Parents of children with autism experience higher levels of parenting stress than parents of neurotypical children or non-autistic children with other conditions such as intellectual developmental disabilities (Hayes & Watson, 2013). Although several factors might contribute to parenting stress, the presence of child externalizing behaviors…

Reading activities are essential to the physics learning process. Physics teaching has mostly been carried out to foster higher order thinking skills such as critical thinking and argumentation skills. This present study aims to develop a reading model that can be enacted in physics education to facilitate critical thinking and argumentation…

Teachers' professional noticing--often conceptualized as their situation-specific skills of perception, interpretation, and decision-making--constitutes an important component of their professional competence. Noticing has become increasingly significant worldwide in the pursuit of inclusive mathematics education in classroom settings, whereby…

Studying complex interactions between variables to comprehend phenomena can be challenging for students of all ages. Simulations are often used to facilitate exploratory learning of complex phenomena, but students still face difficulties in comprehending interactions between factors. This study examined the comparative effectiveness of the…

Background/purpose: This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of developing a geography unit on nanotechnology in enhancing students' skills, systemic thinking, and environmental intelligence in Jordan. Materials/methods: A quasi-experimental approach was followed to achieve the study's objectives. To collect data, the systemic thinking test…

This study examines the manifestations and mediating factors of agency for research among four Chinese university foreign language teachers through an activity theory lens. Using a multiple case study approach, data from interviews, journals, documents, and profiles were analyzed via the constant comparative method. Findings reveal teacher agency…

The phenomenon of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) has spread across the globe with the promise of equipping students with high English proficiency levels. While a plethora of research has been done to explore students' and teachers' readiness for EMI, very few have dealt with the reverse phenomenon, EMI graduates transferring from English…

Generic competency development activities (GCDAs) help students develop critical thinking, problem-solving, innovation, creativity, communication and social skills. This study evaluated students' acceptance of a machine learning-assisted recommendation system (MARS) developed to recommend GCDAs for students in a higher education institution. This…

Oral language abilities have been reported to be related to reading development. This relationship seems to be determined by orthographic systems and reading development. Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) show reading difficulties, although most studies focus on reading comprehension. The present study has two main objectives: to…

This paper aims to conduct an in-depth analysis of studies on the relationship between reading and writing skills and digital literacy at the K-12 level, following the PRISMA statement. The analysis included examining subjects, aims, digital materials, methodologies, and learning outcomes of relevant studies. Data were collected from the Web of…

Owing to its recognition as a 21st-century skill, computational thinking (CT) is currently being introduced into school curricula around the world. However, in-service teachers are largely unprepared for this implementation, which, in turn, makes teacher educators (TEds) important stakeholders in preparing prospective teachers to integrate CT into…

Previous research has identified "UPGRADE Your Performance" as a method for teaching employment soft skills to students with disabilities. "UPGRADE Your Performance" instruction is a multicomponent intervention including self-evaluation, self-graphing, goal setting, and technology-aided instruction. This pilot study…

Although recent research on curriculum management has been extensive, the studies focused solely on public schooling sectors. Our study examined curriculum management in Indonesian Islamic schools to fill this gap, given the significant number of Islamic-based schools in Indonesia. Data for this study were collected through semi-structured…

By the end of the 2021-22 school year, CoolThink@JC had scaled successfully to 131 Hong Kong primary schools. This topical report explores the relationship between CoolThink implementation and student learning during the 2021-22 school year in schools in their first or second year of adopting CoolThink@JC. The report draws on data collected for…

Assessment refers to a broad array of approaches for measuring or evaluating a person's (or group of persons') skills, behaviors, dispositions, or other attributes. Assessments range from standardized tests used in admissions, employee selection, licensure examinations, and domestic and international large-scale assessments of cognitive and…