Personal profile
Research Biography
Dr Mirella Wyra is a senior lecturer in the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work
Research Interests
- foreign language learning and teaching
- learning and teaching strategies
- students' knowledge
- mental imagery
- e-pedagogy in foreign language acquisition
- new technologies in foreign language education
- first language maintenance
- student and teacher wellbeing
- TESOL
Recent Completions:
Educational Doctorate
- Investigating the Enablers and Barriers of Professionally Certified Teachers of English in Enacting the Professional Standard Competencies in a Polytechnic in Indonesia, Sri Gustiani, April 2017
- English Vocabulary Learning Strategies of Students at the University of Science and Technology of Jayapura, Papua €“ Indonesia. Komari , 2016
- Students' Uses And Attitudes Towards Multiple Languages In Timor-Leste. Pedro Miguel Barreto Ximenes, 2016
- Experiences of Indonesian Pre-Service English as Foreign Language Teachers in Implementing Technology in Teaching Practicum: An investigation through TPACK framework. Limbong Efendi, 2015
- Language Learning Strategies of Prospective English Language Teachers in Indonesia. Alfian , 2015
- Indonesian English Language Teachers' ICT Learning Experiences: Processes And Outcomes In English Language Classrooms. Dyah Ciptaningrum, 2015
- Students' perceptions of the effectiveness of English Language Teaching in Laos. Thouan Soukchaleun, 2014
Honours
- Intercultural understanding: How teachers form and maintain relationships with students in a multicultural and multilingual classroom. Gareth Loveday, 2015
Completed Supervisions
- Explicit strategy instruction in foreign language vocabulary learning (1)
- Intercultural understanding (1)
- Teachers' professional learning communities of practice impact on EFL teachers' integrated English lesson instructions in rural Indonesia — Principal (1)
- A framework to guide investigations into parents' home and school involvement in children's German community language learning: Testing a theoretical model (1)
- Evaluating Efficacy and Usability of Mobile Devices for Learning New Vocabulary Items (1)
- Students' and teachers' perceptions on grammar instruction for developing English language proficiency in the Saudi Arabian EFL context:A mixed methods study. (1)
- Students' perceptions of the multilingual policy in education in Timor Leste (1)
- Sustainable school improvement: Enhancing school middle leaders' epistemic cognition for teaching about self-regulated learning (1)
Research Areas
- Education
Supervisory Interests
- Computer assisted language learning (CALL)
- Children's home language maintenance
- Evaluating quality in teachers' and learners' knowledge
- Foreign language education
- Cognitive psychology and educational practice
- Language learning strategies
- TESOL
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A Global Study of the Wellbeing of Adolescent Students During the COVID-19 2020 Lockdown
Skrzypiec, G., Wyra, M., Topcu-Uzer, C., Sikorska, I., Sandhu, D., Romera, E. M., Olenik-Shemesh, D., Nery, M., Navarro-Rodríguez, C. D., Khlomov, K., Kavuk-Kalender, M., Heiman, T., Guarini, A., Didaskalou, E., Cefai, C., Brighi, A., Bravo-Sanzana, M., Bochaver, A., Bauman, S. & Andreou, E. & 1 others, , Dec 2024, In: School Mental Health. 16, 4, p. 1120-1140 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cultural Values, Happiness and Harmful Peer Aggression Reported by Adolescents Across 12 World Regions
Skrzypiec, G., Yang, C.-C., Xi, J., Wyra, M., Sikorska, I., Sandhu, D., Roussi-Vergou, C., Romera, E., Ortega-Ruiz, R., Olenik-Shemesh, D., Kwon, S., Kang, S.-W., Heiman, T., Guarini, A., Didaskalou, E., Brighi, A., Amri Nasiruddin, U. & Alinsug, E., 1 May 2023, Global Perspectives on Education Research, Vol. II: Facing Challenges and Enabling Spaces to Support Learning. Ebersohn, L. & Gogolin, I. (eds.). 1 ed. Routledge, Taylor & Francis, Vol. II. p. 140-165 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript
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The confounding and problematic nexus of defined and perceived bullying
Skrzypiec, G., Wyra, M. & Lawson, M., Dec 2023, In: Children and Youth Services Review. 155, 13 p., 107175.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The levels of cognitive engagement of lesson tasks designed by teacher education students and their use of knowledge of self-regulated learning in explanations for task design
Lawson, M. J., Van Deur, P., Scott, W., Stephenson, H., Kang, S., Wyra, M., Darmawan, I., Vosniadou, S., Murdoch, C., White, E. & Graham, L., Apr 2023, In: Teaching and Teacher Education. 125, 12 p., 104043.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aktywność a zdrowie psychiczne młodzieży w okresie izolacji społecznej spowodowanej pandemią COVID-19
Sikorska, I. M., Lipp, N., Wróbel, P. & Wyra, M., 15 Aug 2021, In: Postepy Psychiatrii i Neurologii. 30, 2, p. 79-95 17 p.Translated title of the contribution :Adolescent mental health and activities in the period of social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile28 Citations (Scopus)187 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Peer aggression, well-being and resilience of Australian students,
Skrzypiec, G. (Invited speaker) & Wyra, M. (Speaker)
14 Jun 2021 → 18 Jun 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk