Purpose: This study examines undergraduates' perceptions of the effectiveness of two metacognitive monitoring strategies, active comprehension monitoring (ACM) and audible elaborative rehearsal (AER), for gaining specialized vocabulary and concept (SVC) knowledge in communication sciences and disorders. Method: The participants were 64…

This study was conducted to compare students' beliefs about the seriousness of cheating behaviors in the physical and online environment and to analyze how these beliefs relate to self-reported cheating behaviors. Given the recent advances of artificial intelligence (AI) and its growing presence in the college classroom, specific emphasis is…

Coaching high school basketball is a tough profession to navigate. Most coaches have a plan for student-athletes to follow to be successful for the upcoming season, with specific, tailor-made strategies. However, adding an external factor such as the COVID-19 pandemic can create challenges, particularly when there is no contingency plan for…

Constructing personalised and effective online language learning models based on individual personality differences is crucial in the field of education. However, there is little research on how to apply these models to students in science and engineering who have varying personality profiles. This study aimed to assess the validity of the Online…

The Fourth Industrial Revolution leads to changes in not only the economy and the labour market but also society. Technological progress influences the level of employment and the structure of employment. Transitioning to a new technological mode leads to changes in science, the economy and the social sphere, which, in its turn, leads to…

Online and Blended Learning (OBL) is well-known for its capacity to lower accessibility and flexibility barriers to traditional education. In the past two decades, this mode of learning has had far-reaching and long-lasting consequences in the realm of education. COVID-19 has made online and blended learning especially important solutions in the…

Academic dishonesty became more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic. We explored university students' motivations to commit academically dishonest acts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our objectives were to 1) assess students' perceptions of cheating opportunities, 2) evaluate their moral stance on cheating, 3) measure instances of cheating, and…

This study examined community college students' mathematics and academic self-efficacy in synchronous live online and asynchronous traditional online learning environments. Additionally, students' self-efficacy as it related to students' feelings of choice and preference regarding course modality was examined. This study took place during the…

The concepts of student motivation and student engagement have emerged from related but distinct fields of study. Contemporary scholars suggest that student engagement is shaped by various sociocultural, contextual, and personal factors (including motivation), and that it serves as a pathway to various positive student outcomes (e.g., academic…

The past two decades have seen a rise in citizen science projects and tools available for formal and informal learning; however, research has indicated there is a dearth of professional development for educators regarding understanding, adapting, and applying these resources in their learning environments. To address this gap, we created the…

This study examines the effects of remedial courses in high school on postsecondary outcomes using a regression discontinuity design and explores the mechanisms behind these effects. I find that being placed in the remedial schedule and taking an additional remedial course in high school reduces the likelihood of attaining a 2- or 4-year college…

Aim/Purpose: This study aims to design and validate an evaluation instrument for a didactic strategy based on gamification, specifically adapted to e-learning contexts in higher education. It addresses the ongoing challenge of enhancing student motivation, engagement, and retention in virtual learning environments. Background: With the sustained…

This study investigated the readiness of university faculty for online/distance learning (ODL) after two semesters of pandemic-driven remote teaching. We focused on faculty with prior ODL course design and online teaching experience, examining various aspects of their readiness: comfort with risk, identity disruption, teaching norms, equity and…

Background: Teaching strategies using peers to influence student-learning outcomes are commonly used in physical education. Reciprocal peer learning is a teaching strategy where students work in pairs as tutor and tutee. Effective peer tutoring requires knowledge about the critical elements for correct performance (i.e. common content knowledge,…

This paper addresses educators' use of a simulated teaching environment and its relationship to changes in indices associated with equitable and culturally responsive teaching practices. Included in the study are data from 48 educators, who spent a minimum of 4 hours and 30 minutes completing 17 sessions in the provided modules, followed by…