Self-assessment (SA) interventions show promise for enhancing learning and motivational outcomes, yet their effectiveness varies considerably depending on implementation approaches. This randomised controlled experiment examined whether combining teacher instruction with student SA diaries creates synergistic effects beyond either approach alone.…

Extramural exposure, through activities such as watching TV, gaming, networking, and online reading, has become an important source of vocabulary acquisition in English as a foreign language, particularly when learners' first language (L1) has many cognates with English. Our study examined extramural vocabulary acquisition of 10th-grade L1…

Good-quality sexuality education can be effective in reducing sexual health risks, but may also be disconnected from the lived realities of learners' lives and reinforce gendered stereotypes. In line with the trend towards "empowerment" in and through sexuality education, we implemented a pilot sexuality intervention with Grade 10…