June 2025

Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation as predictors of academic achievement and learning attitudes: Evidence from Omani schools

This study aimed to examine the impact of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on academic achievement and students' attitudes toward learning in Omani schools. The study was conducted in the academic year 2023/2024 with a randomly selected sample of 890 students from public and private schools across Oman. A quantitative research design was employed, utilizing survey questionnaires to measure intrinsic and extrinsic...

Author(s): Ali Sulaiman Talib Al Shuaili

June 2025

Explanatory variables influencing outcomes in government standardized tests at the upper secondary level: A scoping review

This study aims to synthesize findings on the variables that explain the results of government standardized tests at the secondary education level in educational institutions. A scoping review methodology was applied, following the PRISMA protocol, to identify and analyze 33 relevant academic articles retrieved from major scientific databases. A bibliometric analysis showed a steady increase in publications on the topic...

Author(s): Eliacid Marcelo Escalante, Sandra Patricia Barragán Moreno and Alfredo Guzmán Rincón