Capstone courses, where students work on a large group project at the end of their degree, are common in computing. Many accreditation and industry bodies explicitly require or recommend them. Over the past two decades, capstone courses specifically focused on game development have become increasingly popular. Game development offers students the…

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…

Background/Context: Professional learning (PL) for early childhood educators can promote change in practice and how they promote children's development (Egert et al., 2018; Rusby et al., 2016). Nonetheless, numerous barriers to in-person PL exist, including geographic constraints, inconvenient scheduling, and high costs (Elliot, 2017; Gable &…

In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally redefining English for Specific Purposes (ESP) education across disciplines such as Political Studies, International Relations, Sociology, and Psychology. This paper explores how AI-powered tools enhance personalized, immersive, and authentic learning…

This study examines the factors affecting the development of specialized proficiencies among English language teachers via a Lesson Study methodology. This action research involved four secondary school English teachers in Turkey. While many studies have focused on general teaching practices, there is a notable gap in research specifically…

Plant Awareness is a multidimensional construct that reflects the level of an individual's perception, understanding, and valuation of plants. Enhancing Plant Awareness is vital for conserving biodiversity and promoting sustainability, given the frequent neglect of plants' ecological roles. This study analyzes the relationship between the…

Global gender gaps in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields persist, as female students often encounter cultural and academic barriers that constrain their involvement and success. This study attempts to examine the mediating and moderating roles of classroom engagement and inquiry-based cooperative learning in the…

Purpose: This article analyzes the practices university faculty members developed after participating in a training program on inclusive emerging technologies. The faculty members employed active methodologies such as gamification and flipped-learning using technological resources. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative methodology was used to…

University students are at higher risk of suicide than other categories of the population due to the complex mix of the university environment. Using the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (IPTS), this study examines the psychosocial circumstances that lead Ghanaian university students, with the case of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and…

Out-of-school learning activities, recently in the spotlight, offer several opportunities to students and teachers. They connect educational activities with real-life experiences. However, several factors hinder teachers from organizing out-of-school learning activities and cause anxiety. Entrepreneurship in every sector is a key issue in today's…

Digital transformation in schools involves the use of digital data to inform teachers' pedagogical decisions. Previous research indicates that a deeper understanding of the factors influencing teacher utilization of learning analytics and a comprehensive school context analysis is required. In this article, we conducted a survey study with N =…

Due to its importance in second/foreign language (L2) learning, anxiety appears to be one of the most important individual differences (IDs). Still, learners' experiences of anxiety tend to vary considerably, so we set out to investigate the anxiety levels, reported in our large-scale quantitative study involving 1,152 secondary school language…

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the use of multimedia resources on vocabulary learning in English as a foreign language, and the secondary objective was to verify the influence of additional verbal workingmemory training. Following a quantitative approach, a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study was performed…