Context: Many randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in educational research compare innovative academic programs to business-as-usual instruction (BAU), with the goal of drawing causal inferences regarding their efficacy. However, the changing landscape of education matched with variations of content standards, teaching approaches, and local…

Purpose: By studying how English Language Arts preservice teachers (PSTs) talk about composing graphic narratives featuring identities they do/don't share, this paper aims to investigate how their identities and positionalities came to bear on writing choices. Design/methodology/approach: Authors engage theories of identity and positionality to…

Early language support is crucial for preventing educational inequality and promoting equal opportunities for all children. Phonological awareness and vocabulary are key predictors of both language acquisition and later reading and writing skills. In this single-case study, we investigated the effectiveness of early language support for…

TPACK (technological pedagogical content knowledge) has been widely used as a framework for understanding and creating teacher professional development experiences with technology, including teacher learning about programming and computational thinking (CT), which refers to the set of problem-solving practices inherent to the computer science…

Informed Nature of Science (NOS) conception is among the professional competencies of science teachers. As a result, extensive research is being conducted on the development of NOS conceptions among pre-service science teachers (PSSTs). However, it remains a significant challenge, particularly because NOS is a meta-concept that necessitates…

This paper argues that personalization of learning is the only way for education to move forward. Due to rapidly changing technology and the massive diversity among students, each student must develop a unique jagged profile of capabilities based on his or her strengths and passions in order to thrive in the world of uncertainty. Thus, schools…

We adapt the Lanchester combat model to represent conflict between vampires and humans. It is assumed that vampires attack humans during the hours of darkness whilst humans attack vampires during the hours of light. The right-hand side of the differential equation model therefore depends upon the hour of the day. A key insight is that to answer…

Personalized System of Instruction (PSI), also known as the Keller method, is a specific instructional design. There has been limited research focused on how this method has been used in teaching in higher education. The aim of this systematic review is to focus on how PSI has been applied to teaching in higher education in the last 20 years.…

Over the past half-century, numerous attempts have been made to derive the centripetal acceleration formula by treating circular motion as a superposition of uniform and accelerated rectilinear motions over short time intervals. Critical examination reveals that these methods are manifestations of the same approach pioneered by Huygens to…

Instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) inquiry emphasizes the ways in which systematic manipulation of learning conditions may facilitate second language (L2) acquisition. ISLA research has tended to prioritize grammar and vocabulary over pronunciation. However, an increase in classroom-based pronunciation research has begun to address this…

This paper draws on affect theory and new materialism to argue that it is crucial to pay attention to how and why some people, especially from oppressed and marginalised communities, are so strongly opposed to colonial statues and monuments. Through a critical reading of colonial statues and monuments that highlights their affectivity and…

Uncertainty is central to science and is increasingly recognized in science education, but the literature lacks a clear definition of the types of uncertainty and the competencies for navigating them, which vary by context. Therefore, a cross-disciplinary integrative understanding of uncertainty is necessary to navigate complex interdisciplinary…

Background: Emotional design of multimedia lessons involves adding features that are intended to increase learner enjoyment and promote learning--such as adding narrative, anthropomorphizing non-human elements, and using warm colours. Objective: The present study extends this work to examine the potential of Japanese animation (anime) for…

Nearly half of all students in the United States are placed into at least one developmental course in college. Many of these students fail to complete developmental course sequences and persist to degree completion. First-Year Seminars are one of several high-impact practices associated with increased persistence, retention, and graduation rates…

Sometimes, despite the most perfectly delivered writing lesson implemented with fidelity, students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) do not make the progress expected by teachers or themselves. In these instances, teachers may individualize and differentiate for students with EBD not making adequate progress by purposefully…