2026 January - 16 articles
The use of open educational resources (OERs) is on the rise in higher education. Open pedagogy, as a learner-centered approach, provides students with opportunities to create, design, or adapt openly licensed materials or resources. With the potentia...
This study leverages longitudinal data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS, 2012–2020) to examine the association between teacher support and cognitive ability among children aged 10–16 living in economically disadvantaged rural are...
Spatial cognition refers to the mental processing, perception, and interpretation of spatial information. It is often operationalized through self-assessments like sense of direction and mental rotation ability or field-based real-world tasks like po...
Against the backdrop of rapid technological development, informal English learning has become increasingly prominent in language education, particularly among digital natives. However, limited research has examined how digital nativity influences lea...
The underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields has been a longstanding issue. Traditionally, research on sex differences in cognitive abilities has focused on mean scores, which are often trivial a...
Research on second language (L2) writing has primarily focused on linguistic skills, with limited attention to higher-order cognitive skills such as inference making. This study expands prior research by examining both concurrent and longitudinal eff...
Preschool teaching is a highly demanding profession that requires constant socio-emotional attunement and the ability to engage in reflective reasoning. Despite the central role of these skills in effective early childhood education, little is known...
Students with high ability (HA), due to their differential characteristics, need to receive a specific educational response for the adequate development of their potential. Thus, they must be detected and then identified, but many of these students (...
Working memory (WM) and fluid intelligence (Gf) are highly correlated, which provides the basis for the claim that they share common cognitive processes. Attentional Control Theory and the Relational Integration Hypothesis are two process theories li...
Understanding the factors that promote positive affect and achievement in gifted students is essential for supporting their holistic development and success. This study aimed to explore the relationship among meaning in life (presence and search), ch...
Scientific inquiry is fundamental to science education, encompassing the processes through which students construct scientific knowledge and develop thinking skills. However, the unfolding of these inquiry processes and their relation to performance...
This study aimed to analyze the relationship between moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and dimensions of emotional intelligence (EI) in Spanish adolescents aged 12 to 16 years, controlling for variables such as gender, age, and body mass...
Early identification of cognitive precursors to literacy and numeracy is essential for promoting school readiness and preventing later learning difficulties. Digital assessment tools using touchscreen technology offer advantages of engagement, standa...
This study explores how adolescent learners conceptualize the emotion of love in their first language (Spanish) and in English as a foreign language (EFL), comparing monolingual Spanish speakers and Spanish–Arabic bilinguals. A total of 66 part...
Teacher certification is strongly correlated with student development. Many studies have documented the effect of teacher certification on student achievement. However, there are inconsistent conclusions about this issue. Moreover, few studies have e...
Parental overprotection before adulthood can have enduring consequences for offspring, yet the mechanisms underlying its association with adult physical health are not fully understood. This study proposes trait emotional intelligence (trait-EI) as a...
