In response to various societal changes, schools are increasingly develo** an outward
orientation, seeking to connect to students' out-of-school participations. Simultaneously …

This article provides a comprehensive literature review related to prerequisite algebra skills
and associated misconceptions of middle grades students as a means to draw together …

The Power of Interest for Motivation and Engagement describes the benefits of interest for
people of all ages. Using case material as illustrations, the volume explains that interest can …

Adaptive learning technologies are emerging in educational settings as a means to
customize instruction to learners' background, experiences, and prior knowledge. Here, a …

In this article, the author synthesizes four equity-directed instructional practices: standards-
based mathematics instruction, complex instruction, culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP), and …

In this chapter, we survey the current state of research to address these questions. We begin
by defining interest, motivation, and engagement as distinct and complementary influences …

An experimental study examined the effect of context personalization and example choice
on situational interest in mathematics of adolescent students. Middle school students (N …

Purpose As educators seek ways to enhance student motivation and improve achievement,
promising advances are being made in adaptive approaches to instruction. Learning …

In response to national calls for improved physical sciences education for students pursuing
careers in the life sciences and medicine, reformed introductory physics for life sciences …

Research in both cognitive and educational psychology has explored the effect of different
types of external knowledge representations (eg, manipulatives, graphical/pictorial …