The use of e-learning methods in higher education is rapidly increasing worldwide. However, the relationship between students' acceptance of e-learning methods and their psychological adaptation remains uncertain. Events such as a global pandemic have brought significant changes to higher education while accelerating the popularity of e-learning.…

Extensive reading (ER) refers to a form of reading that exposes students to large amounts of text [usually full books] that is interesting, self-selected, and below their lexical difficulty. Despite ER advantages, its integration into university-based English language programs (ELPs) in the United States seems to be limited. This article presents…

This article describes how the authors developed the activity Speaqual to enable their students to "speak" about the "equal" sign and foster communication of their reasoning. The article explains how to play Speaqual and how the students were thoroughly engaged in a friendly competition, centralizing algebraic concepts and…

The primary goal of this project is to assess the students' improved communication skills after applying five interactive strategies to an experimental group of subjects. This class will be compared with a control group of other participants, and in their class, the interactive approaches are not emphasized and practiced openly. The target…

Reading assessments are essential for enhancing students' comprehension, yet many EdTech applications focus mainly on outcome-based metrics, providing limited insights into student behavior and cognition. This study investigates the use of multimodal data sources -- including eye-tracking data, learning outcomes, assessment content, and teaching…

The reported study highlights the importance of an L2 curriculum integrating authentic linguistic and cultural input to promote learners' linguistic, communicative, and cultural competencies. Through content analysis, the researchers evaluated the linguistic and cultural authenticity of the Grades K-6 "Mandarin Matrix Curriculum"…

This study examines the role of speaking e-portfolios in enhancing the well-being of non-English-major university students in Indonesia. The research was motivated by the growing need to integrate digital learning tools that not only support language proficiency but also promote students' overall well-being in higher education. A mixed-method…

In this article, we utilize resources mainly provided by the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate along with other primary and secondary sources to discuss a unit plan for students to research voting rights issues in modern American society. First, a brief historical overview of voting rights issues in the United States is…

Background/purpose: The growth of distance education in English learning has raised special problems, as rural students are accorded fewer opportunities to be effectively exposed to the language. This paper set out to discuss how a group of Jordanian students in rural settings who participated in a web-based English learning experience received…

While quantitative research has revealed that undergraduate research experiences are closing graduate school matriculation gaps for underrepresented students, little is known about how they are doing this. This study explores this through two in-depth interviews with 12 students who attended a National Science Foundation Research Experiences for…

The field of vocabulary instruction has witnessed the emergence of three models that operationalize the construct of elaborate processing and thus help predict the effectiveness of vocabulary learning activities: Involvement Load Hypothesis (ILH), Involvement Load Hypothesis Plus (ILH Plus), and Technique Feature Analysis (TFA). However, no…

While the higher education institutions around the world grapple with a systematic dismantling of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and targeted attacks on social justice measures, social work education remains a ray of hope. With its deeply embedded principles of empowerment, the profession is positioned to foster advocacy. And…

This research examined vocational education and training (VET) teachers' understanding of how people learn, and how they cater to the learning needs and preferences of their students across a range of different contexts. It found that most VET teachers use a similar overarching strategy in their teaching that aims to enable a diversity of students…

High-quality Professional Experience (PEx) placements are central to the preparation of 'classroom ready' graduate teachers in Australia. However, there are frequent suggestions from the Australian Government that PEx is not as effective as it could be. Perennial PEx concerns raised in government reviews include: the need for strong partnerships…

Current educational demand is ranking the learner among the most intellectual beings on the basis of school accountability and school achievement in the more challenging content like Science and Mathematics. The learners use their own strategies to learn the concept which are not taught to them show high achievement and know how to learn and apply…