This article describes an experimental study that investigated the influence of motivational prompts (task-value scaffolding) in a descriptive learning analytics dashboard on learners’ motivation, statistics anxiety, and learning performance in an authentic semester-long online statistics course.

This study tested the efficacy of explicit video-based instruction (4 x 45-min lessons) in promoting sixth graders' online credibility evaluation skills.

Grafiska modeller i undervisningen gör det lättare för eleverna att förstå hur en berättelse är uppbyggd. Men de kan samtidigt hämma kreativiteten och leda eleverna på sidospår, visar en ny avhandling.

One-to-one tutoring can help improve student-teacher relationships and students’ sense of belonging, leading to lower absenteeism rates, according to recent research from the Stanford University National Student Support Accelerator. 

Older students tend to outperform their younger classmates on academic achievement tests, an asymmetry known as the relative age effect (RAE). In Norway, students are not formally tested in the early school years, and less is known about how the RAE impacts teacher evaluations. In this study, we investigated the RAE on teacher-rated academic competence…

By way of video observations, the current article examines the social interaction of pupils playing an educational card game about fractions, focusing on their epistemic and deontic negotiations during decision-making in dyads. Our findings reveal recurring patterns in how pupils make decisions, emphasising the importance of both epistemic (knowledge-based) and deontic (rights-based) negotiations. (pdf)

Hur ska undervisningen se ut för att eleverna ska lära sig så mycket som möjligt? Det är något som historielärarna Torbjörn Johnson och Jon Petersson på Per Brahegymnasiet i Jönköping nu ska ta reda på.

This study investigated the relation between teaching style and the number and type of questions teachers ask during a shared book reading activity in early childhood classrooms. (pdf)

This article investigates whether the use of instruments providing quantifiable force feedback in manual skill learning can assist students with learning difficulties.

Det finns hopp om att skolan sakta men säkert transformeras från en produktionsinriktad till en lärandeinriktad undervisning. Det skriver lärarna Peter Habbe och Fredrik Åslund i sin debattartikel om kognitionsvetenskapen i skolan och lärarutbildningen.

Motivation kan vara mycket stimulerande för elevers inlärning, men väldigt frustrerande för lärare när den fattas. "Man lägger ner mycket tid på sin planering, anpassar undervisningen och förbereder allt så noga – men så lyckas man ändå inte motivera alla", säger forskaren Céline Rocher Hahlin.