John Sharp

Academic boredom among students in higher education: a mixed-methods exploration of characteristics and consequences

Academic boredom contributes usually adversely towards student engagement, learning and overall performance across a diverse range of settings including universities. The formal study of academic boredom in higher education remains, however, a relatively underdeveloped field and one surprisingly neglected in the UK. Adopting contemporary perspectives rooted in Control-Value Theory, details…

Science within the primary curriculum: a regional perspective on preparation to teach

In 1989, the introduction of a National Curriculum of subjects to all maintained schools in England and Wales brought compulsory science education into the primary sector for the first time. As a result of its elevated profile and an immense amount of hard work and effort by teachers and other…

Volume 1(1) 2008

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The trouble with VAK

Learning styles is arguably the most talked about phenomenon in schools at the present time. Here, we explore learning styles popularised as VAK and begin to interrogate some of the more unusual claims used to lend support to its credibility. Concerns are raised over the apparent rush to adopt VAK…