Table 1.

Key search term.

Database	Search strategy	Results
Eric ProQuest	Teacher∗ AND attribution∗	341
	Instructor∗ AND attribution∗	27
	Educator∗ AND attribution∗	35
	Teacher∗ AND attributing	43
	Instructor∗ AND attributing	4
	Educator∗ AND attributing	12
	Teacher∗ AND causal explanation∗	35
	Instructor∗ AND causal explanation∗	2
	Educator∗ AND causal explanation∗	6
	Teacher∗ AND causal ascription∗	2
	Instructor∗ AND causal ascription∗	0
	Educator∗ AND causal ascription∗	0
	Total	507
PsycINFO	Teacher∗ AND attribution∗	677
	Instructor∗ AND attribution∗	47
	Educator∗ AND attribution∗	71
	Teacher∗ AND attributing	35
	Instructor∗ AND attributing	1
	Educator∗ AND attributing	10
	Teacher∗ AND causal explanation∗	12
	Instructor∗ AND causal explanation∗	0
	Educator∗ AND causal explanation∗	3
	Teacher∗ AND causal ascription∗	3
	Instructor∗ AND causal ascription∗	0
	Educator∗ AND causal ascription∗	0
	Total	859
Web of Science	Teacher∗ AND attribution∗	738
	Instructor∗ AND attribution∗	59
	Educator∗ AND attribution∗	91
	Teacher∗ AND attributing	47
	Instructor∗ AND attributing	5
	Educator∗ AND attributing	11
	Teacher∗ AND causal explanation∗	87
	Instructor∗ AND causal explanation∗	10
	Educator∗ AND causal explanation∗	12
	Teacher∗ AND causal ascription∗	4
	Instructor∗ AND causal ascription∗	0
	Educator∗ AND causal ascription∗	0
	Total	1,064
Scopus	Teacher∗ AND attribution∗	956
	Instructor∗ AND attribution∗	108
	Educator∗ AND attribution∗	152
	Teacher∗ AND attributing	77
	Instructor∗ AND attributing	4
	Educator∗ AND attributing	15
	Teacher∗ AND causal explanation∗	92
	Instructor∗ AND causal explanation∗	11
	Educator∗ AND causal explanation∗	15
	Teacher∗ AND causal ascription∗	8
	Instructor∗ AND causal ascription∗	0
	Educator∗ AND causal ascription∗	0
	Total	1,438

^∗is a wildcard symbol that broadens the search by including all terms having these specific root letters.