The following qualitative case study examines the ability of three South Sudanese immigrant families residing in a medium-sized Northeast city in the U.S. to meaningfully transfer their heritage languages to their children. Using a pluriversal literacy lens, we conducted interviews with six South Sudanese parents about their literacy practices…

This study distinguished the cognitive and affective components of advanced theory of mind (AToM) and their distinct contributions to narrative reading comprehension (NRC) across different grades. In a longitudinal study (Time 1: April 2023) involving 344 Chinese children from Grades 2-5 (174 girls, M[subscript age] = 9.60 years), results…

This case report describes a decoding intervention that was developed for and implemented with a 15-year-old female with significant word-level reading challenges. The intervention integrated multiple evidence-based approaches to improve decoding, including instruction in (a) phonemes-graphemes (sounds-symbols) that the participant did not know at…

This study aimed to develop a structural equation model for ICT competency in administrators affecting school administration and propose implementation guidelines. The research involved two phases: model development and focus group discussions for guideline formulation. The sample included 310 educational administrators and department heads from…

This paper reports on one teacher's adoption and adaption of pre-packaged teaching plans when teaching early years literacy. We hone in on Ms Jordan's (pseudonym) work as an adaptive professional who personalises curriculum enactment for her highly diverse student cohort through continual changes to resource selection, pedagogy and assessment.…

Background: For students, digital literacy is an essential competency, and technology-supported learning has become one of the most crucial methods for developing students' digital literacy. However, no academic consensus exists regarding whether technology-supported learning is effective in improving students' digital literacy. Objectives: This…

This study examines the relationships between teachers' attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI), AI self-efficacy, and AI technological pedagogical content knowledge (AI-TPACK). The participants comprised 524 teachers working in preschool and primary schools. Data were collected using AI attitude, AI self-efficacy, and AI-TPACK scales.…

This paper investigates the impact of assignment to the Accelerating Literacy for Adolescents (ALFA) Lab, an additional semester-long class taken during an elective period, on ninth grade student reading achievement, motivation, and frequency. We conducted a regression discontinuity (RD) study where 1,378 students from diverse high schools in four…

The COVID-19 pandemic, and its associated school lockdowns and safety restrictions, posed unprecedented challenges for teachers and imposed a prominent requisite on their informal professional learning. The current paper focuses on primary teachers' professional learning in Finland by examining what they have learned during the 2 years of the…

Assessment plays a fundamental role in shaping the quality of science education, particularly in physics, where both conceptual understanding and procedural competence are essential. This study aims to analyze the understanding of high school physics teachers regarding the cognitive process and knowledge dimensions in assessment design based on…

Quality early childhood education (ECE) has lasting benefits, and instructional materials are a crucial aspect of ECE. In this report, the authors draw from a nationally representative survey of pre-kindergarten (pre-K) teachers in public schools across the United States to describe how they used and combined instructional materials during the…

This study explores the possibilities and challenges of teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) based on multiliteracies perspectives within New Literacy Studies (NLS). Teaching materials were developed for a group of Iranian EFL learners based on the four principles of NLS and were taught based on the same principles aiming at creating…

Leveraging the campus learning management system and rapid e-learning development software such as Articulate Storyline allows educators to develop and deploy interactive tutorials for performance assessment of students' knowledge. This quick hit chronicles the development, deployment, and assessment of a suite of tutorials for information…

Assessing students' online learning readiness is important since numerous countries have started online learning at all education levels during the COVID-19 pandemic in the 21st century. By taking students' online learning readiness level into account, it will be easier to establish on-target online learning environments. Although there are a…

This mixed-methods study primarily explored how elementary educators exhibited TPACK in their virtual literacy instruction and the challenges they faced during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nine elementary-level educators participated in the study serving in the role of either general educator, special educator, or reading specialist.…