This investigation explored collaborative problem solving with and without a coach by analyzing problem-solving (PS) and problem-solving-prompting (PSP) behaviors by group members and coaches in six total coached rehearsals with three collegiate string quartets, and six autonomous rehearsals with the same string quartets. Teachers' and learners'…

After Hurricane Helene, community colleges in Western North Carolina grappled with limited digital access which resulted in the under-utilization of newly launched initiatives like Foothills Facilitating an Occupation Ready Workforce by Addressing Regional Demands (FORWARD), which was funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Rural…

This study investigates the impact of students' feedback from lecturer evaluations on curriculum transformation in higher education. Incorporating student voices into curriculum development fosters a more student-centred approach, enhancing engagement and learning outcomes. The aim of this research is to examine how feedback obtained from lecturer…

Students bring their life histories, including traumatic experiences, to their learning and education. Potentially up to 75% of the student body of occupational therapy programs may have experienced a traumatic event, which often leads to occupational disruption and challenges in academic performance. Thus, it is critical for occupational therapy…

Vocational teachers must address provincial curricular outcomes, vocational accreditation requirements, and current vocational practices in their teaching and assessment. In doing so, they must prepare their students for the written summative assessments required for trade certification while teaching the students the technical skills necessary…

Drawing from Scholarship of Teaching and Learning alongside belongingness research, this manuscript examines why students perceive the dependence of academic belonging on performance, especially early in an academic program. It then offers suggestions for crafting learning environments that (a) grow student capacities to (re-)envision perceptions…

This study presents a framework for understanding the factors influencing graduate students' online learning readiness using a modified Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model. A quantitative research method was adopted with data collected from 3,120 graduate students at the University of Ibadan. Structural Equation…

This research aimed to (1) investigate current conditions, desirable conditions, and needs assessment of educational institution management for quality enhancement, and (2) develop management approaches and a comprehensive model for educational institutions in Primary Educational Service Area Offices in Northeastern Thailand. The study employed a…

Teaching introductory ethics course or courses with strong ethics content to first- and second-year undergraduate students presents numerous challenges. Most students register for these courses to meet a general education requirement or believe they do not need education in ethics because they have received cultural, social, and religious…

The study established the validity and reliability of a weighted individual performance-based assessment tool within the utility scope of middle school orchestral strings. The following research questions guided this study: 1. What specific string-playing behaviors and corresponding criteria validate a weighted individual performance-based…

We presented participants with lecture videos at different speeds and tested immediate and delayed (1 week) comprehension. Results revealed minimal costs incurred by increasing video speed from 1x to 1.5x, or 2x speed, but performance declined beyond 2x speed. We also compared learning outcomes after watching videos once at 1x or twice at 2x…

Although instructional coaches are deeply committed to continuous improvement, they rarely have access to professional learning themselves. Rarer still is differentiated professional learning that meets coaches where they are in their careers and their professional growth. Just as Florida's Orange County Public Schools accentuates the importance…

The instructional coaches in Kildeer Countryside School District 96 (KCSD 96), outside Chicago, are like tugboats, a key part of a maritime navigation system. Just as tugboats nudge and guide barges and ships that need steering assistance to navigate tricky waters, the coaches in KCSD 96 nudge and guide educators to navigate toward school and…

The past decade has witnessed a strong, standards-based call for improving what mathematics is taught and how it is taught. In the USA, districts have hired instructional coaches to help teachers shift their teaching from algorithm-based instruction to instruction that is more student-centered and conceptually focused. The purpose of this study…

Securing the quality of Australian education is a key policy target, and teaching workforce development has long been identified as the means to that end. This case of personalised professional learning in a school through a series of interactions between teachers and university-employed teacher educators (as academic coaches) speaks to teachers'…