Guiding students' STEM problem solving entails dynamic processes driven by changes in real-world contexts. To understand these processes, we aimed to identify the formation and influence of 'norms' as shared behaviour patterns desirable in STEM problem-solving. To this end, 10 sessions of STEM lessons for secondary students were carried out, and…

This study examined the mediating influence of learning conformity behaviour in the relationship between loneliness and learning satisfaction among Chinese international students enrolled in a Chinese-language programme in Thailand. This study also explored gender differences in this mediated relationship. A total of 708 valid questionnaires were…

This study employs Archer's morphogenetic approach to investigate the dialectical interaction between structure and agency within the collaborative governance framework of Taiwan's Ministry of Education. Since 2013, the Ministry has promoted a cross-system collaborative mechanism to integrate resources across departments to support curriculum…

Purpose: This study introduces the personal health threshold model, a new conceptual framework that explains how individuals categorize health behaviors. The model aims to elucidate the psychological mechanisms underlying selective adherence to health behaviors and inform more effective health education approaches. Design/methodology/approach: The…

AI integration in professional coursework has gained attention in higher education, offering potential improvements in learning and performance. However; the usage rate, accuracy, and patterns of AI tools across disciplines remain unclear. The impact of AI on students' learning and long-term outcomes still needs further investigation. This study…

There is increasing interest in self-efficacy (SE) as a variable to predict learner behavior during tasks, but many tasks involve learners working collaboratively in groups. Collective efficacy (CE) can be used to assess the feelings of the group about their overall ability to complete a task. It has been largely ignored in the field of second…

Purpose: In recent years, the study of various forms of teacher leadership styles and behaviours, and student engagement has gained increasing attention because these constructs are critical for understanding student success and well-being. However, investigation of how these constructs interact to shape students' learning, particularly in the…

Parents play a substantial role in their children's emotion regulation (ER) abilities. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have difficulties regulating their emotions, which can manifest as externalizing behavioral issues. Parents of children with ASD facilitate their children's ER development in response to unique challenges and…

This research aims to investigate the most frequent challenging behaviors faced by preschool teachers in their classrooms and the strategies and discipline approaches they adopt against these challenging behaviors. This research is conducted within case study design, which is a qualitative research method. The study group consists of 10 different…

The current study examined the associations that children's attachment and temperament share with individual differences in jealousy behaviors in early childhood. Previous research has found that secure children display fewer jealousy behaviors than their insecure counterparts, while other research has demonstrated that children with greater…

The Good Behavior Game (GBG) is a classroom management intervention whereby students earn points toward a particular criterion to "win" the game. Typically, students know the criterion at the start of the game. However, this approach may cause behavior to deteriorate if, during the game, students believe that they have already won or…

Inappropriate behaviors are common during hallway transitions. Researchers have successfully reduced hallway transition times using the Timely Transitions Game, which involves applying interdependent group rewards delivered contingent upon a class's transition time. A multiple-baseline design was used to evaluate effects of a modified Timely…

In this commentary, I delineate several questions raised by the Hammond and Drummond (2019) paper: (a) to why there seems to be an association between state positive emotion and prosocial behavior in young children, and if and how early positively tinged prosocial behavior provides a pathway to (b) later prosocial behavior more generally…

When a student exhibits challenging classroom behaviors that are resistant to traditional classroom management systems, his/her individualized education program (IEP) team conducts a functional behavior assessment (FBA). The FBA process is a series of assessments designed to identify the function of the student's behavior. This is done by…

Prevalence studies of challenging behaviors among children with disabilities have a potential value, as they provide information for intervention and evaluation. However, the results from these studies seem to vary according to the population involved, the behaviors explored and the selected methodological procedures and instruments used. The…