This mixed-methods study examined factors that influence student engagement in online learning environments at public universities in Turkiye setting. Quantitative data were collected from 429 undergraduate students enrolled in distance learning programs and MOOCs at these universities, while 385 of the participants also provided qualitative data.…

Internationally, there has been a dramatic evolution in the numbers of parents choosing to home-school their children for some, or all, of their schooling. Research to date has mainly focussed on the characteristics and motivations of parents who home-school. Little is known about the practice and implementation of home-schooling, especially for…

Previous scholarship has established peer mentoring as a valuable support mechanism for students, particularly underclassmen and underrepresented and underserved students. These benefits were amplified during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, which limited traditional avenues of support at a time of heightened precarity among enrolled students.…

Physical inactivity among university students is a growing concern, significantly impacting their overall health and well-being. Understanding the factors that influence physical activity is essential for promoting healthier lifestyles in this demographic. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory and the Health Belief Model, this study investigates…

This article reports the results of a mixed-methods research project at one UK university to explore student experiences before, during, and after the COVID-19 lockdowns. The research questions were 'Which HE learning experiences will be retained?' and 'Which HE learning experiences will evolve?'. All final-year undergraduates in the 2021/22…

This study explores the experiences of academics in Turkey who transition from teaching roles to administrative positions in higher education (HE), with a focus on the implications of this shift for their academic productivity and social relations. Employing a qualitative phenomenological research design, semi-structured interviews were conducted…

This study investigated the role of co-teaching in the development of students' mathematics motivation and achievement. More specifically, we examined how sixth-grade students' (N = 146) mathematics self-concept and individual interest changed over one school year, how these changes were related to each other and to mathematics achievement, and,…

The present study focuses on pre-service teachers' reflective diaries and "friendly criticism" strategies for evaluating their self-regulation (SRL) components, through active learning. The study involved 54 students in a teacher education college, from two courses that aimed to empower a sense of commitment to the practicum process.…

While decades of research from cognitive psychology provided insight into effective learning strategies for long-term learning, there is a discrepancy between what research recommends and what students do. We investigated first-year engineering students' knowledge and use of learning strategies, and how they experience and adapt to learning…

Some college students may be disengaged when completing assessments for institutional accountability and improvement. If disengagement is not identified and the resulting data are removed, the validity of score interpretations suffers. Using data gathered from students who completed non-consequential assessments for institutional accountability,…

While self-regulated learning (SRL) has become an important paradigm in the field of English as a foreign language (EFL) learning, how adolescent learners utilize SRL strategies in the field of reading remains underexplored. Also largely unknown is the relationship between SRL strategy use and readers' motivational beliefs. To bridge the gaps, the…

Background: Learning interest is an intrinsic motivation that dynamically interacts with friendships. Students alter their learning interests to assimilate with their friends and actively establish friendships on the basis of similar interests. These processes do not operate in isolation but rather in the broader peer context. Class-level…

Background: Early secondary school students' perceptions of their social relationships in class are closely linked to their levels of motivation. However, person-centred research examining patterns of social relationships with both peers and teachers remains limited. Aims: This study explored the existence, stability and transitions of latent…

This investigation sought to examine the connections between learning motivation (LM) and Learning satisfaction (LS) among college art majors in online courses (OC) during the COVID-19 epidemic. The objectives included examining students' motivation and satisfaction levels, analyzing the challenges of OCs, and proposing directions for future…

This research explores adoption of the Deepseek, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform among higher education students in India by integrating the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) with learning motivation factors. Given the rapid rise of AI-based platforms in educational sector, understanding their adoption is not only timely but also…