This study aims to investigate the integration of Islamic and general education at three Islamic junior high schools in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Using a qualitative multi-site phenomenological approach, data were collected through classroom observations, interviews with 13 teachers, including principals and curriculum developers, and document…

This study explores the specialized knowledge mobilized by a mathematics teacher when implementing an interdisciplinary activity based on the sigmoid function in an 11th grade class. The research aims to identify the mathematical and didactic knowledge elements present during the activity and to detect potential conceptual or pedagogical…

While there is consensus that taking advanced coursework in high school is strongly related to subsequent academic outcomes, well-qualified Students of Color are less likely than White students to take advanced high school courses. K12 schools have sought strategies to encourage more qualified Black and Hispanic students to take advanced courses…

Background: There is a large body of evidence showing the positive effects of dual enrollment (DE) across a range of student outcomes in secondary and postsecondary education, including high school completion, college enrollment, and degree attainment. Further, offering DE coursework "online" has the potential to significantly increase…

Caregiver expectations for their youth with disabilities' post-school life significantly predicts engagement in employment. However, little research has examined this link for youth with more significant support needs. Understanding caregivers' views on the potential employment of youth with significant support needs is therefore crucial. In this…

This study aims to describe and examine the effect of GeoGebra-assisted discovery learning on students' mathematical reasoning achievement in 3D geometry lessons. A Quasi-experimental research design with a post-test-only control group was used to conduct this study. This study involved 108 twelfth-grade students from a public senior high school…

Purpose: To expand the body of literature on the determinants that influence the STEM choices of female students worldwide, this study explores Korean female high school students' decision-making process of STEM track choice by observing their perceptions of STEM subjects, the factors shaping these perceptions, and how these perceptions influence…

The current study examines the second language acquisition (SLA) of the voiceless interdental fricative /[theta]/ by nine female English-speaking learners of Spanish during a 7-week study abroad immersion experience in León, Spain. We examine the role that graphemic representation plays in this development over time. The data come from a reading…

The paper presents the findings of a systematic literature review on teachers' attitudes and opinions toward Sexuality Education (SE) that can be implemented with students aged 14 and older. Relevant articles were systematically searched in four scientific databases (ERIC, PsycInfo, Scopus, and Web of Science Core Collection) and other sources…

Purpose: This paper investigates the language attitudes of ethnic minority junior secondary school students in a complex language ecology in Urumqi, in the People's Republic of China. It focuses on the attitudes of these students towards Uyghur, Mandarin Chinese and English. Design/methodology/approach: Methods comprise a questionnaire survey and…

U.S. students still have not recovered to pre-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic math and reading levels. For example, the average math scores of 8th graders in 2024, published by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, were eight points lower than in 2019. Furthermore, the lowest-performing students performed worse in 2024 than…

As intelligent textbooks become more ubiquitous in classrooms and educational settings, the need to make them more interactive arises. An alternative is to ask students to generate knowledge in response to textbook content and provide feedback about the produced knowledge. This study develops Natural Language Processing models to automatically…

Technology-mediated flipped classroom pedagogy has been increasingly adopted at the university level owing to its potential efficacy in improving student engagement and performance while reducing dropout rates. However, at the high-school level, particularly in under-resourced schools, traditional face-to-face teaching which does not promote…

Background: The school system is one of many possible protective factors that prevent or mitigate the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), which are events that occur before the age of 18 that may be traumatic, such as abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction. Training school personnel in trauma-informed practice (TIP) should decrease…

Recognizing the complex environmental challenges that humanity faces, there is a growing need to develop critical thinking skills specifically oriented toward understanding and addressing climate change. To facilitate the assessment of these skills, a critical thinking in climate change (CTCC) test was developed. In the first step, 16…