In the so-called “post-truth” world, there exists widespread confusion and disagreement over
what is known, how to know, and who to trust. Current education has largely failed to meet …

Scientific reasoning and scientific argumentation are highly valued outcomes of K-12 and
higher education. In this article, we first review main topics and key findings of three different …

Engagement is one of the hottest research topics in the field of educational psychology.
Research shows that multifarious benefits occur when students are engaged in their own …

The classroom is an emotional place. The countless hours students spend attending class,
completing projects, taking exams, and building social relationships translate into progress …

The present study is among the first to investigate how three foreign language (FL)
emotions, namely FL enjoyment (FLE), anxiety (FLCA), and boredom (FLB), are related to …

Student engagement in math and science is vital to students' academic achievement and
long-term participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematic (STEM) …

Control-value theory proposes that achievement emotions impact achievement, and that
achievement outcomes (ie, success and failure) reciprocally influence the development of …

Conceptual change research investigates the processes through which learners
substantially revise prior knowledge and acquire new concepts. Tracing its heritage to …

Scientists from Einstein to Sagan have linked emotions like awe with the motivation for
scientific inquiry, but no research has tested this possibility. Theoretical and empirical work …

Teaching and learning about complex scientific content, such as biological evolution, is
challenging in part because students have a difficult time seeing the relevance of evolution …