Background: Current education increasingly emphasises the development and significance of Critical Thinking (CT), aiming to enhance individuals' adaptability in a rapidly evolving society. However, few effective teaching methods have been identified for integrating CT into existing on-site courses. While previous studies have focused on the…

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop an accurate test scale for vocabulary comprehension ability applicable to Mandarin-speaking preschool children aged 3-5. Methods: First, an initial scale was developed and evaluated using the expert consultation method. Subsequently, 490 typically developing 3-5-year-old Mandarin-speaking children…

Minimally verbal autistic children, or those who use fewer than 20 words, represent [approximately]30% of the autistic population and are at heightened risk for adverse outcomes in socialization, academics, independent living, and employment. While it is known that intensive intervention can enhance the communication skills of minimally verbal…

This study explores how a personalized physical activity program can enhance adolescents' motor and cognitive functions. The program, based on the Sincrony methodology and embodied cognition theory, aims to counteract negative effects of excessive digital device use. Conducted in Italy with 64 girls aged 11-13, participants were randomly divided…

This research is motivated by low critical and creative thinking skills. Apart from that, many previous studies have looked at the effect of worksheets on critical and creative thinking skills. It is worth evaluating whether the statistical results of these studies can be trusted and reported. For this reason, this research aims to compile and…

This study explores how the construction and refinement of visual representations support elementary students' learning of astronomical concepts, particularly in topics that are challenging to teach and understand. Drawing on qualitative data--including student interviews, classroom recordings, student-produced visual representations, and field…

This study aims to investigate the thinking process of primary school students when solving mathematical problems. It used a qualitative case study approach. The researcher administered a metacognitive test to 30 fifth-grade students in Yogyakarta and selected three focal participants based on their performance in planning, monitoring, and…

Promoting computational thinking (CT) integration in curricula requires well-prepared teachers with pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). Existing research often uses pretest/posttest instruments or teacher reflections to assess outcomes of professional development programs (PDP). Still, this approach is limited and can be misaligned with other…

Depression is a mental disorder associated primarily with mood and cognitive symptoms. Several studies show that depression is additionally accompanied by decrements in gross and fine motor functioning. The present study examined to what extent depression affects the ability to adapt sensorimotor behavior. A total of 20 participants with…

Understanding how non-numerical visual features systematically distort numerosity perception holds promise for unveiling the processes that give rise to our visual number sense. Recent studies show that increasing visual coherence systematically increases perceived numerosity, with this effect strengthening over development (DeWind et al., 2020;…

This study quantitatively evaluated the theoretical model of academic success proposed by York et al. This model proposes that six interacting domains contribute to the broad concept of academic success in tertiary education. These domains include academic achievement, course satisfaction, perceptions of career success, acquisition of skills and…

Fragmenting plays a pivotal role in facilitating the transition to learn different topics of fractions such as unit fractions. This paper contributes to the body of knowledge by presenting an updated fragmenting framework, informed by empirical findings derived from an investigation into the fragmenting schemes exhibited by first and second grade…

Children's emotion comprehension is crucial for healthy social and academic development. Behaviours influenced by emotion comprehension in childhood have received much attention, but less focus has been placed on factors that may affect individual differences in emotion comprehension during pre-school years. Researchers have identified several…

During the 2023 - 2024 academic year, a research system based upon the study of crayfish shelter-seeking behavior was developed to facilitate an authentic research experience in a new course for second-year students focused on practicing scientific skills related to evaluating primary literature, designing and conducting experiments, analyzing…

Student internships are valued as solid indicators of future employability, which often result in the acquisition of additional education and career skills. This study describes the perceptions of interior design students after completing a summer internship with a design firm. Utilizing a case study approach, the study data were collected through…