2024 journal article

Examining the Effects of a Game-Based Learning Environment on Fifth Graders' Reading Comprehension and Reading Motivation

JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 116(5), 805–819.

By: S. Syal* & J. Nietfeld*

author keywords: game-based learning environments; reading motivation; text comprehension
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 14, 2024

2022 journal article

Is situational interest a metacognitive risk? An examination of contextual factors in classroom settings

CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 71.

By: S. Syal n & J. Nietfeld*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 11, 2022

2020 journal article

The impact of trace data and motivational self-reports in a game-based learning environment

COMPUTERS & EDUCATION, 157.

By: S. Syal n & J. Nietfeld n

author keywords: Games; Elementary education; Evaluation methodologies; Motivation
TL;DR: Comparison of fifth-grade children's motivational self-reports with trace measures in their ability to predict both performance and content learning in Crystal Island - Uncharted Discovery, a science-based GBLE revealed that self-reported achievement goals and interest failed to significantly predict off-task behavior and accounted for only 3% and 5% of the variance in predicting the two measures of in-game engagement. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 12, 2020

2019 journal article

Task-avoidant behaviour and dyslexia: A follow-up from Grade 2 to age 20

DYSLEXIA, 25(4), 374–389.

By: S. Syal n & M. Torppa n

author keywords: dyslexia; longitudinal study; reading difficulties; task avoidance
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior / psychology; Avoidance Learning; Child; Child Behavior / psychology; Dyslexia / psychology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Parents; Reading; Young Adult
TL;DR: Results imply that although task avoidance may be linked to dyslexia in the parental reports of the young study participants, this association does not persist in participants' self-reports at later ages. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 5, 2019

Education

Updated: October 3rd, 2022 13:49

2018 - 2022

NC State University Raleigh, NC, US
Ph.D in Teacher Education and Learning Sciences Teacher Education and Learning Sciences

2016 - 2018

University of Jyväskylä Jyvaskyla, FI
M.A Educational Sciences Education

2010 - 2012

Pondicherry University Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, IN
M.Sc Applied Psychology Applied Psychology

2007 - 2010

Women's Christian College Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN
B.Sc Psychology Psychology

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