This explanatory mixed methods study investigated which achievement goal drives students' learning processes and outcomes as well as the relationship between students' goal orientations and learning outcomes, between their goal orientations and interest, and between their learning outcomes and interest in English and Mathematics. The participants…

The South African curriculum emphasizes the teaching of problem solving in mathematics. However, little is known about South African teachers' views on the teaching of mathematical problem solving (MPS). The purpose of this study was to establish Grade 9 South African teachers' views, teaching strategies and the support required in their teaching…

The Seattle Public Schools serve one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation. The school system's enrollment represents many racial and ethnic groups and includes students from around the world who come to Seattle speaking many languages and families who came to the city generations ago. The challenge facing Seattle and all other major…