Transparency in high-stakes English language assessment has become crucial for ensuring fairness and maintaining assessment validity in language testing. However, our understanding of how transparency is conceptualised and implemented remains fragmented, particularly in relation to stakeholder experiences and technological innovations. This study…

Drawn from expectancy-value, self-regulated learning, self-determination, and growth mindset theories, our investigation explored multilevel models of homework management among middle school students in Türkiye. At the student level, homework management was positively related to homework interest, homework effort, self-regulatory purpose, parent…

This article considers the way neoliberal reductions in teacher planning time work to impede progress in reconciliatory education. Methodologically informed by phenomenology, the study described here was qualitative in nature and featured interviews with six Nova Scotia high school teachers who were teaching the social studies course "Mi'kmaw…

Camouflaging ([un]consciously hiding one's autism traits) is hypothesized to be an underlying mechanism explaining elevated levels of mental health difficulties in autistic adults. As previous studies investigating this relationship were all cross-sectional, the direction of this association remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated whether (1)…

Behavioural engagement as a predictor of academic success hinges on the interplay between effort and time. Exploring the longitudinal development of engagement is vital for understanding adaptations in learning behaviour and informing educational interventions. However, person-oriented longitudinal studies on student engagement are scarce.…

This study investigates the relationship among student engagement, learning strategies, and academic achievement. Data were collected from 4,825 eighth-grade students in Guangzhou, China, using the Delaware Student Engagement Scale (DSES) and the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with…

Collaborative Learning and Soft Skills Seminar (CLASS) is an innovative pedagogical method for assessing large groups of students within the constraints of a short semester. In this approach, students are organized into teams of four, collaboratively selecting a subject-related topic. Each team delivers a 20-min presentation with 20 slides, with…

Maths anxiety (MA) refers to the negative physical, emotional, and cognitive reactions triggered by maths-related tasks. This study aims to investigate the relationships among student-perceived maths teacher support, maths self-efficacy, academic procrastination, and MA in fifth-grade students, exploring how student-perceived maths teacher support…

Given the widespread presence of competition in educational settings and its complex impact on science learning, how students complete tasks in competitive environments has attracted a wide range of attention. The purpose of this study is to compare students' performance on physics conceptual questions in noncompetitive and competitive…

Author and educator Sarah Kesty offers educators practical tools to teach executive function skills--such as planning, time management, and organization--through classroom strategies, structured lessons, and academic coaching. By integrating these skills into daily routines, teachers can reduce classroom frustration while empowering students to…

This study explores what motivates elementary school teachers to integrate agriculture into their curriculum and instruction. Additionally, it discusses the barriers teachers face to integration and what agricultural organizations can do to assist teachers. This mixed-methods study began with an online survey of teachers who had previously…

Many undergraduates are placed onto academic probation at some point during their enrollment. Prior research findings are mixed on whether and when academic probation affects the likelihood of college graduation. The present study examined the impact of probationary placement on six-year graduation using regression discontinuity analyses overall…

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of a self-paced digital working memory (WM) intervention on preschoolers with ADHD symptoms and explore the relation between WM and time perception (TP) through a randomized controlled trial. Method: Fifty preschoolers between four-to-six years of age (M = 4.93 years) were randomly assigned to…

Choice-making is an important instructional strategy for children of any age who are deafblind. Many children and youth who are deafblind are offered opportunities to participate in choice-making at school and at home, but professionals and parents sometimes worry about the authenticity of the choice-making process and wonder if the child is…

This article examines how the Danish history curriculum encourages students to understand history and develop a sense of temporal orientation, and how this orientation can be linked to the fostering of democratic consciousness. This syllabus is analysed through critical discourse analysis (CDA). Historical consciousness is described as rooted in…