This paper introduces the Heritage-based Education 5.0 model as a transformative approach to decolonize higher education in Zimbabwe and other postcolonial contexts. Departing from the traditional Education 3.0 banking model, which imposes Western-centric knowledge on passive students, this model recognizes and values students' cultural heritage…

Technological advances in the era of Learning Society 5.0 encourage the birth of innovation in education. One of them is Internet of Things (IoT) based learning media. This study aims to develop Internet of Things-based learning media with a STEAM approach to biotechnology material to improve problem-solving and collaboration skills in grade IX…

In this study, a collaborative problem solving-based STEM course was implemented in a seventh-grade class. This study aimed to examine the effects of students' prior knowledge on their CPS-based STEM learning processes by using a mixed-methods approach. First, a lag sequential analysis was used to investigate individual cognitive and metacognitive…

In traditional schooling, language and literacy development are often prioritized at the expense of early engagement with science, social studies, and the arts. Content rich, inquiry-based learning is typically delayed--especially in the early years. "Maker Pedagogy: A Paradigm for Teaching, Learning, and Leading in the Modern School"…

This study aimed to investigate prospective middle school mathematics teachers' noticing of students' algebraic thinking based on students' correct and incorrect solutions within the context of pattern generalization. Designed as a qualitative case study, three noticing prompts were asked of thirty-two prospective middle school mathematics…

This article presents a set of "work-sharing routines," which teachers can use to broaden their repertoire of using student work, with an eye toward cultivating students' belonging. The authors define work-sharing as using actual mathematical student work, ideally from students in the class, to facilitate learning. Although there are…

Research suggests that collaborative learning may enhance the benefits to learners when solving cognitively demanding tasks. However, there are concerns about how students with different achievement and engagement levels perceive these benefits. This study examines how students with varying achievement and engagement levels respond to…

Background: Metacognitive processes have been linked to the development of conceptual knowledge in STEM courses, but previous work has centered on the regulatory aspects of metacognition. Purpose: We interrogated the relationship between epistemic metacognition and conceptual knowledge in engineering statics courses across six universities by…

This grounded theory study identified and described eight leadership phases of the school consolidation process from the perspective of receiving school principals. The study was conducted during the 2023-2024 academic year in a large suburban district that was undergoing wide-ranging consolidation of elementary schools due to declining…

Word problems are frequently used math problems that aim to bridge the gap between school mathematics and real life. As real-life situations usually involve many factors, word problems should not be oversimplified by focusing only on the numerical information provided by word problem statements. Furthermore, students should be expected to solve…

This research examines the integration of computational thinking in mathematics education, specifically examining its impact on students' algebraic reasoning. By teaching core computational concepts such as pattern recognition, decomposition, and algorithmic thinking, students develop a deeper understanding of algebraic structures and processes.…

This article aims to characterise geometric and computational thinking of future Early Childhood Education teachers through participating in a robotic problem-solving activity for 5-year-old pupils using MatataBot, MatataLab's educational robot. The study, carried out during academic year 2022-2023, involved 42 early childhood education students…

Interest in using mathematics and science videos in educational settings has surged in recent years. Yet there remains a gap in researchers' understanding of the ways in which students make sense of the ideas expressed in the videos. In this study, thematic analysis was used to identify how eight high school students made sense of and engaged with…

Creative idea selection--the selection of the most creative idea(s) from available ideas--is an important yet understudied topic. Creative idea selection can be performed by the idea generator (i.e., "intrapersonal" selection) or by another person (i.e., "interpersonal" selection). In the current research, we examined whether…

Many design frameworks introduced to novices are not compatible with the behaviours and habits of mind of expert designers. This creates a barrier to effective practice, especially when novice designers tackle ill-defined, wicked problems. The W-model is a pedagogical framework that provides a prescriptive design model for novices, enabling them…