This study delves into the multifaceted relationship between student satisfaction and academic performance in undergraduate economics. While prior research often overlooks the complex interplay of these factors with cognitive potential, prior knowledge, and gender, this investigation sheds light on their combined influence on student success. Data…

As the primary and immediate learning context, schools are underrepresented in learner autonomy studies. Scholars' concerns over the intricate nature of schools lead to inadequate attention on the medium of learner autonomy development. To fill this research gap, a convergent mixed method design included a self-developed questionnaire, and four…

College students face much instability and challenge across multiple spheres of functioning. The transition from late youth into early adulthood with new social, scholastic, and living environments presents heightened risks for destabilising academic motivation and mental health. Using the taxonomy of multidimensional academic amotivation, this…

Student motivation in higher education is a popular topic, though there is virtually nothing known about how motivation changes over the week. Based on observations of student behaviour in the classroom and considering popularly used expressions in everyday life (e.g. TGIF, Motivation Monday), we investigated how motivation changed over the week…

The present study aimed to explore the process of exhibiting entrepreneurial behaviour by agriculture students in Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran based on the extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB). The statistical population was composed of all senior students of the College of Agriculture (N = 420). Data were collected by a self-designed…

Architecture students have been reported to experience significant stress, yet little has been researched. This study aims to examine how architecture students experience and cope with stress. Twelve participants studying Architecture at bachelors and masters levels took part in individual interviews. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and…

This dissertation is a quantitative correlational study that explored the associations between elements of expectancy-value theory of achievement choices and Latina/o/x students' intention to persist in their STEM major at a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI). The theoretical framework includes both expectancy-value theory (Eccles & Wigfield,…

Online learning environments have become a contemporary component of global tertiary education due to their affordances. These environments are hinged on internet-based learning management systems and one such tool is Google Classroom. However, empirical studies have indicated that gaps exist in determining how Google Classroom influences…

The purpose of this study was to determine how much influence academic stress had on pre-service teachers' learning motivation. Mixed methods with a sequential explanatory design were the methods used in the study, while the sample used in this study amounted to 155 pre-service teachers obtained using random sampling from the Department of Sports…

Can originality in real-world creative design thinking be improved through instruction and practice? Do such frequently-used measures of creative ideation as the Alternative Uses Task or Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, or other factors predict students' performance on actual industry-based design-brief challenges? Results to date are weakly…

The low levels of readiness for e-learning, followed by the low satisfaction levels experienced by university students during the COVID-19 pandemic, is a crucial yet confounding issue. Many reports relate the lack of technological competence and motivation to this problem. This study examined aspects of technological competence and motivation as…

Studies have examined the relationship between Facebook use and student engagement. With the growing use of social networking services in everyday life, there is an ongoing debate on the effect of Facebook usage outside the classroom on classroom learning. However, studies have been so far failed to examine how Facebook activities in everyday life…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the experiences of undergraduate students engaged in political activism. The research question "How do undergraduate students who attend universities describe political activism, engagement, and acceptance on campus?" was used to guide the data collection process. A basic qualitative…

Inquiry-based learning (IBL) is a student-centered teaching technique that promotes engagement through higher-order thinking, collaboration, and creativity. This study examines the impact of IBL levels on students' interest, motivation, and engagement. Three levels of IBL (traditional, structured, and guided) were implemented in an introductory…

According to situated expectancy-value models, motivational variables play an important role in students' engagement in academic mathematics courses and achievement. However, for academic mathematical learning, only a few studies provide information regarding the fluctuation of task values on different occasions (situation-specificity, state) and…