidence-based Design and Pedagogical Principles in Educational Virtual Reality Environmentson February 17, 2025
Publication date: Available online 10 February 2025Source: Educational Research ReviewAuthor(s): Adurangba Victor Oje, Nathaniel.J. Hunsu, Logan Fiorella
- Features of digital media which influence social interactions between adults and children aged 2–7 years during joint media engagement: A multi-level meta-analysison February 17, 2025
Publication date: February 2025Source: Educational Research Review, Volume 46Author(s): Sandra J. Mathers, Pinar Kolancali, Fiona Jelley, Daniela Singh, Alex Hodgkiss, Sophie A. Booton, Lars-Erik Malmberg, Victoria A. Murphy
Learning and Motivation (Elsevier):
- Unboxing autonomous motivation, controlled motivation, and oral skills among EFL learners: Insights into gamification through the lens of broaden-and-build theoryon February 17, 2025
Publication date: May 2025Source: Learning and Motivation, Volume 90Author(s): Jiao Song, Ru Wang, Xinyuan Wu, Zhiyu Zhang
- Protective effects of intranasal oxytocin on cognitive dysfunction and hippocampal synaptic plasticity impairment induced by scopolamineon February 17, 2025
Publication date: February 2025Source: Learning and Motivation, Volume 89Author(s): F. Houshmand, Khalili Gh, S. Shabani, M. Anjomshoa, M. Shahrani, S. Najafi-Chaleshtori, F. Azizi
- Emerging role of aquaporin in neurodegenerative diseases: A novel target for drug developmenton February 17, 2025
Publication date: February 2025Source: Learning and Motivation, Volume 89Author(s): Mengzhen Zhou, Ruen Liu
- Impact of observational modeling on quiet eye duration and free-throw performance in basketballon February 17, 2025
Publication date: February 2025Source: Learning and Motivation, Volume 89Author(s): Ali Nasri, Alireza Farsi, Sònia Pineda-Hernández, Saeed Alboghebeish
- Effectiveness of a scaffolded autonomous learning scheme in enhancing learners’ motivation in EFL classeson February 17, 2025
Publication date: February 2025Source: Learning and Motivation, Volume 89Author(s): Nurah Alfares
Research in Higher Education (Springer):
- Math Sorting: Unintended Consequences of Developmental Education Reforms in Community Collegeson February 13, 2025
Abstract Beginning in 2019, California community colleges were required to use multiple measures to determine students’ placement into initial math courses. Community colleges also created structured BSTEM and liberal arts […]
- Standardized Testing for Diverse Talent Identification: A Framework to Address Geographical Bias in Standardized Testing and Increase Diversity in College Admissions in the Post-Affirmative Action/Race-Neutral Admissions Eraon January 25, 2025
Abstract Despite the emergence of test-optional policies, standardized admission tests continue shaping the college composition and financial aid prospects of hundreds of thousands of students. This is concerning for the […]
- Reaching the Finish Line: Can Coaching Help Students Graduate?on January 3, 2025
Abstract Many students who enter college do not finish, reflecting numerous academic, financial, and social barriers to postsecondary completion. Success Boston Coaching (SBC) provides students in the Greater Boston area with […]
- How the Ingroup Representation of First-Generation Students in Residence Halls Predicts Short-Term and Long-Term College Successon December 30, 2024
Abstract Despite a burgeoning literature on first-generation college student success, little is known about how the presence of first-generation or continuing-generation peers may facilitate desired outcomes among […]
- Knowledge Innovation Effect of University Computing Power in China: Evidence from the top500 Supercomputerson December 19, 2024
Abstract With the increasingly prominent characteristics of data-intensive and AI-driven scientific paradigms, computing power has become a crucial pillar of research activities. This study aims to examine the knowledge […]
The Internet and Higher Education (Elsevier):
- Humanizing college online instruction: The effects of professional development on faculty perceptions and instructional practiceson February 17, 2025
Publication date: April 2025Source: The Internet and Higher Education, Volume 65Author(s): Di Xu, Yujia Liu, Zhiling Meng Shea, Kimberly Vincent-Layton, Jeffrey White, Michelle Pacansky-Brock
- Promoting university students' situational engagement in online learning for climate educationon February 17, 2025
Publication date: April 2025Source: The Internet and Higher Education, Volume 65Author(s): Elisa Vilhunen, Veli-Matti Vesterinen, Mikko Äijälä, Janne Salovaara, Joula Siponen, Jari Lavonen, Katariina Salmela-Aro, Laura Riuttanen
- Exploring the influential factors of online professional learning completion of college teachers from the Global South in an international training programon February 17, 2025
Publication date: January 2025Source: The Internet and Higher Education, Volume 64Author(s): Chao Wang, Xiao Hu
- Exploratory study of an AI-supported discussion representational tool for online collaborative learning in a Chinese universityon February 17, 2025
Publication date: January 2025Source: The Internet and Higher Education, Volume 64Author(s): Xi Kong, Zhi Liu, Changsheng Chen, Sannyuya Liu, Zhenguo Xu, Qianhui Tang
- Interaction and dialogue: Integration and application of artificial intelligence in blended mode writing feedbackon February 17, 2025
Publication date: January 2025Source: The Internet and Higher Education, Volume 64Author(s): Yang Jiang
Higher Education (Springer):
- Racial differences in job attitudes of early-career academics: the experiences of Asian Americans in higher educationon February 15, 2025
Abstract Asian Americans have a unique positionality in higher education because they are racially marginalized while being overrepresented in some science and technology fields. Being stereotyped as the “model minority,” Asian […]
- The myth of institutional transplantation: disjunctions between formal structures and power distribution in university governance in Lao PDRon February 11, 2025
Abstract The transplantation of developed institutions has been widely adopted by supranational organizations as an intervention mechanism for enhancing higher education governance in developing systems. It has served as a key […]
- Knowledge production in the field of higher education as multi-scalar activitieson February 6, 2025
Abstract With the advent of globalisation, an autonomous global science system has emerged. However, disparities persist in the extent to which different countries engage with this global system. Additionally, the social sciences […]
- Study well-being profiles, recovery strategies, and academic performance among university students: a person-oriented approachon February 6, 2025
Abstract The present study introduces a circumplex model of study well-being as an application of occupational well-being research to a higher education context. Accordingly, the first aim was to identify what kind of study […]
- Conflicting language ideologies and practices of English medium instruction policy for international students in China’s higher educationon February 5, 2025
Abstract There is limited research that focuses on the ideological stances of EMI policies at multiple levels, although there has been significant global research on English medium instruction (EMI). Informed by the theoretical […]
Learning and Individual Differences (Elsevier):
- Learning as retention; an examination of retention of self-derived knowledge through memory integration in a diverse sample of elementary studentson February 17, 2025
Publication date: April 2025Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 119Author(s): Alena G. Esposito
- Redefining education: The role of study crafting in enhancing students' well-being, self-direction, and academic achievementon February 17, 2025
Publication date: February 2025Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 118Author(s): Lorenzo Duchi, Lisette Wijnia, Sofie Loyens, Fred Paas
- Language attitude and willingness to communicate: A longitudinal investigation of Chinese young EFL learnerson February 17, 2025
Publication date: February 2025Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 118Author(s): Enhao Feng, Chengchen Li, Peter D. MacIntyre, Jean-Marc Dewaele
- Directional or reciprocal? A random intercept cross-lagged panel analysis of the relationships between emotions, motivation, willingness to communicate, and L2 achievementon February 17, 2025
Publication date: February 2025Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 118Author(s): Jian-E Peng, Peter D. MacIntyre
- When mistakes instruct: Explaining errors in diagrams supports comprehension for low spatial individualson February 17, 2025
Publication date: February 2025Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 118Author(s): Allison J. Jaeger
Computers & Education (Elsevier):
- Learning as retention; an examination of retention of self-derived knowledge through memory integration in a diverse sample of elementary studentson February 17, 2025
Publication date: April 2025Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 119Author(s): Alena G. Esposito
- Redefining education: The role of study crafting in enhancing students' well-being, self-direction, and academic achievementon February 17, 2025
Publication date: February 2025Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 118Author(s): Lorenzo Duchi, Lisette Wijnia, Sofie Loyens, Fred Paas
- Language attitude and willingness to communicate: A longitudinal investigation of Chinese young EFL learnerson February 17, 2025
Publication date: February 2025Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 118Author(s): Enhao Feng, Chengchen Li, Peter D. MacIntyre, Jean-Marc Dewaele
- Directional or reciprocal? A random intercept cross-lagged panel analysis of the relationships between emotions, motivation, willingness to communicate, and L2 achievementon February 17, 2025
Publication date: February 2025Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 118Author(s): Jian-E Peng, Peter D. MacIntyre
- When mistakes instruct: Explaining errors in diagrams supports comprehension for low spatial individualson February 17, 2025
Publication date: February 2025Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 118Author(s): Allison J. Jaeger
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Studies in Educational Evaluation (Elsevier):
- Longitudinal relations among perceived autonomy support, time management, completion, and achievementon February 17, 2025
Publication date: June 2025Source: Studies in Educational Evaluation, Volume 85Author(s): Jianzhong Xu
- Exploring factors contributing to feedback-seeking strategies in L2 writing: An extended cost-value frameworkon February 17, 2025
Publication date: June 2025Source: Studies in Educational Evaluation, Volume 85Author(s): Huiyuan Gu
- Network, school, and student demographic level effects of a networked improvement community on student reading outcomeson February 17, 2025
Publication date: June 2025Source: Studies in Educational Evaluation, Volume 85Author(s): Anna E. Premo, Christian Schunn
- Evaluating text quality: Teachers’ perceptions about pupils’ writingon February 17, 2025
Publication date: June 2025Source: Studies in Educational Evaluation, Volume 85Author(s): Anat Stavans, Sara Zadunaisky Ehrlich
- Checkbox grading of large-scale mathematics exams with multiple assessors: Field study on assessors’ inter-rater reliability, time investment and usage experienceon February 17, 2025
Publication date: June 2025Source: Studies in Educational Evaluation, Volume 85Author(s): Filip Moons, Ellen Vandervieren, Jozef Colpaert
Computers in Human Behavior (Elsevier):
- The psychophysiology of Instagram – Brief bouts of Instagram use elicit appetitive arousal and attentional immersion followed by aversive arousal when use is stoppedon February 17, 2025
Publication date: May 2025Source: Computers in Human Behavior, Volume 166Author(s): Michael Wadsley, Niklas Ihssen
- The impact of construal level on review consistency and helpfulness in online evaluationson February 17, 2025
Publication date: April 2025Source: Computers in Human Behavior, Volume 165Author(s): Balázs Kovács
- Team adaptive performance in the metaverse workspace: Team cohesion as a mediatoron February 17, 2025
Publication date: April 2025Source: Computers in Human Behavior, Volume 165Author(s): Samprada Dekate, Prashant Mehta
- The curvilinear effects of relative positions in smartphone app leaderboards on physical activityon February 17, 2025
Publication date: April 2025Source: Computers in Human Behavior, Volume 165Author(s): Yanxiang Yang, Joerg Koenigstorfer
- Trust through words: The systemize-empathize-effect of language in task-oriented conversational agentson February 17, 2025
Publication date: April 2025Source: Computers in Human Behavior, Volume 165Author(s): Sabine Brunswicker, Yifan Zhang, Christopher Rashidian, Daniel W. Linna