Social reading is an interactive reading activity that activates readers to read and discuss through social annotation, facilitates the expression of diverse ideas, and promotes collaborative inquiry and knowledge building. Social reading is a common activity in higher education. However, discussions on how social annotation can be combined with…

Background: There is an increasing need for pharmacists to incorporate more patient care targeting. Consequently, the productivity of pharmacy programs can be enhanced by evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of pharmacy curriculum. Objectives: To assess the beliefs, perceptions, and challenges of the College of Pharmacy--The University of…

An off-campus practical course is one in which students receive practical training in a vocational workplace outside of their educational institution. These courses focus on practical skills rather than academic knowledge and are essential for students to gain real-world experience and develop skills needed in the modern workforce. The research…

This manuscript explores the role of somatic embodied practices in promoting teacher well-being and resilience in educational contexts. Drawing from research in education and somatic therapy, the paper argues that somatic embodied practices support emotional regulation, enhance relational trust, and create sustainable teaching environments. By…

Prior research has revealed a variety of factors associated with teacher views around when to incorporate challenging mathematical tasks into instruction, such as teachers' pedagogical content knowledge and their prior assumptions about student ability. There has been less focus on how motivational beliefs (teacher anxiety, enjoyment, confidence)…

The utilization of a professional geoscience career panel as a curricular classroom activity can be essential for promoting career awareness. By interacting with professionals, students can be exposed to diverse geoscientific careers, helping them understand various professional paths and the real-world applications of their studies. Using social…

Objective: University students are highly sedentary, increasing their risk of poor health outcomes. This study aimed to co-design and pilot a behavioural gain-framed nudge-based intervention to reduce university students' sedentary behaviour by breaking up long periods of sitting every 30 minutes. Methods: Experienced-based co-design was used to…

Models that illustrate renal fluid dynamics are scarce within the secondary and postsecondary landscape. This work summarizes the efforts to build a rudimentary model renal corpuscle (MRC) that can be employed in a problem-based learning exercise or demonstration to teach basic principles of renal physiology to secondary students or…

Choral method textbooks include various strategies on when and how to introduce expression in song acquisition including vocal modeling. In two previous studies, participants who learned expressive elements early in a song-learning sequence (infused-expression) performed those elements more accurately than those who learned them at the end of the…

As technology's role in health grows, its potential application in art therapy has also been explored. Existing studies provide broad overviews of technological tools in art therapy yet lacking a thorough examination of their purpose and impact. This brief report, through semi-structured interviews with 20 art therapists from the American Art…

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of the Directed Listening-Thinking Activity (DLTA) strategy on improving listening comprehension skills among fifth-grade female students in Jordan. Method: This study employed a quasi-experimental design. To achieve its objectives, a 30-item listening comprehension test was constructed. The…

In our globalized interconnected world, intercultural and interpersonal communication competencies are essential. Virtual reality (VR) narrative-based scenarios offer a unique opportunity to foster these competencies by simulating quality contact with people of different races, religions, and other identities. This activity had students meet and…

This study aims to fill the gap in teacher education by examining the effect of design-based STEM activities on pre-service science teachers' design thinking skills and evaluating their design-based learning process experiences. An explanatory mixed design that includes both qualitative and quantitative data was used as the research method. The…

Physical activity is well-known to have a plethora of positive physiological, psychological, and sociological benefits. However, many college students do not meet the physical activity guidelines for Americans. In addition, depression and anxiety rates among college students have continued to rise. The purpose of this study was to examine the…

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of integrating mathematics into physical education. Participants included 132 fourth grade students from four physical education classes at two schools. In-tact physical education classes were assigned to intervention and control groups. Mathematics activities were integrated into the…