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Education Sciences, Volume 15, Issue 1

2025 January - 111 articles

Cover Story: Computational thinking is a critical component of modern science. The following study explores the extent to which computational thinking for science, measured using a newly developed assessment based on the framework of Hurt et al. (2023), is predictive of science learning across diverse learners and contexts. A total of 600 middle school students completed a series of online surveys and assessments to measure their computational thinking for science and science content learning over the course of 18 weeks. Our results indicated that computational thinking for science is a consistent predictor of science content learning in middle school science across variations in students and classrooms, above and beyond students’ fascination in STEM or scientific sensemaking. Implications for the assessment and design of science learning experiences are discussed. View this paper
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Articles (111)

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,431 Views
27 Pages

20 January 2025

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development focuses on ensuring a healthy environment for present and future generations by avoiding risks associated with consumption, exploitation of natural resources and pollution. Maintaining an environmentally aw...

(This article belongs to the Section STEM Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,167 Views
19 Pages

20 January 2025

Understanding environmental issues such as biogeochemical cycles of substances on a local and global level is important in order to be able to act responsibly and sustainably. Inadequate teacher training has proven to be the main reason why environme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,570 Views
18 Pages

20 January 2025

The sources of knowledge that sport coaches use have been widely researched however, their impact on espoused pedagogy in the teacher-coach context is comparatively underexplored The purpose of this study was to explore how teacher-coaches view knowl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Understanding the Professional Learning and Development of Physical Education Teachers and Sport Coaches)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,142 Views
12 Pages

Inclusive Education and Physical Education in Spain: A Qualitative Analysis of Teachers’ Perspectives

  • Pablo Saiz-González,
  • Sara de la Fuente-González,
  • Jacob Sierra-Díaz and
  • Pablo Uría-Valle

20 January 2025

This study examined the perceptions of physical education teachers regarding inclusive education in their classes. A qualitative, cross-sectional design was employed, using a digital survey with an open-ended question designed to explore barriers and...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
6 Citations
7,584 Views
5 Pages

Vocational Education, Skill Formation, and Social Development

  • Haisheng Pan,
  • Geng Wang,
  • Wenjuan Gao and
  • Xinqiao Liu

20 January 2025

Vocational education plays a crucial role in cultivating high-quality skilled professionals to meet the demands of social development and is intrinsically linked to industrial upgrading [...]

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Vocational Education, Skill Formation, and Social Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,566 Views
22 Pages

19 January 2025

This study employs advanced data-driven and machine learning techniques to critically assess the integration of Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) into academic programs, with a focus on psychological well-being, financial, and equity and inclusion risks...

(This article belongs to the Section Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,999 Views
23 Pages

Computational Thinking for Science Positions Youth to Be Better Science Learners

  • Matthew A. Cannady,
  • Melissa A. Collins,
  • Timothy Hurt,
  • Ryan Montgomery,
  • Eric Greenwald and
  • Rena Dorph

18 January 2025

Computational thinking plays a central and ubiquitous role in many science disciplines and is increasingly prevalent in science instruction and learning experiences. This study empirically examines the computational thinking skills that are particula...

(This article belongs to the Section Technology Enhanced Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
9,202 Views
19 Pages

18 January 2025

The aim of this study was to investigate and analyze how first-grade high school students experience a positive classroom environment (excitement, competition, connectedness, satisfaction, and aspiration) by applying gamification as a teaching strate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,291 Views
13 Pages

18 January 2025

This qualitative study explores forces influencing the practices of Departmental Heads (DHs) in enacting their roles in implementing and managing Technical Mathematics (TMAT) curriculum. TMAT was piloted in a few South African schools in 2016 and lat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Curriculum Development in Mathematics Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
22,609 Views
34 Pages

18 January 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has gained significant prominence in science education, yet its practical applications, particularly in teacher training, remain underexplored. Specifically, there is a lack of research on AI’s potential to support...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Problem-Based Learning in Science Education: Achievements, Pitfalls and Ways Forward, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
10,175 Views
27 Pages

17 January 2025

There is currently no population-based data evaluating secondary school-aged students’ use, or understanding of, learning strategies to study/revise independently for science. There is also no research evaluating the effort students make towards inde...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Evaluation of Education Programmes and Policies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,718 Views
12 Pages

17 January 2025

This study identifies the issue of insufficient scientific and methodological support for school research projects. To address this, the study proposes the creation of a collaborative “school–university” environment, enabling school...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,009 Views
13 Pages

17 January 2025

Doctoral supervision is a complex and multifaceted endeavor that requires balancing the dual objectives of promoting academic development and supporting the well-being of doctoral candidates. This study examines how care-focused strategies and the co...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Role of Reflection in Teaching and Learning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,656 Views
19 Pages

16 January 2025

This research analyzes the effect of implementing a Service-Learning (SL) program in the Environmental Education (EE) subject of the Primary Education Degree. The SL project was evaluated and the change in Attitudes towards Sustainable Development (A...

(This article belongs to the Topic Education for Sustainable Development and Science Teaching)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,946 Views
17 Pages

16 January 2025

Background: Learning to read is a complex linguistic and cognitive process. Despite the ever-growing body of empirical evidence, the complex knowledge and skills needed to teach all children to read have not been passed to trainee and in-service teac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,162 Views
29 Pages

Storylines from Newcomers’ Perspectives: The Complexities of Learning Mathematics in a Norwegian Introductory Class

  • Shanthi Gretta Pasanha,
  • Annica Andersson,
  • Beth Herbel-Eisenmann and
  • Anita Movik Simensen

16 January 2025

This paper investigates storylines from newcomers’ perspectives on their experiences of learning mathematics in an introductory mathematics classroom setting in Norway. We engaged in participatory research at a school over time. The data in thi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Supporting Mathematics Teaching and Learning in Indigenous, Migrational, and Multilingual Contexts)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,000 Views
12 Pages

Socio-Educational Challenges for the Inclusion of Children with Cochlear Implants: The Role of Families

  • Pablo Cortés-González,
  • Deseada Ruiz-Ariza,
  • Moisés Mañas-Olmo and
  • Carolina Alix-González

16 January 2025

The article examines the socio-educational barriers and facilitators faced by families of children with cochlear implants (CI) in Andalucía (a region in southern Spain). Through a qualitative approach based on surveys and interviews, three mai...

(This article belongs to the Section Special and Inclusive Education)
  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
10,488 Views
22 Pages

Transferring Results of Professional Development into Practice: A Scoping Review

  • Dita Nīmante,
  • Maija Kokare,
  • Sanita Baranova and
  • Svetlana Surikova

16 January 2025

The paper aims to map available evidence regarding the transfer of learning from professional development (PD) into practice. The scoping review is based on an analysis of the key characteristics of effective PD, drawing from 60 meta-analyses and var...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,387 Views
24 Pages

15 January 2025

This article outlines the experiences of two tutors from an adult education department shut down by its higher education institution (HEI). It is a chronological reflective account of how members of the department responded to their exclusion by re-e...

(This article belongs to the Section Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,795 Views
19 Pages

15 January 2025

Cultural beliefs about what it means to be “good” at mathematics profoundly impact students’ perceptions of their abilities and how they come to see themselves in STEM. These beliefs can be traced back to dominant societal discourse...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gender and STEM Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,518 Views
21 Pages

15 January 2025

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024, published by the United Nations, highlights quality education as a priority goal, emphasising its essential role in facilitating the achievement of other goals. Although there has been modest progress si...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Power of Literacy: Strategies for Effective Reading Instruction)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
8,720 Views
17 Pages

15 January 2025

Many states in the United States have adopted culturally responsive sustaining education (CRSE) as a pedagogical framework to promote inclusive education and positive student outcomes for all students, including those from marginalized groups. Yet th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Teachers and Teaching in Inclusive Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,779 Views
13 Pages

15 January 2025

This article explores Islamic Teacher Education through an autoethnographic account of the author’s experience with the Graduate Certificate of Education (Islamic Pedagogy) at the University of South Australia. It addresses the lack of research on ho...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Teacher Education for Islamic Education and Schooling)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,812 Views
15 Pages

15 January 2025

The purpose of the current study was to investigate novice PE teachers’ reflections regarding beliefs and how they played out in teaching practices and identity formation within the settings of their profession. We recruited 31 PE teachers in t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
14,152 Views
23 Pages

14 January 2025

Teachers tend to prefer an individualistic approach to their teaching process and collaborate with colleagues only on certain occasions. This research explored the forms of collaboration and supporting and hindering factors proceeding from the framew...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
6,460 Views
20 Pages

14 January 2025

Developing countries need to significantly increase education funding in order to meet the Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) targets. The question remains as to whether increased funding leads to improved learning outcomes and whether allocated...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,090 Views
20 Pages

Building Resilience in Rural STEM Teachers Through a Noyce Professional Learning Community

  • Sharon S. Vestal,
  • Robert S. Burke,
  • Larry M. Browning,
  • Laura Hasselquist,
  • Patrick D. Hales,
  • Matthew L. Miller,
  • Madhav P. Nepal and
  • P. Troy White

14 January 2025

Addressing the critical STEM teachers’ shortage in the rural United States requires not only recruiting new teachers but also improving retention and teacher resiliency. This study explores contextual protective factors through the Early Career...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Addressing Challenges in Teacher Preparation for Transformative Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,752 Views
15 Pages

14 January 2025

Instructors make day-to-day decisions grounded in their own experiences, and this practice may be appropriate for the students who share similar experiences and backgrounds. But for students who come from a different socioeconomic status, nationality...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Engaged Student Learning and Inclusive Teaching Practices in Higher Education Chemistry)
  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,598 Views
28 Pages

14 January 2025

Specifications grading is an alternative grading system that has been used with increasing frequency in higher education. Since first introduced by Linda Nilson in 2014, more than 90 publications on the design and implementation of specifications gra...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Engaged Student Learning and Inclusive Teaching Practices in Higher Education Chemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,026 Views
33 Pages

Challenges in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics Education in Cape Verde: A Study of a Mathematics Teacher Training Project

  • José Manuel Dos Santos Dos Santos,
  • Astrigilda Pires Rocha Silveira,
  • Ana Maria Reis d’Azevedo Breda and
  • Zsolt Lavicza

14 January 2025

This study investigates strategies to empower Cape Verdean mathematics teachers in adopting Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) methodologies, focusing on mathematics education. Using an interactive, reflective continuous...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue STEAM Education and Digital Competencies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3,405 Views
13 Pages

14 January 2025

This autoethnographic study explores the lived experiences of an advanced-degree holder and educator with expertise in leadership and education policy who worked as a substitute teacher in the Clark County School District. Despite my qualifications,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Reimagining K-20 Educational Leadership in the 21st Century)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,039 Views
28 Pages

13 January 2025

Generating high-quality programming exercises with well-aligned problem descriptions, test cases, and code solutions is crucial for computer science education. However, current methods often lack coherence among these components, reducing their educa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,088 Views
17 Pages

13 January 2025

Recent research underscores the significance of data-led and collaborative reflection in enhancing teaching practices and professional development of teachers. While video-based reflections have been extensively studied, the potential of corpus-based...

(This article belongs to the Section Teacher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
10,357 Views
13 Pages

13 January 2025

This experimental study evaluated the effectiveness of an innovative motor science teaching program aimed at promoting the inclusion and involvement of students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in secondary school. Sixty students...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Vitality in Movement: Rethinking Physical Education from a Pedagogical to a Physiological Dimension)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,234 Views
22 Pages

13 January 2025

With the need for diverse representation in STEM, institutions have found ways to improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) through programs and broad institutional policies. Yet, improving the awareness of faculty regarding DEI can be instrumen...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pathways to Progress and Practice: Leading the Way in STEM Education Innovations and the Workforce)
  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
18,000 Views
38 Pages

13 January 2025

Considering that the teaching of mathematics in elementary school is an important prerequisite for the development of mathematically literate citizens, it is essential to identify what makes it effective. The aim of this study is to determine the cha...

(This article belongs to the Section STEM Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,566 Views
30 Pages

Automatic Generation of Moodle Cloze Questions for the Assessment of Knowledge About Lexical Analysis Algorithms

  • Roberto Izquierdo-Amo,
  • José Antonio Barbero-Aparicio,
  • José Luis Garrido-Labrador,
  • Alicia Olivares-Gil and
  • César Ignacio García-Osorio

13 January 2025

Moodle quizzes are a convenient way of online assessment, benefiting both teachers and students. Unfortunately, their preparation is slow, cumbersome, and error-prone. In addition to the effort of designing the questions, it is necessary to enter the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,358 Views
17 Pages

Exploring Preservice Teachers’ Perceived Emotions, Professional Accountability, and Action-Taking Dispositions Towards Language Assessment Scenarios

  • Claudio Díaz Larenas,
  • Mabel Ortiz Navarrete,
  • Tania Tagle Ochoa,
  • Juan Fernando Gómez Paniagua,
  • Marcela Quintana Lara,
  • Lucia Ramos Leiva and
  • Rocío Acevedo Rivera

13 January 2025

This exploratory case study investigates the emotional responses, professional accountability, and action-taking dispositions of 150 Chilean prospective English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers towards language assessment scenarios. Despite the g...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
30,652 Views
18 Pages

13 January 2025

Inquiry-based learning (IBL) has become a cornerstone of contemporary science education, championed by frameworks like the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). While designed to engage students actively in scientific practices, inquiry is often...

(This article belongs to the Section STEM Education)
  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
12,771 Views
20 Pages

13 January 2025

Interdisciplinary approaches are increasingly integral in doctoral and higher research education, addressing complex global challenges through collaborations across disciplines. This review investigates the benefits, challenges, and educational impac...

(This article belongs to the Section Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,481 Views
16 Pages

Early Determinants of Intergenerational Upward and Downward Educational Mobility

  • Markus P. Neuenschwander,
  • Lukas Ramseier and
  • Ariana Garrote

13 January 2025

Intergenerational educational mobility means that adolescents graduate at a higher level (upward mobility) or lower level (downward mobility) than their parents did. Knowledge about early determinants supports upward and downward mobility at an early...

(This article belongs to the Section Education and Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
11,767 Views
15 Pages

12 January 2025

This study examines how primary school principals navigate and influence curriculum reform through instructional leadership. Using a qualitative approach, data were gathered from semi-structured interviews and structured observations with three purpo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue School Leadership and School Improvement)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
7,819 Views
18 Pages

Inclusion of Women in the Mining Sector: Challenges and Opportunities Through Education

  • Selene Castañeda-Burciaga,
  • Omar Alejandro Guirette-Barbosa,
  • Martha Angélica Ramírez-Salazar,
  • José María Celaya-Padilla and
  • Leticia Isabel García-Estrada

11 January 2025

Labor dynamics have changed in recent years, and women have increased their participation in various activities within the production and business industries. One of these sectors is mining, which presents both challenges and opportunities to promote...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gender and STEM Education)
  • Review
  • Open Access
51 Citations
18,932 Views
26 Pages

11 January 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds tremendous potential for promoting equity and access to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, particularly for students with disabilities. This conceptual review explores how AI can add...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of AI Technologies in STEM Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,863 Views
23 Pages

10 January 2025

This study brings a novel perspective to the relationship between higher education and work life by examining work-domain goal orientation as a critical factor in preparing students for professional environments. Through an extensive literature revie...

(This article belongs to the Section Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
10,535 Views
27 Pages

10 January 2025

This research explores the Kazakhstani public schools’ English language teaching (ELT) policy. Despite numerous policy reforms to enhance English language teaching (ELT) in Kazakhstani public schools, relatively little research has examined tea...

(This article belongs to the Section Language and Literacy Education)
  • Review
  • Open Access
38 Citations
18,716 Views
47 Pages

Affective Computing for Learning in Education: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis

  • Rajamanickam Yuvaraj,
  • Rakshit Mittal,
  • A. Amalin Prince and
  • Jun Song Huang

10 January 2025

Affective computing is an emerging area of education research and has the potential to enhance educational outcomes. Despite the growing number of literature studies, there are still deficiencies and gaps in the domain of affective computing in educa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,938 Views
12 Pages

Physical Education Students’ Opinion on Rhythmic Gymnastics and Its Relation to Gender

  • Alda Reyno-Freundt,
  • Nicolás Meirone-Matus,
  • Mariana Durán Fontecilla and
  • Lilyan Vega-Ramírez

10 January 2025

The gender perspective (GP) aims to generate social change by questioning the stereotypes and roles assigned to individuals and addressing biases and related issues. In Chile, it has been promoted through public policies (Law No.21.369). For this rea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,290 Views
17 Pages

Impact of Feedback in Flipped Learning on the Development of Soft Skills of University Students

  • Ricardo Sanchez-Gil-Machín,
  • Salvador Baena Morales,
  • Nuria Molina-García and
  • Alberto Ferriz-Valero

9 January 2025

This study investigates the impact of flipped learning (FL) with and without teacher feedback on resilience and perceived professional competence among university students. This quasi-experimental study, conducted over three academic years, involved...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technology-Mediated Active Learning Methods)
  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,595 Views
11 Pages

9 January 2025

Middle school principals are essential to creating a successful learning environment. They should possess expertise in adolescent development, foster a diverse and equitable school community, and invest in teacher development. This review searched, o...

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

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