Excellent Educator
Empowering Educators, Enriching Education
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Readers, please note that with effect from September 1, 2026, the publication frequency of Excellent Educator has changed from fortnightly to monthly. All other details remain the same.
What is it?
Excellent Educator is an online educational publication dedicated to sharing research-informed knowledge for educators and the wider education community. It brings together scholarly research, practical educational insights, and evidence-based perspectives relevant to teaching and learning.
The publication aims to make educational research accessible and meaningful for teachers, schools, and education professionals. Through its regular issues and Classroom Briefs, it interprets research for practical classroom use.
Excellent Educator is published by the Academy for Academic Excellence and Research (AAER) and carries ISSN 3048-9121 (Online).
Latest Classroom Briefs form Excellent Educator
ISSN: 3048-9121 (Online)
Issue 3(18): Rethinking Homework
Each classroom Briefs translates research into simple, usable ideas you can apply immediately.
When Homework Excludes Parents
Homework can become difficult for families when economic hardship, language differences, limited educational resources, and unfamiliar curriculum expectations restrict parental involvement. The review highlights the need to examine whether homework unintentionally assumes resources and support that some families may not have……………Read This Classroom Brief
When Homework Creates Worry
This study developed the Homework Disaffection and Worry Scale (HDWS) to examine students’ negative emotional and cognitive reactions to homework. Findings from 821 eighth-grade students indicate that disaffection and worry are distinct but related experiences associated with homework effort, expectancy, value, and achievement…………………Read Classroom Brief
Designing Homework for the AI Era
This article examines how generative AI is changing the role of homework and the distinction between using AI as support and using it as a substitute for learning. It proposes assignments that emphasise reasoning, metacognition, evaluation, personal interpretation, and reflection rather than simply producing answers…………………Read Classroom Brief
Frequently Asked Questions
A few brief clarifications for readers encountering Excellent Educator for the first time.
The target audience are educators, teacher educators, researchers, and academic practitioners seeking clear, practice-oriented insights from education research.
No. Excellent Educator publishes editorial summaries of peer-reviewed education research, not original empirical studies.
For professional reflection, discussion, and informed practice, alongside the original research articles.
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