This study seeks to enrich our understanding of modeling-based learning (MbL) in kindergarten science education, investigating the influences of different modeling tools on kindergarten child-constructed models and their modeling reasoning. Therefore, this multi-case study aimed at providing in-depth descriptions of how MbL was enacted by 66…

Most cognitive training programs are adaptive, despite limited direct evidence that this maximizes children's outcomes. This randomized controlled trial evaluated working memory training with difficulty of activities presented using adaptive, self-select, or stepwise compared with an active control. At baseline, immediately, and 6-months…

The research aimed to investigate the critical reflection of nursing students at the Faculty of Nursing, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi during the 2021 academic year. A total of 169 students were selected as the specific purposive sample group who consented to provide data. The research used a questionnaire comprising personal…

Autism has been linked to difficulties within the social domain and quick decision-making. The Dual Process Theory of Autism proposes that autistic people, compared to non-autistic people, tend to prefer and perform in a more deliberative and less intuitive reasoning style, suggesting enhanced rationality in autism. However, this theory has not…

Creativity and computational thinking (CT) have been recognized as crucial skills for the twenty-first century and have been extensively researched in recent years. However, their connections have not yet been fully understood, and there is room to expand the body of knowledge. This study examines the impact of an intervention program to increase…

The role of scientific reasoning in promoting scientific literacy during the early years of schooling is well acknowledged. Using the analytical framework for scientific reasoning skills by A. Opitz et al. (2017, "Educational Research and Evaluation," 23(3-4), 78-101), this multi-age observational study investigated the extent of…

Computational thinking (CT) is widely recognized as a fundamental skill in the information age. However, within the context of Chinese early childhood education (ECE), CT remains underrepresented, with a notable gap in the availability of developmentally appropriate and rigorously validated assessment tools designed specifically for…

The aim of this qualitative research is to describe the thinking process as a profile of students' mathematical computational thinking (CT) skills in terms of CT attitudes. The subjects in this study were 66 junior high school students in grade IX. There were three students taken by purposive sampling based on high, medium, and low CT attitude.…

The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between higher order thinking skills and critical thinking of gifted talented students, as well as the opinions of teachers who are teaching gifted talented students about the transfer of higher order thinking skills from curriculum to the gifted talented students. Mixed method was used in…

At present, the research on the teacher-student interaction (TSI) mode in smart classroom (SC) was not in-depth enough, and a few studies mainly focuses on top-down theoretical deduction. This study adopted a bottom-up approach to study the TSI modes in SC and proposed specific implementation suggestions, which had important theoretical value and…

Fear of darkness is prevalent in childhood, yet how children explain it remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate how preschoolers make sense of fear of darkness. Semi-structured interviews were conducted through Zoom with 4- to 5-year-old Russian children (n = 31; 13 girls). Reflexive thematic analysis revealed that…

This study used a scoping review to examine the systematic instruction studies for individuals with disabilities published in the last four decades (1983-2022) in Türkiye. We included 332 single-case and 61 group experimental studies. We collected inter-rater reliability data for 30% of the studies and determined that the mean of inter-rater…

The current study examines change and stability of cognitive skills across life stages and delves into the factors contributing to changes in cognitive skills. Specifically, we examine the associations between cognitive skills and individual characteristics and contextual factors in a large sample of German adults aged 16-65 years (N = 2,430;…

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the relationship between workplace spirituality (WPS) and faculty critical thinking (CT) and the mediating effect of knowledge management (KM) among faculty at public universities. Design/methodology/approach: The study employed a quantitative, cross-sectional research design to attain the objective. Using…

Pre-service teachers' metacognitive and problem-solving skills are highly important in the process of becoming effective teachers for providing their students with guided learning support. Determination of these two higher-order thinking processes and skills and investigation of the relationship between them is very important for enabling…