The rapid rise of Generative AI in education has brought transformative potential. However, there is limited empirical insight into the factors influencing students' use of these tools and their impact on academic performance. Specifically, research has not thoroughly examined how task-technology fit and behavioral factors shape Generative AI…

All universities are concerned with students earning D's, F's, or withdrawing (DFW) from their courses, particularly in STEM and gateway courses. One way to reduce this rate is to improve the instructional practices in a course by introducing learning strategies, including spaced and interleaved retrieval practice in formative assessments.…

Early care and education (ECE) teachers play a significant role in creating the social and emotional learning climate in the classroom. The present qualitative study explores short and long-term outcomes of Social Emotional Learning for Teachers (SELF-T), an online intervention that was delivered as part of a comprehensive professional development…

Students with extensive support needs (ESN) have an increased risk of engaging in challenging behavior due to a range of factors, including communication and health needs common among this student population. When students engage in behaviors that impede learning, school teams organize support across social and emotional domains to ensure access…

Silence in classrooms is an undervalued and understudied phenomenon. There is limited research on how teachers behave and think during teachers' silence in lessons. There are also methodological constraints due to the lack of teacher's talk during silence. This study used eye-tracking technology to visualize the noticing patterns of two science…

Without effective support, students with disabilities experience more exclusionary discipline and benefit less from classroom instruction. Students with disabilities can benefit when teachers implement key classroom positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) practices (e.g., prompts, opportunities to respond, and specific praise), but…

Teacher-student relationships play a pivotal role in fostering student engagement and learning outcomes. However, research on relational strategies in Thai EFL university classrooms remains limited. This study explores the relational strategies employed by an experienced Thai university English teacher in a Phonology course and examines students'…

Instilling civic-mindedness in youth is crucial for the functioning of a democratic society. Inclusive education, which involves placing students with special needs into general education classrooms, is considered a method for fostering civic-mindedness in young people. Building on existing literature, this study investigates the impact of…

Priming incoming and second-year college students with questions about effort prior to completing low-stakes assessments has increased test-taking effort. We extended this research by randomly assigning college seniors to one of three priming conditions prior to completing low-stakes assessments: answering three questions about intended effort…

The study explores the interpersonal dimension of student-supervisor relationships within Chinese higher education, focusing on emotional interactions and the strategies students employ to manage these relationships. Using an exploratory qualitative design, 18 master's and doctoral students were interviewed to understand the range of emotional…

This case study explores the perceived social presence of 15 non-traditional graduate students engaged in a collaborative activity within a practice-oriented online course. Grounded in the Community of Inquiry framework and principles of collaborative learning, the activity was intentionally designed to include instructor facilitation, structured…

This study explores the experiences and perspectives of eight elementary teachers regarding the play behaviours of deaf children in their classrooms in Mexico City. Through a narrative inquiry design, this research comprehensively explains teachers' insights and observations on social interactions and communication development among deaf children.…

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to determine the causal relationship between female distance learning students' attitudes to technology and attrition intention in distance learning programmes. Methods: Leveraging a quantitative research design, 433 female distance learning students were randomly sampled from four learning centres in…

Classroom management is a significant and longstanding need for teachers and the field of teacher preparation. Teacher candidates often feel unprepared to deal with classroom and behavior management (Flower, McKenna & Harin, 2017). One of the most important management skills is relationship building (Yassine, Tipton-Fisler, & Kati, 2020).…

There is an overwhelming wave of refugee youth in need of secondary education and support in countries which restrict access to education. Refugee primary education, however, has largely been the focus within the literature which limits our understanding of the unique problems refugee secondary school students face and potential interventions…