This paper considers the government's initiative to change the teaching of literacy in primary schools in England. It draws on evidence from a one-year ESRC funded project that observed teaching in the first year of the NLS and a two-year follow-up study that revisited and re-interviewed several of the teachers from the original study. It proposes that, although substantial changes have been ma...

There exists in the UK (and across the global HE sector) a community of practitioners who define themselves as biologists but who are more than that. They are reflective educators involving themselves in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). In this paper I explore the motivations of these individuals to disseminate the detail of their teaching practice. I reflect upon my own experie...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects an autonomy-supportive classroom climate on intrinsic motivation in mixed-grade classes. A total 398 children (eight twelve years old) a Japanese elementary school participated questionnaire with two measurement occasions. Path analysis revealed that perceived related active participation structure, which, turn, motivation. were mediated by s...

The purpose of this study was to investigate videotaping as a strategy for EFL teachers’ reflective teaching. To this end, eight participants were selected from a language institute in Iran and were under investigation for over a period of one month and a half. The data were triangulated from different sources: videotaping; self-reflection sheets; and semi-structured interviews. The analysis of...

Background All teachers aspire to create the most motivating classroom climate for their students. This is because students who are motivated demonstrate superior learning outcomes relative not motivated. According Self-Determination Theory (SDT), when establish an autonomy-supportive in classrooms, can benefit numerous developmentally and educationally important ways. Whilst have understanding...