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View article: Emotional intersection: Delineating test anxiety, emotional disorders, and student well-being
Emotional intersection: Delineating test anxiety, emotional disorders, and student well-being Open
Previous studies have shown how test anxiety is positively related to symptoms of emotion disorder and that highly test anxious persons can meet diagnostic thresholds for emotion disorder. However, many studies are somewhat dated and based…
View article: Patient, financial and environmental impacts of a Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH) service on polypharmacy following structured medication reviews
Patient, financial and environmental impacts of a Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH) service on polypharmacy following structured medication reviews Open
Introduction An NHS community trust was commissioned in February 2023 to deliver a MOCH service to about 15,000 care home residents across an Integrated Care System (ICS). Pharmacists in the MOCH service undertake Structured Medication Rev…
View article: Breaking the cycle of couscous pedagogy: Are future teachers empowered to teach in multicultural societies?
Breaking the cycle of couscous pedagogy: Are future teachers empowered to teach in multicultural societies? Open
Despite the increasing racial diversity within British and Spanish societies, teacher education and school curricula continue to be Eurocentric and taught by predominantly White teachers. This quantitative research sought to explore the pe…
View article: Factors influencing Chinese undergraduate students' emotions in an online <scp>EFL</scp> learning context during the <scp>COVID</scp> pandemic
Factors influencing Chinese undergraduate students' emotions in an online <span>EFL</span> learning context during the <span>COVID</span> pandemic Open
Background Considerable evidence suggests that students' achievement emotions are important contributors to their learning and success online. It is, therefore, essential to understand and support students' emotional experiences to enhance…
View article: Corrigendum: Emotions and Instructed Language Learning: Proposing a Second Language Emotions and Positive Psychology Model
Corrigendum: Emotions and Instructed Language Learning: Proposing a Second Language Emotions and Positive Psychology Model Open
Kaiqi Shao should not have been included as a corresponding author in the published article. Fei Lei was the sole corresponding author of this article. The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific…
View article: Emotions and Instructed Language Learning: Proposing a Second Language Emotions and Positive Psychology Model
Emotions and Instructed Language Learning: Proposing a Second Language Emotions and Positive Psychology Model Open
Although emotion research and positive psychology (PP) have recently gained strong momentum in the field of second language acquisition (SLA), theoretical models linking language emotion and PP research, which offer insights for both resea…
View article: A cross‐lagged panel analysis of fear appeal appraisal and student engagement
A cross‐lagged panel analysis of fear appeal appraisal and student engagement Open
Background Fear appeals are persuasive messages given by teachers to students about the importance of avoiding failure in an upcoming high‐stakes test. The relationship between the way that students appraise fear appeals and engagement in …
View article: We should just be told to try our best
We should just be told to try our best Open
Exam anxiety is a serious issue affecting a significant number of students across the globe. Recent changes to the GCSE curriculum and modes of assessment in England have coincided with concerning findings regarding associated increases in…
View article: Control-Value Appraisals, Enjoyment, and Boredom in Mathematics: A Longitudinal Latent Interaction Analysis
Control-Value Appraisals, Enjoyment, and Boredom in Mathematics: A Longitudinal Latent Interaction Analysis Open
Based on the control-value theory of achievement emotions, this longitudinal study examined students’ control-value appraisals as antecedents of their enjoyment and boredom in mathematics. Self-report data for appraisals and emotions were …
View article: A Person-Centered Approach to Students' Evaluations of Perceived Fear Appeals and Their Association With Engagement
A Person-Centered Approach to Students' Evaluations of Perceived Fear Appeals and Their Association With Engagement Open
A person-centered approach was employed to investigate how students' evaluation of perceived teacher utility value messages, i.e., fear appeals, as a threat and as a challenge, combined within individuals and how these combinations related…
View article: Developing a Simulated-Person Methodology Workshop: An Experiential Education Initiative for Educators and Simulators
Developing a Simulated-Person Methodology Workshop: An Experiential Education Initiative for Educators and Simulators Open
Numerous forecasts suggest that professional-competence development depends on human encounters. Interaction between organizations, tasks, and individual providers influence human behaviour, affect organizations’ or systems’ performance, a…
View article: Using an extended theory of planned behaviour to investigate sleep impaired driving
Using an extended theory of planned behaviour to investigate sleep impaired driving Open
Background: A significant proportion of vehicle accidents in the UK are caused by drivers falling asleep at the wheel and these accidents often occur at high speeds and result in fatalities (Home & Reyner, 1995b). Research has shown that d…
View article: The importance of psychological need satisfaction in educational re-engagement
The importance of psychological need satisfaction in educational re-engagement Open
Students attending alternative provision (AP) schools have typically disengaged with their education. They present with multiple problems and complex support needs which makes their re-engagement back into education challenging. This study…
View article: Clusters of fear appeal appraisals and theirrelations with student engagement anddisaffection
Clusters of fear appeal appraisals and theirrelations with student engagement anddisaffection Open
A nascent body of work has examined how
fear appeals are used in an instructional
context prior to high-stakes examinations.
In this study, a person-centred approach
was employed to investigate how the
appraisal of fear appeals as a t…
View article: Does engagement in Forest School influence perceptions of risk, held by children, their parents, and their school staff?
Does engagement in Forest School influence perceptions of risk, held by children, their parents, and their school staff? Open
In a climate where, it is claimed, children now spend very little time out of doors because adults fear for their safety and impose a ‘zero risk childhood’ on them, Forest School aims to offer learners the opportunity to take ‘supported ri…
View article: Student perceptions of teaching practices that can facilitate educational re-engagement
Student perceptions of teaching practices that can facilitate educational re-engagement Open
Past research into student engagement has focused on behavioural engagement in students attending mainstream school. The present study investigated the school-related factors that facilitate re-engagement in learning from the perspective o…
View article: Hard to reach and hard to teach: supporting the self-regulation of learning in an alternative provision secondary school
Hard to reach and hard to teach: supporting the self-regulation of learning in an alternative provision secondary school Open
© 2015 Taylor & Francis. Since 2010, new types of state-funded schools have opened in England with a focus on providing alternative education provision. Very little is known about these schools, partly due to their novelty, and how they ar…