The last two decades have seen significant growth in e-Learning many institutions, with the main engine being development of technologies providing access to information. These dramatically changed how societies and individuals communicate. current study examined whether paradigm good teaching dimensions customary research literature can predict students’ self-efficacy social-academic climate e...

In recent years, faculty have seen an increase in latecomers, sleepers, cell phone addicts, and downright discourteous students in their courses. Classroom incivility is the disruptive behavior that occurs in higher education learning environments at an alarming rate. Incivility is often a reciprocal process; both students and faculty may contribute to a climate of disrespect for one another or...

The ongoing, unprecedented growth of ICT, coupled with the globalisation of the economy, has created a huge challenge for education. This rapid growth of infusing ICT in education is confronting stakeholders with the effectiveness and the impact of these technological applications. This paper explores the impact of ICT implementation on Hong Kong classroom practice since the inception of the go...

Previous researchers have observed differences in the quantity of teacherpupil interactions experienced by pupils from different social backgrounds. However, there has been little attempt to explore the qualitative nature of such differences and their impact on pupil learning. In this paper I report on an ethnographic study undertaken in a Year 5 primary classroom in the UK focusing on pupil pa...

This study explored students' perceptions of 3 dimensions of school climate (teacher support, student-student support, and opportunities for autonomy in the classroom) and the associations between these dimensions and adolescent psychological and academic adjustment in China and the United States. Data were drawn from 2 studies involving 706 middle school students (M = 12.26) from Nanjing, Chin...