Background: Students with learning disabilities often struggle to achieve expected academic performance despite average or above-average intelligence. Reading comprehension, a cognitive process involving multiple mental skills, is particularly challenging for these students, with approximately 80% experiencing difficulties. Aims: This study…

Objective: With the rapid growth in the population of Asian and Asian American college students in the United States, there is a need for research examining their participation in potentially risky sexual behaviors in order to expand understanding of this group's needs. This study focused on attachment orientation and hookup motives as predictors…

Integrating generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT into education has reshaped academic practices, offering students innovative ways to engage with learning tasks. This study examines the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral factors influencing undergraduate students' engagement with ChatGPT, guided by the technology acceptance…

Learners' engagement with feedback, recognized as an essential factor for influencing the learning process, is pivotal for enhancing learning outcomes. Despite its growing attention among researchers, it remains understudied in the field of second language acquisition, particularly within the context of learning Chinese as a second language (CSL).…

This study examined how science epistemological beliefs and motivations (i.e., self-efficacy, enjoyment, interest, and instrumental motivation) were related to science performance in the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Mainland China samples, using the data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015. The results showed…

The desire to become an agricultural teacher often starts long before entering a teacher education program. This study investigated the factors that inspire individuals to pursue a career in agricultural education, focusing on the potential influence of their teachers, participation in student organizations, and current views about teaching.…

The paper presents research conducted among Turkish primary school classroom teachers regarding their personal and professional views about creating and using KeKeÇa body music games as educational tools. The core principles of the KeKeÇa body music approach -- embodiment, play orientation and arts integration -- are increasingly recognised as…

Background: Despite the recognised potential of Virtual Reality (VR) in education, the role of VR in enhancing presentation skills remains uncertain. Mixed findings, coupled with low adoption rates in educational settings, highlight the need to investigate how current VR applications are designed to facilitate effective learning outcomes for…

Assessment in higher education is crucial for learning and has been widely studied. However, students' direct perceptions based on freely formulated narratives have rarely been studied. The present study used a mixed-method design to explore the assessment experiences of 135 student teachers between 2020 and 2024. Initially, emerging categories…

The advancement of information technology has resulted in significant innovations in teaching methods and has positively impacted on the quality of education. In the context of learning a foreign language, active engagement in reflective activities is crucial for learners. Reflection enables both teachers and students to not only look back to on…

The representation of women in leadership roles in colleges and universities remains notably inadequate. Given the lack of representation, one must consider the value of social capital that stems from environmental experiences, leadership development, and support women leveraged to overcome obstacles and persist on their professional journey up…

Self-efficacy, the beliefs learners hold about what they can do, develops largely from whether learners perceive and interpret their experiences as successful (i.e., perceived mastery). In mathematics, the relationship between perceived mastery and self-efficacy has been well established. Less is known about the factors that may influence…

Children with disabilities often receive accommodations, but teachers rarely explain them to typically-developing (TD) classmates. How do TD students reason about these accommodations and evaluate their fairness? Five-, seven-, and nine-year-olds from the United States (N = 122; 50% female; 87.7% white; data collected April 2022-September 2023)…

This study aims to explore the effectiveness of digital-based learning media innovation in improving students' motivation and learning outcomes in Natural and Social Sciences (IPAS) subjects at elementary school level. The research approach used is qualitative with a case study method on fifth grade students at an elementary school in Indonesia.…

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted medical education, causing a shift towards online learning. However, this transition posed challenges in administering online assessments, particularly in proctoring and detecting academic misconduct. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of academic misconduct among medical students during…