Purpose: Research on early language development has primarily used two categories to group at-risk children, differing by the age at which risk is identified. Late talkers are toddlers with late onset of language development, some of whom may catch up with peers. Developmental language disorder is used to refer to children above the age of 4…

This study examines context effects on lexical processing by low-proficiency Japanese learners of English during sentence comprehension, and the role of individual differences in verbal working memory (WM). Thirty Japanese learners of English as a second language (L2) and 27 speakers of English as a first language (L1) were recruited for a…

The inadequacy of technological resources in Ghanaian basic schools compels teachers to improvise ICT tools and resources to implement the standards-based curriculum. However, how teachers adapt these resources to meet curriculum mandates remains unclear. Therefore, this study adopted a critical realist paradigm and a multi-case study design to…

This collection explores key issues related to infant and toddler wellbeing, offering diverse international perspectives on how wellbeing is culturally understood. Scholars from Drawing from Australia, Aotearoa (New Zealand), Brazil, Greece, Norway, Portugal and the UK present local conceptualizations that contribute to a broader, global…

This study investigates how learners' constructed responses, specifically typed thoughts prompted during multiple-document reading, reveal cognitive strategies used to integrate and make sense of complex information. Undergraduate students (n = 73) read four texts on climate change and generated constructed responses to one of three types of…

Many early-career educators report a lack of confidence in teaching animal science and suggest that comprehensive professional development would improve their abilities to engage diverse audiences in animal science instruction. This lack of confidence in providing quality instruction in key agricultural education areas could leave some educators…

The aim of this study is to determine the levels of workplace loneliness among middle school mathematics teachers and to examine whether these levels differ based on specific demographic variables, as well as to conduct an in-depth analysis of teachers' experiences with workplace loneliness. Employing an explanatory mixed-methods design, the…

Background: Women remain under-represented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers worldwide, despite decades of effort to narrow the gender gap. Universities are expected to serve as gender equalizers in STEM education; however, it is still unclear whether university-led STEM programs provide women and men with equal…

The aim of this research is to assess the educational needs of Turkish high school students on gender equality. Accordingly, a concurrent mixed model was adopted in order to discover perceptions of students on gender equality and whether they hold gender stereotypes and roles. In the quantitative part, 'The Gender Perception Scale for Adolescents'…

The present investigation assessed the effects of an extensive viewing treatment (11 captioned episodes of an animated cartoon) on the learning of 36 target words by means of a pretest and an immediate posttest in a group of 120 primary school learners (years 4 and 5; aged 9-11; L1 Spanish-L2 English). More specifically, students' vocabulary gains…

This study aims to analyze the impact of racial matching between teacher and student on the academic performance of middle school students in Brazil. The data comes from an educational evaluation survey carried out by the Joaquim Nabuco Foundation -- Ministry of Education of Brazil (FUNDAJ 2020), which followed the same cohort of students in the…

This study explored the relationships between parent goals, child goal orientations, and academic procrastination, with a focus on gender differences. Participants included 568 boys and 622 girls and their parents from three Chinese primary schools. In both boy and girl models, parents' goals positively predicted children's corresponding goal…

Drawing on recent insights from collaborative learning theories, this study explores collaborative learning among primary school students in digitally inclusive classrooms. Collaborative learning, which can be facilitated by digital media, is seen as important not only for supporting learning processes in general, but also for making diversity…

Use of digital learning tools (DLTs) in classrooms has markedly increased since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Concerns exist that some DLTs were integrated without careful consideration of their impacts on student motivation to learn and/or academic achievement. Moreover, differences in student demographic profiles and the learning environment may…

Background: Rabies remains a life-threatening yet preventable disease, particularly among school-aged children in Thailand. Understanding how health literacy (HL) and protection motivation theory (PMT) influence rabies protective behaviors (RPB) is vital for school health interventions. Methods: Using validated questionnaires, a cross-sectional…