M-DCPS had 22,891 graduates in the 2023-2024 academic year. Ninety two percent of students achieved a standard diploma (24 credits). Some students chose an international curriculum pathway, where 903 (4%) achieved an Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) diploma and 482 (2%) achieved an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma. An…

Historically settler and Indigenous childhoods have been defined in educational terms. However, scholarship has tended to focus on policy, curriculum, gender and the place of Indigenous Maori children as colonial education subjects, with less emphasis on settler children's experiences or responses. This article explores this through a case study…

This study investigates the relationship between personal satisfaction and career decision-making among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students. The research aims to identify how personal fulfillment influences students' career choices and the extent of their satisfaction with selected paths. Utilizing a structured…

Depression is still not fully understood when it comes to its risk factors. The association with perfectionism is increasingly under scrutiny. Moreover, this link could be elucidated by intermediary variables. This contributes to the fact that the risk factors for depression are not yet fully understood. This study sought to address this gap by…

Background/purpose: Mathematical literacy is an important ability that students must acquire, but several studies indicate that Indonesian students' mathematical literacy remains low. Therefore, this study aims to (1) test the effectiveness of CTL assisted by Articulate Storyline in improving students' mathematical literacy and (2) analyze the…

Background: Educator performance is an important thing in efforts to improve the quality of education, so a forum is needed to build teacher competency that leads to improved teacher performance in planning, implementing, and evaluating the learning process in the classroom. Professional learning communities are one of the efforts to improved…

This policy brief examines whether Maryland faces an enrollment cliff in higher education by analyzing high school graduation projections and historical college enrollment data.

Background/purpose: This study addresses the problem of demotivation generated by traditional assessment methods, which are often standardized, unengaging, and ill-suited to individual differences. In an increasingly digitized educational context, the primary objective is to assess the ability of an adaptive assessment system, developed on the…

The high divorce rate in Pariaman, West Sumatra, Indonesia, hurts children's psychology, reduces self-confidence and learning motivation. Based on previous research, it appears that no studies have examined the coping mechanisms of parents who are divorced and their impact on the study motivation of high school students in a family environment.…

Bilingual education has been a political topic in the U.S. for years but lacks concrete legislation about compulsory learning to promote biliteracy and bilingualism. The Seal of Biliteracy (SoBL) is an optional award for public high school seniors demonstrating mastery in English and an additional language. Many changes must be made to ensure that…

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), widely established as a mainstream approach in ESL countries, is gaining traction in EFL contexts through selective programs and initiatives. Reflecting this trend, Vietnam's educational reforms under the 2018 General Education Program have incorporated CLIL-informed lessons into newly adopted…

Preparing students for science, technology, and engineering careers is an urgent state policy challenge. We examine the design and roll-out of a science testing requirement for high-school graduation in Massachusetts. While science test performance has improved over time for all demographic subgroups, we observe rising inequality in failure rates…

This study aims to develop and validate a Constructivist Learning Environment Model to address secondary students' misconceptions in learning Science. Employing a Design and Development approach (Richey & Klein, 2007), the research is conducted in two phases. Phase 1 focuses on model design, drawing from an extensive literature review to…

This study aims to investigate how students mobilise scientific and socio-political knowledge about climate change in communicative actions directed at the public. It presents a teaching and learning proposal for high school science classes, focusing on critical communication and action in the context of climate change. Grounded in the…

This paper reports on language attitudes towards the national language (Putonghua), the regional dialect (Chongqing) and the key foreign language (English) of a group of senior high school students (N = 321) in Chongqing in mainland China. Unlike the numerous other studies of language attitudes in China this one is situated outside the more…