Teacher job satisfaction is pivotal for retaining competent, qualified teachers, and for enhancing their overall well-being. School working conditions play a vital role in shaping teachers' perspectives on their career and profession. However, international comparative research is still limited in pinpointing the specific elements of the…

Mathematics teachers' professional learning is moving away from prescriptive professional development (PD) toward collaborative, practice-based models--such as video-clubs and lesson co-design--which provide teachers with space and time to discuss problems of practice among peers. Some models, which we term "process-oriented",…

Background: The underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) remains a persistent international challenge with complex causes. This study draws on five complementary theoretical perspectives--theory of circumscription and compromise, situated expectancy-value theory, the internal/external frame of…

Prior research has identified employee-related factors such as participation, morale, and shortage as important predictors of organisational performance. However, this relationship has not been extensively examined for educational organisations such as schools, colleges, and universities with large scale samples. In this study we used multiple…

Students' reading ability affects their outcomes in learning software even outside of reading education, such as in math education, which can result in unexpected and inequitable outcomes. We analyze an adaptive learning software using Bayesian Knowledge Tracing (BKT) to understand how the fairness of the software is impacted when reading ability…

Prior work has developed a range of automated measures ("detectors") of student self-regulation and engagement from student log data. These measures have been successfully used to make discoveries about student learning. Here, we extend this line of research to an underexplored aspect of self-regulation: students' decisions about when to…

We examined how highly rated novice teacher leaders facilitated video-based discussions in Problem-Solving Cycle workshops and found similarities and differences in their ways of contributing to discussions, fostering high conceptual depth. Some leaders consistently encouraged teachers' participation and solicited ideas through questioning,…

A college participant with a learning disability in the area of mathematics completed a strategy instruction intervention regarding mathematical problem-solving items. The participant responded to innovative interview questions regarding their approach to the mathematical problem-solving items (i.e., planning and reflecting) and their motivational…

Personal phone usage--from group messaging to social media scrolling to online window shopping--is widespread in university classrooms. Numerous studies have documented how the presence of cell phones in the undergraduate classroom is more harmful than beneficial. Nevertheless, many educators are reluctant to enact and enforce a phone-free…

This study is part of a larger research project that developed the New Century Mathematics (NCM) textbook series for primary grades over the last 30 years. The study explored how a series of mathematics textbooks for the primary grades was developed based on systematic evidence. The Participatory Action Research (PAR) used in this study employed…

In Somalia, access to quality education has been severely weakened by decades of civil war, ongoing insecurity, and recurrent droughts and floods. Strengthening foundational learning through both formal and alternative pathways is critical, as out-of-school rates remain high -- 65 per cent at primary and 75 per cent at secondary. In 2024, working…

This study aims to examine the mathematical reasoning and proof processes of gifted students within the framework of Toulmin's Argumentation Model. Grounded in the Rich Teaching Model, the instructional design included seven differentiated lesson plans. The research was conducted with two 9th-grade students in a Science and Art Centre over 20…

Dimensional analysis is an algorithm currently in use in almost every chemistry classroom in the United States. Chemistry educators use this procedural tool in the classroom with the intention of providing students with a reliable method to solve many of the relatively simple math problems they encounter. The unintended consequence of using this…

Background/purpose: This study investigates the effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) integrated with scaffolding in enhancing problem-solving skills among students with varying levels of prior knowledge. The main objective is to determine how scaffolding, when combined with PBL, can support students in developing stronger problem-solving…

To this date, few standardized tests measuring students' performance with regards to statistics exist. Only four tests have been proposed for college or university students. The goal of the present study is to investigate these tests. University professors or instructors experienced in teaching statistics were asked to list the concepts they think…