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View article: Editorial: Exploring sources and mitigation strategies for science anxiety in educational contexts
Editorial: Exploring sources and mitigation strategies for science anxiety in educational contexts Open
View article: From spatial construction to mathematics: Exploring the mediating role of visuospatial working memory.
From spatial construction to mathematics: Exploring the mediating role of visuospatial working memory. Open
This study examined the longitudinal pathways from early spatial skills at 5 and 7 years to their mathematics reasoning abilities at 17 years in a large cohort sample (N = 16,338) from the Millennium Cohort Study. Children were asse…
View article: Challenge and threat appraisal of tests in high school: Integrating educational psychology and biopsychology improves understanding of how students take tests.
Challenge and threat appraisal of tests in high school: Integrating educational psychology and biopsychology improves understanding of how students take tests. Open
View article: Complementary or contradictory? The double-edged sword of AI’s impact on effort regulation in higher education
Complementary or contradictory? The double-edged sword of AI’s impact on effort regulation in higher education Open
Effort regulation, or the ability to manage and control one’s effort during learning, is a consistent predictor of academic achievement in higher education. The rapid rise of artificial intelligence and its impact on higher education learn…
View article: What Are Teacher–Student Relationships in Adolescent Motivation Research? A Systematic Review of Conceptualizations, Measurement, and Analysis
What Are Teacher–Student Relationships in Adolescent Motivation Research? A Systematic Review of Conceptualizations, Measurement, and Analysis Open
Positive teacher–student relationships are critical for motivation in secondary school yet are conceptualized and measured inconsistently in motivation research. Motivation studies that draw on relational theories typically treat teacher–s…
View article: Exploring teacher–student relationships outside the positive/negative binary: A multistudy latent profile analysis of relationships and engagement in secondary science and mathematics.
Exploring teacher–student relationships outside the positive/negative binary: A multistudy latent profile analysis of relationships and engagement in secondary science and mathematics. Open
View article: The highs and lows of mathematical ability: Shared and distinct longitudinal predictors of mathematical ability grouping
The highs and lows of mathematical ability: Shared and distinct longitudinal predictors of mathematical ability grouping Open
View article: LGBTQ+ student, staff, and parent perceptions of Australian school climates
LGBTQ+ student, staff, and parent perceptions of Australian school climates Open
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/gender diverse, or queer (LGBTQ+) students, staff and parents can each perceive school as challenging environments. These challenges have typically been explored within three disparate bodies of research…
View article: Examining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Student Employability Skills - an Employer’s Perspective
Examining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Student Employability Skills - an Employer’s Perspective Open
Like most university learners, students in the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde, experienced hybrid learning environments from March 2020 transitioning into hybrid approaches for the full academic y…
View article: Our research suggests eating an unhealthy breakfast could have a similar effect on your child’s school day as having nothing at all
Our research suggests eating an unhealthy breakfast could have a similar effect on your child’s school day as having nothing at all Open
View article: A healthy breakfast each and every day is important for students' motivation and achievement
A healthy breakfast each and every day is important for students' motivation and achievement Open
Breakfast is often cited as the most important meal of the day and vital for students' academic functioning at school. Although much research has linked students' breakfast consumption to better achievement, there has been debate about why…
View article: A Bifactor Exploratory Structural Equation Model of Students’ Growth-Focused Motivation
A Bifactor Exploratory Structural Equation Model of Students’ Growth-Focused Motivation Open
In the current longitudinal study, we investigated the structure of students' (N = 1,469) specific growth constructs and their broader growth orientation using a bifactor exploratory structural equation model. We also examined the extent t…
View article: Thriving Not Surviving: LGBTQ+ Students’, Staff, and Parents’ Experiences of Schools as Sites of Euphoria
Thriving Not Surviving: LGBTQ+ Students’, Staff, and Parents’ Experiences of Schools as Sites of Euphoria Open
Introduction Internationally, research has shown Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/gender diverse, and Queer (LGBTQ+) people experience multifaceted challenges within school contexts. However, there is only a small emergent body of resea…
View article: Elementary students' self‐regulation in computer‐based learning environments: How do self‐report measures, observations and teacher rating relate to task performance?
Elementary students' self‐regulation in computer‐based learning environments: How do self‐report measures, observations and teacher rating relate to task performance? Open
It is well‐established that being a self‐regulated learner is beneficial academically, motivationally and is considered essential for productive life‐long learning. Despite this, there is limited evidence examining how different measures o…
View article: Positive, complicated, distant, and negative: How different teacher‐student relationship profiles relate to students’ science motivation
Positive, complicated, distant, and negative: How different teacher‐student relationship profiles relate to students’ science motivation Open
Introduction Researchers note a consistent decline in adolescents’ motivation and participation in science. It is important to examine factors vital to students’ motivation in science, such as teacher‐student relationships (TSRs). Limited …
View article: High school students' out‐of‐school science participation: A latent class analysis and unique associations with science aspirations and achievement
High school students' out‐of‐school science participation: A latent class analysis and unique associations with science aspirations and achievement Open
Students' out‐of‐school science participation has been identified as a factor that supports adaptive science outcomes. Researchers have largely investigated students' out‐of‐school science participation in terms of structured science activ…
View article: What self-regulation strategies do elementary students utilize while learning online?
What self-regulation strategies do elementary students utilize while learning online? Open
View article: The role of engagement in immigrant students’ academic resilience
The role of engagement in immigrant students’ academic resilience Open
Academic resilience refers to academic success despite chronic socio-educational adversity. Given increases in immigration across the world in the past decade (including in Europe), there have been calls to identify factors (e.g., engageme…
View article: Academic buoyancy in high school: A cross-lagged multilevel modeling approach exploring reciprocal effects with perceived school support, motivation, and engagement.
Academic buoyancy in high school: A cross-lagged multilevel modeling approach exploring reciprocal effects with perceived school support, motivation, and engagement. Open
View article: Assessing Instructional Cognitive Load in the Context of Students' Psychological Challenge and Threat Orientations: A Multi-Level Latent Profile Analysis of Students and Classrooms
Assessing Instructional Cognitive Load in the Context of Students' Psychological Challenge and Threat Orientations: A Multi-Level Latent Profile Analysis of Students and Classrooms Open
To better understand instructional cognitive load, it is important to operationalize and assess it in novel ways that can reveal how different students perceive and experience this load as either challenging or threatening. The present stu…
View article: Growth goal setting in high school: A large-scale study of perceived instructional support, personal background attributes, and engagement outcomes.
Growth goal setting in high school: A large-scale study of perceived instructional support, personal background attributes, and engagement outcomes. Open
View article: Perceived classroom disruption undermines the positive educational effects of perceived need-supportive teaching in science
Perceived classroom disruption undermines the positive educational effects of perceived need-supportive teaching in science Open
View article: Boarding and Day School Students: A Large-Scale Multilevel Investigation of Academic Outcomes Among Students and Classrooms
Boarding and Day School Students: A Large-Scale Multilevel Investigation of Academic Outcomes Among Students and Classrooms Open
Boarding school is a major educational option for many students (e.g., students living in remote areas, or whose parents are working interstate or overseas, etc.). This study explored the motivation, engagement, and achievement of boarding…
View article: Personal Best (PB) goal-setting enhances arithmetical problem-solving
Personal Best (PB) goal-setting enhances arithmetical problem-solving Open
View article: Adaptability, personal best (PB) goals setting, and gains in students’ academic outcomes: A longitudinal examination from a social cognitive perspective
Adaptability, personal best (PB) goals setting, and gains in students’ academic outcomes: A longitudinal examination from a social cognitive perspective Open
View article: Policy Handbook: Learning from long-term research to better manage biodiversity in Australia
Policy Handbook: Learning from long-term research to better manage biodiversity in Australia Open
This handbook describes the key findings and messages from each of the chapters of the book, Biodiversity and Environmental Change. This booklet to provide summary information for policy makers and the general public.
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\nThe booklet cont…
View article: A guide to the Long Term Ecological Research Network, Australia
A guide to the Long Term Ecological Research Network, Australia Open
The Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN) is an integrated community of eminent researchers who undertake long-term research at established plot networks across Australia.
\nLTERN enables researchers to tackle critical questions as…
View article: The Long Term Ecological Research Network: Objectives, design and methods
The Long Term Ecological Research Network: Objectives, design and methods Open
This document collates and describes the objectives
\nof the LTERN Facility, the questions being examined and
\nthe field methodologies employed. It includes field data
\ncollection protocols (and associated templates) employed
\nby the re…
View article: Making ecological monitoring successful: Insights and lessons from the Long Term Ecological Research Network
Making ecological monitoring successful: Insights and lessons from the Long Term Ecological Research Network Open
Ecological monitoring allows us to track changes in the environment and helps us see how our actions affect the environment. Long-term monitoring is particularly important, yielding valuable insights that are not possible from shorter-term…
View article: ADHD, personal and interpersonal agency, and achievement: Exploring links from a social cognitive theory perspective
ADHD, personal and interpersonal agency, and achievement: Exploring links from a social cognitive theory perspective Open