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Education Sciences, Volume 14, Issue 12

2024 December - 143 articles

Cover Story: Play is an integral part of young children’s development, supporting academic, socioemotional, and executive function skills. Yet, there are obstacles in the U.S. context which limit children’s ability to play in classrooms, including but not limited to, scripted curriculum, policy mandates, and limitations of time. In response, this investigation examined Preservice teachers’ perceptions of, and methods of engagement in, play while enrolled in a community-engaged course on play and learning in an early childhood care and education (ECCE) course in a teacher preparation program. Findings indicate participating students experienced benefits in confidence, experience, a feeling of connection to their community, and better understanding of, and readiness to engage in, their teaching career. Policy and programmatic implications are discussed. View this paper
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Articles (143)

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
31 Citations
16,159 Views
18 Pages

23 December 2024

Adaptive learning technologies are emerging educational tools that personalize instruction and tasks to meet students’ current ability levels. Despite their increasing prevalence, the present discourse on adaptive learning software focuses on the tec...

(This article belongs to the Section Technology Enhanced Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,994 Views
23 Pages

Developing an Effective System for Engineering Management Education: A Teaching Practice and Evaluation Perspective

  • Tengfei Zhao,
  • Jianlin Zhu,
  • Zhiyu Jian,
  • Xian Zhou and ,
  • Siling Yang and
  • Puwei Zhang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

23 December 2024

In the field of engineering management, teaching emphasizes the cultivation of applied talents within the context of new engineering disciplines. Evaluating the effectiveness of this cultivation is particularly necessary. The evaluation system for te...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,192 Views
16 Pages

Exploring Sustainable Approaches to Improving Student Intelligence Through Basketball-Specific Means in Higher Education

  • Cristiana Maria Porfireanu,
  • Nicoleta Leonte,
  • Ofelia Popescu,
  • Alina Daniela Moanta and
  • Mihaita Alin Saftel

23 December 2024

Sustainable education involves educating young people about the importance of varied physical activities and developing long-term skills for an active lifestyle. We choose basketball as a method for sustainable education because it is a sport with di...

(This article belongs to the Topic Recent Advances in Physical Education and Sports)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,538 Views
23 Pages

Using Artificial Intelligence to Support Peer-to-Peer Discussions in Science Classrooms

  • Kelly Billings,
  • Hsin-Yi Chang,
  • Jonathan M. Lim-Breitbart and
  • Marcia C. Linn

23 December 2024

In successful peer discussions students respond to each other and benefit from supports that focus discussion on one another’s ideas. We explore using artificial intelligence (AI) to form groups and guide peer discussion for grade 7 students. W...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Exploring the Future of Science Education with AI Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,528 Views
16 Pages

23 December 2024

(1) Background: A successful teaching practice and a proper understanding of environmental conservation require developed research abilities and a positive attitude toward nature. Nineteen female students at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Scien...

(This article belongs to the Section Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,715 Views
22 Pages

Leveraging a Candidate Assessment System to Develop an Equity-Centered School Leadership Pipeline Through a University–District Partnership

  • Rebecca A. Thessin,
  • Abebayehu A. Tekleselassie,
  • Leslie B. Trimmer,
  • Shaun D. Shepard and
  • Jennifer K. Clayton

23 December 2024

The role of the school principal has garnered international significance. When it comes to student learning outcomes, the effectiveness of the principal has been recognized as being more important than the effectiveness of a single teacher. Studies a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Strengthening Educational Leadership Preparation and Development)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
21 Citations
12,588 Views
28 Pages

Use of Interactive Technologies to Increase Motivation in University Online Courses

  • Javier Guaña-Moya,
  • Yamileth Arteaga-Alcívar,
  • Santiago Criollo-C and
  • Diego Cajamarca-Carrazco

23 December 2024

This study analyzes the impact of interactive technologies on the motivation and engagement of university students in online courses. Through a systematic literature review and a comparative analysis of existing technologies, 64 articles published be...

(This article belongs to the Section Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,578 Views
12 Pages

The Effects of Social Identity Incompatibility on Student Mental Health

  • Katie Harrold,
  • Anne Kathrin Fett and
  • Corinna Haenschel

23 December 2024

Background: Students from ethnic minority backgrounds have been shown to be more vulnerable to developing mental health disorders compared to White British students. They have also been shown to experience greater social identity incompatibility; how...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Addressing Mental Health and Well-Being in Higher Education: Insights from Educational Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,577 Views
22 Pages

22 December 2024

In Indonesia, there is a significant gap between the skills, creativity, innovation abilities, and job awareness of college graduates as well as the demands of the modern workforce. This gap originates from a curriculum and learning design that has n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,832 Views
23 Pages

Implementation of Innovations in Skill Ecosystems: Promoting and Inhibiting Factors in the Indian Context

  • Julia Regel,
  • Anjana Rajagopalan,
  • Arnab Mukherji,
  • Sankarshan Basu and
  • Matthias Pilz

22 December 2024

Being considered a driver of economic growth as well as social participation and inclusion, skill development and vocational education and training (VET) policies constitute possible solutions to present challenges and ongoing problems. Therefore, VE...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,330 Views
11 Pages

22 December 2024

This manuscript presents a comprehensive analysis of NC State University’s redesigned principal preparation program, emphasizing its alignment with state and national leadership standards, innovative curriculum, and commitment to practical appl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Strengthening Educational Leadership Preparation and Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,096 Views
19 Pages

20 December 2024

Visual perception and visualization are crucial in mathematical thinking and, more importantly, in geometric thinking. Our research study aimed to follow the link of geometric transformations, mental rotation, spatial ability, and visualisation in ge...

(This article belongs to the Section STEM Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,062 Views
23 Pages

AI-Generated Context for Teaching Robotics to Improve Computational Thinking in Early Childhood Education

  • Raquel Hijón-Neira,
  • Celeste Pizarro,
  • Oriol Borrás-Gené and
  • Sergio Cavero

20 December 2024

This study investigates the impact of AI-generated contexts on preservice teachers’ computational thinking (CT) skills and their acceptance of educational robotics. This article presents a methodology for teaching robotics based on AI-generated...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Teacher Professional Development and Teaching Practices in Early Childhood Education: An International Landscape)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,825 Views
16 Pages

Coaches’ Subjective Perceptions and Physical Performance: Key Factors in Youth Football Talent Identification—An Exploratory Study

  • Federico Abate Daga,
  • Ruben Allois,
  • Massimiliano Abate Daga,
  • Franco Veglio and
  • Samuel Agostino

20 December 2024

This study examines the subjective attributes that coaches consider most important for identifying and developing the talent of junior élite football players. It also explores whether players’ physical fitness efficiency moderates these...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Contemporary Research in Sport, Physical Activity, and Physical Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,200 Views
14 Pages

Digital and Mediation Competence for Students’ Safe Use of the Internet: Enhancing Teacher Training

  • Marcos Gómez-Puerta,
  • Esther Chiner,
  • Esther Villegas-Castrillo and
  • Raquel Suriá-Martínez

20 December 2024

Teachers need digital skills to optimise the educational benefits of the Internet and mediate its risks. This study investigates digital and mediation competencies among teachers, focusing on their preparation for guiding students in the safe use of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Empowering Teacher Education with Digital Competences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,393 Views
25 Pages

20 December 2024

According to Norway’s Core Curriculum all students are to learn about Sámi issues, and the subject of mathematics is not exempt from it. Central to the Sámi tradition is non-standardized individual body-based measuring. Two S&aacu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Approaches to Indigenous Topics, Issues and Perspectives in Teacher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,363 Views
19 Pages

Technological Resources and Problem-Solving Methods to Foster a Positive Attitude Toward Formative Research in Engineering Students

  • Ronald Paucar-Curasma,
  • Klinge Orlando Villalba-Condori,
  • Sara Hermelinda Gonzales-Agama,
  • Freddy Toribio Huayta-Meza and ,
  • David Rondon and
  • Ninna Nyberg Sapallanay-Gomez
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

20 December 2024

Formative research, within the context of the pedagogical function of research, employs investigative teaching methods and practices commonly used in universities. However, these methods have largely shown limited effectiveness, as only a minority of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Challenges and Trends for Modern Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,192 Views
15 Pages

The Impact of COVID-19 on Learning Loss in Elementary School Students: A Comparative Study of Academic Performance Across Grades

  • Raffaele Nappo,
  • Roberta Simeoli,
  • Mariangela Cerasuolo,
  • Francesco Ciaramella and
  • Angelo Rega

19 December 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic led to extensive school closures and an accelerated shift to remote learning, which had substantial consequences for students’ academic development. This study seeks to examine the impact of COVID-19 on learning loss among...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,316 Views
21 Pages

19 December 2024

Thermodynamics is a theory based on phenomenological premises and has wide applicability in science and technology. However, it remains one of the most challenging subjects to understand and teach, which makes it an excellent candidate for research a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,733 Views
26 Pages

19 December 2024

(1) Background: Due to the mental health crisis that has spiraled since the onset of COVID-19, particularly among the nation’s youth, the purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of a novel, school-based mental health intervention for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,535 Views
31 Pages

19 December 2024

This research responds to the increasing call to hone Student Teachers’ (ST) skill of selective attention or professional noticing as an essential early step toward developing noticing in the classroom environment. Furthering the line of resear...

(This article belongs to the Section Teacher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,123 Views
19 Pages

Creative Writing: Story-Based Learning in Public and Private High School for Exploration of Written Text

  • Nali Borrego Ramírez,
  • Marcia L. Ruiz Cansino,
  • Cipatli Anaya Campos,
  • Daniel D. Borrego Gómez and
  • Luis H. Garza Vázquez

19 December 2024

Case study to investigate whether creative writing through story-based learning in public and private secondary schools can account for performance in readability, purpose, word/sentence relationships, vocabulary diversity, correct use of punctuation...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technology-Mediated Active Learning Methods)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,599 Views
18 Pages

18 December 2024

This study emphasizes the importance of a teacher’s adaptability in conveying knowledge and the varied interpretations of exercises among educators. While there is an evident difference in how physical education (PE) is approached, the common t...

(This article belongs to the Section Curriculum and Instruction)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,606 Views
23 Pages

Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Extracurricular Teacher Education Training Program for DigCompEdu Competences

  • Frederick Johnson,
  • Joline Schmit,
  • Christoph Schneider,
  • Henning Rossa and
  • Lothar Müller

18 December 2024

In the ongoing era of digital transformation, it is imperative for teachers to equip learners with essential digital competences to navigate the intricacies of the digital landscape successfully. As future in-service teachers function as role models...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Empowering Teacher Professionalization with Digital Competences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,382 Views
14 Pages

18 December 2024

Oral reading assessments provide teachers with valuable information about children’s reading abilities, which can then inform instruction. However, the structure of some oral reading assessments (e.g., running records) have been critiqued, espe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,222 Views
20 Pages

My Interests Are (Y)ours? A Multilevel Social Network Analysis of the Co-Evolution of Adolescents’ Interests and Friendships

  • Gregorius Johannes Beek,
  • Larike Henriëtte Bronkhorst,
  • Tobias H. Stark and
  • Sanne Floor Akkerman

18 December 2024

Both interests and peer relations are crucial for adolescents in finding out who they are and want to be as a person. Yet, our knowledge of the co-evolution of friendships and interests is limited to studies focusing on single interest domains and/or...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Influence of Social Context on Educational and Psychological/Cognitive Processes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,893 Views
16 Pages

18 December 2024

Play is often called the work of children, but questions abound about how early childhood educators are prepared to support children’s learning through play. In this study, we investigated undergraduate pre-service teachers’ perception of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Teacher Professional Development and Teaching Practices in Early Childhood Education: An International Landscape)
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
12,364 Views
25 Pages

17 December 2024

The rising integration of AI-driven assessment in education holds promise, yet it is crucial to evaluate the correlation between trust in general AI tools, AI-based scoring systems, and future behavioral intention toward using these technologies. Thi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue How Artificial Intelligence Can Enhance Education: Current Practices and Challenges)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,944 Views
29 Pages

17 December 2024

The breadth and volume of research exploring the complexities of childhood trauma in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) environments has grown significantly in recent years, yet, little is known about this trajectory in an Irish context. Conse...

(This article belongs to the Section Early Childhood Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,278 Views
20 Pages

17 December 2024

Australian education faces persistent challenges in preparing and retaining teachers within rural contexts. This qualitative study examines the attributes of thriving rural teachers through focus group discussions with 103 rural educational leaders....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Practice and Policy: Rural and Urban Education Experiences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,628 Views
22 Pages

17 December 2024

Students benefit from dialogs about their explanations of complex scientific phenomena, and middle school science teachers cannot realistically provide all the guidance they need. We study ways to extend generative teacher–student dialogs to mo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Exploring the Future of Science Education with AI Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,995 Views
21 Pages

17 December 2024

Makerspaces have emerged as a popular supplement to formal K-16 STEM education, offering students opportunities to engage in hands-on, creative activities that integrate multiple disciplines. However, despite their potential to foster interdisciplina...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Interdisciplinary Approaches to STEM Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
9,315 Views
17 Pages

Enhancing Teachers’ Creativity with an Innovative Training Model and Knowledge Management

  • Vesna Skrbinjek,
  • Maja Vičič Krabonja,
  • Boris Aberšek and
  • Andrej Flogie

17 December 2024

In the post-COVID-19 era, education requires teachers to engage learners across diverse learning environments (at school or other formal institutions, at home, outdoors, or in virtual environments) using innovative learning strategies. To meet these...

(This article belongs to the Section Teacher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4,319 Views
14 Pages

16 December 2024

Computational thinking (CT) can be developed in a multitude of ways. Well-known examples are plugged-in and unplugged applications that focus primarily on the (combined) usage of visual, textual, or tangible modalities. Less obvious are applications...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Measuring Children’s Computational Thinking Skills)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,239 Views
19 Pages

Teaching and Learning Science as a Tool for Human Sustenance: The Non-Science Community’s Expectations for School Science

  • Kenneth Adu-Gyamfi,
  • Isaiah Atewini Asaki,
  • Abigail Fiona Dzidzinyo and
  • Charles Deodat Otami

16 December 2024

The world, through the UN and its agencies, is looking for ways to sustain the environment that we live in via the SDGs. The importance of school science in achieving the SDGs cannot be overstressed. The literature abounds on the need for school scie...

(This article belongs to the Section Education and Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,850 Views
13 Pages

16 December 2024

I describe in this paper selected aspects of the Erasmusplus Project Education for Citizenship Competence to Participation and Sustainability, performed by three European countries, in order to empower students for civic engagement through citizenshi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,343 Views
14 Pages

16 December 2024

Computational thinking (CT) currently has been mainly explored using programming robots and conducted in K12 education. In early childhood education, arts have a significant place in children’s learning, expression and cognitive development. Sp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,657 Views
16 Pages

14 December 2024

Many education systems adopt neoliberal privatisation and marketisation approaches to diversify education provision and improve quality. England is a leading example, transforming local authority-maintained schools into academies. In contrast, Finlan...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Educational Leadership: International Perspectives and Global Innovations)
  • Editorial
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,031 Views
3 Pages

14 December 2024

In this Special Issue (SI), we have published recent scholarship addressing (a) narrative ways of knowing, (b) the diversity of methods used for researching experience and (c) issues related to the use of narrative to explore the experiences of indiv...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Teacher Narratives and Narratives of Teaching: Inquiry into Lived Experiences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3,036 Views
30 Pages

13 December 2024

Synchronous Online Teaching (SOT) is becoming increasingly popular, but research shows many teachers are inadequately prepared, calling for greater investment in professional development (PD). Additionally, there is a significant gap in research syst...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technologies and Teacher Education: Preparing Teachers for the Digital Age)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,382 Views
16 Pages

13 December 2024

The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the effect of technology-based interventions on mathematical word problem solving for students with disabilities. This study also assessed the quality of research based on What Works Clearinghouse (WWC...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Conceptual Understanding in Mathematics: Focusing on Students with Learning Disabilities or Difficulties)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,825 Views
26 Pages

13 December 2024

This study investigated how the time that elementary pre-service teachers (PSTs) spend studying certain mathematics topics during a content course is related to growth in their perseverance in problem-solving. Using a quasi-experimental design, PSTs...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,611 Views
13 Pages

13 December 2024

Program managers of undergraduate research experience programs play a pivotal role in students’ learning experiences. However, their roles in this program are seldom understood and explored. One reason is that a greater focus has been put on fa...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
11,346 Views
17 Pages

e-Learning Challenges in STEM Education

  • María Magdalena Saldívar-Almorejo,
  • Luis Armando Flores-Herrera,
  • Raúl Rivera-Blas,
  • Paola Andrea Niño-Suárez and ,
  • Emmanuel Zenén Rivera-Blas and
  • Nayeli Rodríguez-Contreras
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

13 December 2024

This work reviews the key challenges surrounding teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics subjects known as STEM. The research has uncovered a significant gap between traditional teaching styles and the need to develop and adapt to...

(This article belongs to the Section STEM Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,995 Views
11 Pages

13 December 2024

This study investigates the relationship between vocabulary knowledge and inference-making during real-time reading comprehension in Spanish-speaking adolescents, addressing an important gap in the literature. A large sample of adolescents (n = 265)...

(This article belongs to the Section Language and Literacy Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
9,085 Views
16 Pages

13 December 2024

The emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) raises critical questions about learner autonomy and agency. This exploratory case study examines how four university-level German language learners with diverse backgrounds developed autono...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advancing Second Language Learning and Teaching through Innovative Technologies and Digital Tools)
  • Article
  • Open Access
50 Citations
17,994 Views
13 Pages

Influence of Self-Efficacy, Anxiety and Psychological Well-Being on Academic Engagement During University Education

  • Emilio Jesús Lizarte Simón,
  • José Gijón Puerta,
  • María Carmen Galván Malagón and
  • Meriem Khaled Gijón

13 December 2024

For many students, the start of a university course is a positive experience, as it is a challenge that involves academic commitment and the achievement of a university degree. However, for other students, access to university becomes a stressful exp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Stress Management and Student Well-Being)
  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
13,841 Views
16 Pages

12 December 2024

In many countries, indicators related to educational contexts, inputs, processes, and outputs serve as important benchmarks for allocating funding to educational institutions. Educational monitoring provides a valuable approach for gathering data on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,819 Views
14 Pages

12 December 2024

Engaging students in Chinese character learning tasks poses significant challenges for instructional design, especially for learners from alphabetic language backgrounds, due to Chinese characters’ complex, morpho-syllabic structure. Traditiona...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
9,513 Views
11 Pages

12 December 2024

This scoping literature review explores parent interactions with teachers and school environments at the middle level, particularly how parents and teachers perceive middle school environments and parent–teacher relationships, the strategies th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Moving Forward: Research to Guide Middle Level Education)

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