American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) is developing guidance on a range of topics in support of institutions of higher education need to adjust, review and consider many of their practices in light of the impact of COVID-19 on normal operations. To help develop this guidance and the members understanding of…

The Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) recognizes campuses around the world as fundamentally multilingual spaces, in which students and faculty bring to the acts of writing and communication a rich array of linguistic and cultural resources that enrich academic life and should be valued and supported. The aim of this…

This research work will review at-hand literature about the use of Quality Circle model to assist teachers in higher education to integrate critical thinking skills into the classroom setting. The study could lead to enhanced insights into human behavior conduct within the educational settings in order to promote greater skills in decision making…

With rising importance of collaborative problem-solving skills (CLPS) for the new information age, the PISA 2015 assessed students' CLPS skills on a large scale. This new attempt to measure CLPS raises an issue of validity. The purpose of this research is to examine evidence for convergent validity of CLPS through investigating the relationships…

Considering how COVID-19 may impact the upcoming school year, the Region 7 Comprehensive Center (R7CC) Advisory Board has requested information about best practices on distance and blended learning. To help slow the spread of the disease, social distancing strategies may include limited to zero access to school buildings, allowing for safety and…

"Excelencia" in Education's mission is to accelerate Latino student success in higher education--which would increase the number of Latinos entering the workforce with a degree. Despite the pandemic, Latinos' labor force participation over the next decade is expected to increase, while participation is expected to decrease for…

This brief is part of a broad landscape analysis focused on policy and practice issues related to the recognition of prior learning. The landscape analysis focuses on issues arising in the practice of the recognition of prior learning, policies that encourage or limit its adoption, and key research needs and future directions for the field. The…

Online crowdsourcing sites/platforms have become popular in recent years. This study aims to uncover when, where, and how language learners in Turkey (TUR), Poland (POL), Macedonia (MAC), and Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) make use of the available crowdsourcing websites/games to learn foreign languages. To ensure parallelism among the data…

This study aimed at evaluating the extent of the engagement to social networking sites, the impact of playing mobile games and the degree of learning experiences among the first year Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) students in a State University in Central Luzon, Philippines to provide a basis for designing intervention…

Innovations in technology are changing not only everyday life for many individuals around the world but are also influencing the expansion of online learning opportunities at an accelerated rate (Collins & Halverson, 2018; Mah, 2016). Online learning platforms allow for scalability, flexibility, greater global access, and innovative and new…

As one of the first classes typically taken in college, first year composition (FYC) serves as a gateway course for many students. When this class is moved into the online environment, questions of digital literacy, prior knowledge, and student differences grow more crucial when all coursework is mediated through technology and students are…

Glasgow City Council has stated its aspiration to move 'Towards the Nurturing City' where all establishments have implemented a whole school nurturing approach. This paper seeks to document the experiences of children and parents/carers, captured through semi-structured questionnaires in focus groups, in 'nurturing establishments'. Nineteen…

This study was designed to investigate the frequency with which students identified as having a Specific Learning Disability (SLD) and a Specific Learning Disability (SLD) combined with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are further assessed for deficits of executive function and working memory. Data were collected and analyzed from…

The purpose of this convergent parallel mixed method research design was to investigate family literacy activities reported by parents of Head Start children. In addition, the study explored the use of Family Literacy Book Bags by involving parents in shared reading and home-based literacy activities. Parents of Head Start children at a center in…

Integrating technology into the classroom is more than just putting tools and hardware in front of children. To provide high-quality instruction, educators need to understand the relationship between pedagogy and technology. When technology is integrated into the classroom in a meaningful way, students become more engaged and they learn to take…