Background: Attention has been paid to collaboration in digital game-based learning, as it fosters interaction and student engagement, thereby enhancing learning outcomes. Previous findings about the effect of collaboration in digital game-based learning were inconsistent, and few studies have explored the underlying mechanisms, particularly…

Present study investigates the motives that pre-service computer education and instructional technologies (CEIT) teachers employ while deciding on the level, type, way of engagement with and the length of YouTube videos that they watch. The investigation is based on the various demographic variables such as gender and content creation status.…

Given that divorce is considered an adverse childhood experience (ACE), past research has found negative academic outcomes for children of divorced parents. However, divorce is so prevalent today that prevention efforts based on the resilience of those who experience it must be re-evaluated at the college level. Because life outcomes are so highly…

Research on epistemic emotions has often focused on how students transition between affective states (e.g., affect dynamics). More recently, studies have examined the properties of cases where a student remains in the same affective state over time, finding that the duration of a student's affective state is important for multiple learning…

This study explored factors influencing ChatGPT adoption among higher education students in five Nordic countries (Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland) and the USA. The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology 2 (UTAUT2) framework was employed and extended to incorporate personal innovativeness. Data was collected from 586…

This research scrutinises the nuanced factors shaping the decisions of pre-service teachers to opt for governmental teaching positions and their sustained commitment to the profession. A comprehensive sample comprising 1017 pre-service teachers drawn from diverse educational institutions in Thailand ensures representation across varied teacher…

Culturally responsive teaching is a set of theoretical and practical principles aimed at improving instruction and academic achievement amongst the United States' (U.S.) diverse student body. Using professional capital and community cultural wealth as conceptual frames, this mixed-methods research study examined the effects of the completion of…

Since its inclusion in the Hong Kong school curriculum in 2003, Cantonese opera has remained underrepresented in music education, mainly due to insufficient teacher training. This study evaluates the effectiveness of an in-service professional development programme to equip music educators with the skills and knowledge necessary to teach Cantonese…

Need for cognition (NFC) reflects the tendency to enjoy and engage in cognitive challenges. This study examines the relations between NFC and academic interest among 922 German secondary school students (academic track) assessed four times in Grades 5-7 (initial age M = 10.63, SD = 0.55; 41% female; 90% first language German) in mathematics,…

Little previous research exists on academic motivation in refugee adolescents, and none has been conducted in the UK that might help educators to promote motivation and mitigate demotivation in the young people they support. The aim of this study is to help address this gap by exploring experiences and perceptions of academic motivation in refugee…

Teacher autonomy-supportive style and controlling style are considered to be common motivating styles that affect online learning effectiveness. However, the associations between perceived teacher autonomy-supportive style and controlling style and undergraduates' self-regulation of online learning needs to be further explored, especially in terms…

This study, grounded in expectancy-value theory, examined the relationships between self-efficacy, effort, and value beliefs within the context of social studies. For this purpose, the study tested the mediating and moderating roles of the value attributed to the social studies course in the relationship between self-efficacy and effort in the…

The teacher's role in student motivation, and the strategies they employ to enhance their learners desire to study, has long be seen as an essential component of learning in the second language English classroom. This study has sought to explore the motivational impact of the teachers' use of the game-based response system Kahoot within an English…

Homework is a widely used educational practice, but the ways in which students approach it vary considerably and influence its effectiveness. Understanding these behavioral differences is crucial to designing effective and appropriate homework practices. The purpose of this study was to examine students' homework behavior and determine its…

As fake news proliferates, the urgency to educate young students in news literacy grows. Research indicates that while young adolescent students recognize the detrimental impact that fake news has on society, they lack the knowledge and motivation to combat it. We conducted news literacy training with 101 Hong Kong students (aged 11 to 14)…