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Direct linkVongkulluksn, Vanessa W.; Matewos, Ananya M.; Sinatra, Gale M. – Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Growth mindset plays an important role in students' motivation for learning. Students who believe that their abilities are malleable are more likely to set mastery goals and to persist when encountering difficulties. Design-based makerspace -- or a makerspace structured with design-based learning components -- has many features known to improve…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Longitudinal Studies, Self Concept, Design
Umar A. Adam; Musa Adekunle Ayanwale; Soladoye N. Lameed; Tunde Owolabi; Franklin U. Onowugbeda; Adekunle I. Oladejo; Peter A. Okebukola; Kehinde G. Ogolo; Maliq A. Adebowale – Journal of Educational Research, 2025
As science educators seek innovative methods to engage students, the Culturo-Techno-Contextual Approach (CTCA) has emerged as a promising strategy, particularly for African students. CTCA is a culturally responsive teaching method that integrates culture, technology, and locational context, making science more relatable and meaningful. We assessed…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Culturally Relevant Education, Secondary School Students
Umar A. Adam; Franklin U. Onowugbeda; Nur Islami; Kehinde G. Ogolo – Journal of Educational Research, 2024
The study investigated the potency of ethnoscience instruction on the critical thinking ability of biology students. The study employed a quasi-experimental research design, with a total of 113 senior secondary school two (the equivalent of grade 11) students from two schools in educational district V of Lagos State, Nigeria. All students in the…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Ethnic Groups
Lee, John Chi Kin; Wan, Zhi Hong; Hui, Sammy King Fai; Ko, Po Yuk – Journal of Educational Research, 2019
Self-regulated learning has been one of the important areas in educational research. The authors adopted structural equation modeling to explore and compare the impacts of three aspects of self-regulatory climate (i.e., academic emphasis, teacher trust, and student trust) on three features of self-regulated learning (i.e., self-efficacy, intrinsic…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Structural Equation Models, Comparative Analysis, Self Efficacy
Aydin, Utkun; Tunç-Pekkan, Zelha; Taylan, Rukiye Didem; Birgili, Bengi; Özcan, Mustafa – Journal of Educational Research, 2018
In this quasiexperimental study, the authors investigated the effects of university within school partnership model, within which faculty members acted as teacher-researchers to improve fractional knowledge among middle school (Grades 5-8) students. Students in nine Grade 6 mathematics classes from two public middle schools in Turkey were assigned…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Quasiexperimental Design, College School Cooperation, Fractions
Azor, Richard Ojinnakaeze; Asogwa, Uche Donatus; Ogwu, Edna Nwanyiuzor; Apeh, Anselm Apex – Journal of Educational Research, 2020
This study examined the effect of YouTube audio-visual documentaries (YAVDs) on students' achievement and interest in History in Enugu state, Nigeria. Six hypotheses guided the study using a quasi-experimental research design. Multi-stage sampling techniques were used to sample 70 Senior Secondary two students (SS2) in four intact classes. Data…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Web 2.0 Technologies, Audiovisual Instruction, History Instruction
Traga Philippakos, Zoi A. – Journal of Educational Research, 2020
The purpose of the study was to (a) design and examine the effects of a yearlong professional development model on the writing quality of 3rd to 5th graders across genres and on their teachers' confidence, and (b) to make revisions based on results and teacher's feedback. Participants were 11 teachers, 273 students, and a principal. The study had…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Literary Genres, Faculty Development
Hermansson, Carina; Jonsson, Bert; Levlin, Maria; Lindhé, Anna; Lundgren, Berit; Norlund Shaswar, Annika – Journal of Educational Research, 2019
This quasi-experimental intervention study examines the effect of genre-based instructional practices on 90 primary students' narrative writing achievements and is a result of six teachers' action to meet the educational goals of the Swedish national curriculum. Specifically, the authors examine the effects of Joint Construction, the phase in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Literary Genres
Oladipo, Adenike Julianah; Akhigbe, Jeremiah Nosakhare – Journal of Educational Research, 2022
There is a knowledge gap in best practices for incorporating performance arts into science instructions. The study focused on the design and implementation of the Performance Arts Enhanced 3-Stage Instructional Model (PAEIM), which incorporated drama, dance and music. The PAEIM was implemented in mixed factorial quasi-experimental research during…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Models, Theater Arts, Drama
Franquesa-Soler, Montserrat; Barraza, Laura; Serio-Silva, Juan Carlos – Journal of Educational Research, 2019
Learning theories are rarely considered in the design of conservation education programs in Mexico. However, if students are taught in a way in which they can easily relate, this could improve the educational experience through better attitudes toward the natural environment. The learning preferences of 354 Mexican children at the primary level…
Descriptors: Preferences, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Mexicans
Ubuz, Behiye; Aydinyer, Yurdagül – Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The authors in a convergent parallel mixed method design aimed to investigate whether and how the geometry knowledge and attitude toward geometry of students with field-dependent/independent cognitive style improve differentially within a project-based learning environment. Quantitative data were collected from 97 seventh-grade students before and…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Cognitive Style, Student Attitudes
Sonnenschein, Susan; Galindo, Claudia – Journal of Educational Research, 2015
This study used Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort data to examine influences of the home and classroom learning environments on kindergarten mathematics achievement of Black, Latino, and White children. Regardless of race/ethnicity, children who started kindergarten proficient in mathematics earned spring scores about 7-8…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Family Environment, Family Influence
Palmer, Douglas J.; Sadiq, Hissa M.; Lynch, Patricia; Parker, Dawn; Viruru, Radhika; Knight, Stephanie; Waxman, Hersh; Alford, Beverly; Brown, Danielle Bairrington; Rollins, Kayla; Stillisano, Jacqueline; Abu-Tineh, Abdullah M. Hamdan; Nasser, Ramzi; Allen, Nancy; Al-Binali, Hessa; Ellili, Maha; Al-Kateeb, Haithem; Al-Kubaisi, Huda – Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Qatar initiated a K-12 national educational reform in 2001. However, there is limited information on the instructional practices of the teachers in the reform schools. This project was an observational study of classrooms with a stratified random sample of the first six cohorts of reform schools. Specifically, 156 classrooms were observed in 29…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Schools, Educational Change, Educational Practices
Shute, Valerie J.; Ventura, Matthew; Kim, Yoon Jeon – Journal of Educational Research, 2013
Digital games are very popular in modern culture. The authors are examining ways to leverage these engaging environments to assess and support student competencies. The authors examine gameplay and learning using a physics game they developed called Newton's Playground. The sample consisted of 167 eighth- and ninth-grade students who played…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Physics, Educational Games, Educational Technology
De Naeghel, Jessie; Van Keer, Hilde; Vansteenkiste, Maarten; Haerens, Leen; Aelterman, Nathalie – Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Responding to the declining trend in reading motivation in and beyond the elementary school years, the authors aimed to enhance late-elementary school students' autonomous reading motivation. Toward this end, the authors evaluated the influence of a teacher professional development grounded in self-determination theory on fifth-grade students' (n…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Faculty Development, Workshops, Reading Motivation
