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Education Sciences, Volume 15, Issue 10

2025 October - 151 articles

Cover Story: Integrating literacy-focused curricula in preschool classrooms may meaningfully support children’s early literacy development. Using data from 571 children in 98 classrooms, we examined how such curricula relate to gains in print and letter knowledge, phonological awareness, language and comprehension, and emergent writing. The results showed that teachers’ use of literacy-focused curricula, although not widespread, was positively associated with children’s phonological awareness gains and provided particular benefits for children identified as at risk for later reading difficulties. These findings highlight the potential of literacy-focused curricula to help narrow early learning gaps. View this paper
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Articles (151)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,322 Views
32 Pages

Embedding AI Ethics in Technical Training: A Multi-Stakeholder Pilot Module Emphasizing Co-Design and Interdisciplinary Collaboration at Rome Technopole

  • Giuseppe Esposito,
  • Massimo Sanchez,
  • Federica Fratini,
  • Egidio Iorio,
  • Lucia Bertuccini,
  • Serena Cecchetti,
  • Valentina Tirelli and
  • Daniele Giansanti

21 October 2025

Higher technical education plays a strategic role in equipping the workforce to navigate rapid technological advancements and evolving labor market demands. Within the Rome Technopole framework, Spoke 4 targets ITS Academies, promoting the developmen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,035 Views
17 Pages

21 October 2025

This paper reports on how one initial teacher education (ITE) programme has worked to support culturally responsive and sustaining teaching (CREST) practice for its student teachers. In Aotearoa New Zealand, we are required by law to include as much...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,690 Views
19 Pages

21 October 2025

This study aims to explore teachers’ perceptions and students’ strategies when integrating AI-mediated informal digital learning of English tools (AI-IDLE) into career ESL writing instruction. This case study involved six university instr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,272 Views
21 Pages

Perspective of Supervising Teachers and Tertiary Supervisors on Professional Learning for Professional Experience

  • Chrissy Monteleone,
  • Ken Cliff,
  • Rebecca Andrews,
  • Mark Babic,
  • Kathleen Smithers,
  • Matthew Winslade and
  • Iain Hay

21 October 2025

To examine current support mechanisms for supervising teachers and tertiary supervisors in professional experience placements, we investigated the perceived effectiveness of and explored strategies for enhancing university–school collaboration...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,741 Views
28 Pages

21 October 2025

This paper describes a small, quasi-experimental, mixed method study investigating teacher and child outcomes for a preschool data science intervention condition compared to a business-as-usual comparison condition. The intervention included both han...

  • Article
  • Open Access
805 Views
21 Pages

21 October 2025

This qualitative study explores how graduate students in literacy education connect theoretical frameworks to classroom practices. Grounded in Deweyan pragmatist philosophy and Kucer’s multidimensional literacy theory, researchers analyzed cour...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,001 Views
20 Pages

20 October 2025

This paper reports on a small-scale qualitative study, using philosophical inquiry in Key Stage 1 (5–7-year-old children). The study involved a one hour per week session of philosophical inquiry in one primary school, ‘Philosophy Club&rsq...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,815 Views
20 Pages

20 October 2025

The urgent need to transform initial teacher education (ITE) in Australia has reached a critical juncture, as the Quality Initial Teacher Education (QITE) Review reveals concerning attrition rates with nearly 40% of ITE students sleaving within six y...

  • Article
  • Open Access
867 Views
19 Pages

Relevance of Social Medicine Skills and the Role of Teaching Formats in the Perception of Medical Students: A Retrospective Trend Study

  • Sibylle Hildenbrand,
  • Joachim Graf,
  • Martina Michaelis,
  • Anke Wagner,
  • Susanne Völter-Mahlknecht,
  • Elisabeth Simoes and
  • Monika A. Rieger

20 October 2025

During medical school, students in Germany acquire knowledge, abilities, competencies, and skills in social medicine. The aim of this study was to investigate how human medicine students perceive the relevance of selected social medical issues and th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,112 Views
19 Pages

University Students’ Character Strengths and Their Impact on Quality Education in Higher Education

  • Thet Thet Mar,
  • Balqees Rashid Suleiman AL Mandhari,
  • Mária Hercz and
  • Ahmed Said AlGhdani

19 October 2025

Character strengths are the positive personality traits essential for a meaningful life. Recognising and applying character strengths is crucial to becoming high-quality learners. This study explores the role of character strengths in enhancing the q...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,054 Views
20 Pages

Compassion in Engineering Education: Validation of the Compassionate Engagement and Action Scales (CEAS) and Conceptual Insights

  • Alejandro Baquero-Sierra,
  • Cristian Vargas Ordóñez,
  • Jacqueline Tawney and
  • Michael Robinson

19 October 2025

This study validates the Compassionate Engagement and Action Scales for Self and Others (CEAS) for use with undergraduate engineering students in the United States. Compassion, defined as sensitivity to suffering in oneself and others coupled with a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
639 Views
13 Pages

Effect of a “Team Based Learning” Methodology Intervention on the Psychological and Learning Variables of Sport Sciences University Students

  • Mario Albaladejo-Saura,
  • Adrián Mateo-Orcajada,
  • Francisco Esparza-Ros and
  • Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal

19 October 2025

Traditional teaching methods are often far from aligning with professional practice demands. Team-Based Learning (TBL), a variant of Problem-Based Learning, may foster motivation, autonomy, and deeper knowledge acquisition, especially in those educat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,814 Views
22 Pages

19 October 2025

This study examines the effects of integrating an inquiry-based final project into an early childhood robotics program, focusing on its influence on children’s problem-solving self-efficacy, attitudes toward collaboration, confidence in applyin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,832 Views
22 Pages

19 October 2025

Understanding students’ feelings about daily school life can be a tool for schools to enhance their learning experience and sense of belonging. Despite the abundant research on achievement and engagement, few studies jointly examine the effect...

  • Article
  • Open Access
969 Views
17 Pages

19 October 2025

This article provides a compelling argument using qualitative analysis for the longitudinal impact of an all-girls’ summer camp that was recently canceled due to an Executive Order from the Federal government. This paper will discuss: (1) the h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,281 Views
24 Pages

Exploring the Power and Possibility of Contextually Relevant Social Studies–Literacy Integration

  • Courtney Hattan,
  • Jennie Baumann,
  • Meghan M. Parkinson and
  • Deborah MacPhee

18 October 2025

The authors of this article describe a study designed to support first-grade students’ social studies knowledge and literacy development through a teacher–researcher co-constructed and teacher implemented integrated unit within the contex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,425 Views
20 Pages

18 October 2025

The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has impacted the world of higher education, and institutions are faced with challenges in integrating AI into curricula. Within the field of biology education, there has been little to no research on AI c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
810 Views
27 Pages

Tandem Teaching for Quality Physical Education: Primary Teachers’ Preparedness and Professional Growth in Slovakia and North Macedonia

  • Gabriela Luptáková,
  • Biljana Popeska,
  • Hristina Ristevska,
  • Tibor Balga,
  • Ilija Klincarov and
  • Branislav Antala

18 October 2025

Quality Physical Education (QPE) is crucial, yet its delivery at the primary level is often challenged by generalist teachers’ inadequate preparedness, a deficit that collaborative tandem teaching can address. This study compared the perceived...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,866 Views
20 Pages

18 October 2025

This study examined cultural differences in teachers’ attitudes towards the inclusion of students with disabilities in Jewish and Arab Israeli schools. We explored whether cultural differences influence attitudes and perceptions, considering th...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
6,865 Views
16 Pages

Effects of AI-Assisted Feedback via Generative Chat on Academic Writing in Higher Education Students: A Systematic Review of the Literature

  • Claudio Andrés Cerón Urzúa,
  • Ranjeeva Ranjan,
  • Eleazar Eduardo Méndez Saavedra,
  • María Graciela Badilla-Quintana,
  • Nancy Lepe-Martínez and
  • Andrew Philominraj

18 October 2025

The use of generative chat in education has become widespread over the last four years, raising many questions about its use and the effects of AI on learning. The aim of the current systematic review is to analyze the main effects of feedback throug...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,480 Views
19 Pages

17 October 2025

While MOOCs have gained prominence in higher education, their role in fostering pedagogical and technological readiness among teachers remains underexplored. This study addresses this gap by leveraging the Technology Acceptance Model to investigate h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
993 Views
12 Pages

Cooperative Learning and Academic Writing Skills: An Application of the Collective Working Memory Effect

  • Dita Surwanti,
  • Sofie Loyens,
  • Michael Burke,
  • Isti’anatul Hikmah,
  • Adria Vitalya Gemilang and
  • Remy Rikers

17 October 2025

Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) has primarily been applied to individual learning, while research on collaborative learning under CLT remains inconclusive. This experimental study investigated the effect of collective working memory on cognitive load, wr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,390 Views
38 Pages

Exploring the Use of AI to Optimize the Evaluation of a Faculty Training Program

  • Alexandra Míguez-Souto,
  • María Ángeles Gutiérrez García and
  • José Luis Martín-Núñez

17 October 2025

This study examines the potential of the AI chatbot ChatGPT-4o to support human-centered tasks such as qualitative research analysis. It focuses on a case study involving an initial university teaching training program at the Universidad Polité...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
745 Views
15 Pages

Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Classroom-Based Prosodic Training Program for Infants and Toddlers

  • Marisa G. Filipe,
  • Tânia Carneiro,
  • Cátia Severino,
  • Adelaide Mateus,
  • Marina Vigário and
  • Sónia Frota

17 October 2025

Although prosody plays a critical role in early language acquisition, the effects of prosodic training on language outcomes during infancy remain unexplored. This study evaluated the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a prosodic training program...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,399 Views
17 Pages

17 October 2025

Although Latin American countries have seen major advances in coverage and school attendance, there are still important geographical differences in educational quality, leading to inequalities. The objective of this study is to determine the influenc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,672 Views
19 Pages

17 October 2025

This study examines how large-scale school infrastructure reforms shape teaching practice, using Australia’s Building the Education Revolution (BER) initiative as a case example. Guided by Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT), the researc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,940 Views
24 Pages

Determinants of Chatbot Brand Trust in the Adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

  • Oluwanife Segun Falebita,
  • Joshua Abah Abah,
  • Akorede Ayoola Asanre,
  • Taiwo Oluwadayo Abiodun,
  • Musa Adekunle Ayanwale and
  • Olubunmi Kayode Ayanwoye

17 October 2025

The use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) chatbots in brands is growing exponentially, and higher education institutions are not unaware of how such tools effectively shape the attitudes and behavioral intentions of students. These chatbo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,703 Views
16 Pages

17 October 2025

Motivation is a key variable in successful learning of English, and it is influenced by many factors. However, little research has examined teachers’ roles in motivating young learners (YLs) to learn English. Therefore, this study investigates...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,224 Views
25 Pages

17 October 2025

The benefits of work-integrated learning (WIL) in higher education are well documented. Conversely, the assessment thereof, across disciplines, remains challenging. WIL is embedded in the environmental health (EH) degree at a University of Technology...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,578 Views
17 Pages

17 October 2025

Immersive virtual reality (IVR) has demonstrated significant potential in educational contexts. Nonetheless, prior IVR implementations have primarily focused on visual and auditory simulations, neglecting olfaction, which has limited immersive learni...

  • Article
  • Open Access
884 Views
17 Pages

16 October 2025

This study investigates the application of Bayesian probability models in the diagnostic assessment of learning disabilities. The objective of this study was to determine whether specific conditions identified in expert reports could predict subseque...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,176 Views
31 Pages

16 October 2025

Bullying and cyberbullying were the focus of analysis in this study. The purpose of the study was to explore teachers’ perceptions, experiences and strategies in relation to these issues, as well as their training needs. A convergent mixed-meth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,988 Views
15 Pages

16 October 2025

This study investigates how short-term naturalistic immersion shapes the development of evaluative narrative competence in Japanese junior high school students learning English as a foreign language. While prior second language acquisition (SLA) rese...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,029 Views
17 Pages

16 October 2025

This paper presents a novel visual approach to teaching multiplication to elementary school pupils using stick intersections. Within the South African context, where students consistently demonstrate low mathematics achievement, particularly in found...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,785 Views
28 Pages

16 October 2025

This study maps the landscape of initial teacher education (ITE) research in Central Asia and its positioning within global academic discourse between 2004 and 2024. Drawing on a systematic scoping review of 144 publications conducted using the PRISM...

  • Article
  • Open Access
729 Views
21 Pages

16 October 2025

In 2013, Portugal implemented a major restructuring of Allied Health (AH) education by merging multiple separate first-cycle degree programmes into a smaller number of broader qualifications. The reform was designed to streamline curricula, increase...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,662 Views
24 Pages

Supporting Children’s Working Memory Through Instructional Support in Primary School: A Microtrial Study

  • Simona Sankalaite,
  • Sophie Pollé,
  • Mariëtte Huizinga,
  • Saskia Van der Oord,
  • Lauryna Rakickiene and
  • Dieter Baeyens

15 October 2025

Working memory (WM) is crucial for learning and academic success, emphasizing the need for effective theory- and practice-informed interventions supporting children with poor WM. Given limited transferable effects, recent research stresses the import...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
680 Views
25 Pages

Agentic Actions and Agentic Perspectives Among Fellowship-Funded Engineering Doctoral Students

  • Maya Denton,
  • Ariel Chasen,
  • Gabriella Coloyan Fleming,
  • Maura Borrego and
  • David Knight

15 October 2025

In the US and Europe, institutions, foundations and governments invest significant financial resources in doctoral fellowships. Unlike other graduate funding mechanisms, fellowships are typically not tied to specific projects or job responsibilities...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,433 Views
23 Pages

Use of Digital Technologies to Support Socioemotional Teacher Training: A Systematic Review

  • Fabiola Sáez-Delgado,
  • Paulo Coronado-Sánchez,
  • Javier Mella-Norambuena,
  • Yaranay López-Angulo,
  • Joaquin Brieba-Fuenzalida,
  • Carolina Contreras-Saavedra and
  • Gissela Lozano-Peña

15 October 2025

Several studies in the educational field have explored the use of digital technologies and how they promote the strengthening of socioemotional competencies. However, most of these studies have focused on students, leaving their application to teache...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,251 Views
32 Pages

15 October 2025

To foster engaged, resilient, healthy, and active citizens, there is a critical need to elevate the status of quality physical education (QPE) in Canadian schools. Within the K–12 educational context, systemic changes for physical education (PE...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,405 Views
24 Pages

15 October 2025

Spatial reasoning (SR) skills are inherent to our daily interactions with the world and essential to young children’s learning in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) domains. Most simply, SR skills allow humans to me...

  • Article
  • Open Access
858 Views
19 Pages

15 October 2025

This study explored how school leaders in Arab schools in Israel enact transformative leadership to promote student social mobility and social justice. In the context of persistent structural inequalities and educational disparities, the study sought...

  • Article
  • Open Access
828 Views
19 Pages

15 October 2025

The use of nature as an environment to develop children’s knowledge in kindergartens is growing globally. Understanding how children learn in nature and the types of knowledge they acquire is crucial for this pedagogical approach. This article...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,725 Views
15 Pages

15 October 2025

Mobility in children with motor disabilities is critical to their quality of life because it enhances participation and social inclusion in school and community settings. Recently, early childhood intervention programs have begun incorporating powere...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
924 Views
19 Pages

Software Development Projects as a Way for Multidisciplinary Soft and Future Skills Education

  • Krzysztof Podlaski,
  • Michał Beczkowski,
  • Katharina Simbeck,
  • Katrin Dziergwa,
  • Derek O’Reilly,
  • Shane Dowdall,
  • Joao Monteiro,
  • Catarina Oliveira Lucas,
  • Johanna Hautamaki and
  • Zofia Stawska
  • + 3 authors

14 October 2025

The modern job market demands soft and future skills from both technical and non-technical professionals. It is often challenging to teach these competencies in a traditional academic setting. This paper presents an effective approach for developing...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,063 Views
17 Pages

Views on Mathematics Education: A Comparative Study of Future Primary and Future Mathematics Teachers

  • Vana Colić,
  • Zorana Lužanin,
  • Bojan Lazić,
  • Sanja Maričić and
  • Jasmina Klemenović

14 October 2025

Teacher identity emerges from the intertwined relationship of past, present, and future experiences, shaped through active reflection within individual, social, and cultural contexts. This study investigates how initial teacher education programs for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
614 Views
20 Pages

Multivariable Study of Innovative Competence Profile in University Faculty: Analysis of Determining Factors and Their Relationship to Improvement of Educational Quality

  • Javier Espitia Barrero,
  • Catalina Guerrero-Romera,
  • Jose-David Cuesta-Sáez-de-Tejada,
  • Jesús-Manuel Martínez-González,
  • Eider Bilbao-Aiastui and
  • Cipriano Martínez-Algora

14 October 2025

Innovation in university education has become a key pillar for improving learning quality and ensuring faculty adaptation to the challenges of the 21st century. This study aims to analyze the innovative competence profile of university faculty, explo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,796 Views
31 Pages

Is Use of Literacy-Focused Curricula Associated with Children’s Literacy Gains and Are Associations Moderated by Risk Status, Receipt of Intervention, or Preschool Setting?

  • Zhiling Meng Shea,
  • Shayne B. Piasta,
  • Ye Shen,
  • Alida K. Hudson,
  • Cynthia M. Zettler-Greeley,
  • Kandia Lewis and
  • Jessica A. R. Logan

14 October 2025

Integrating literacy-focused curricula in preschool settings may help support children’s literacy learning. In this study, we explored the use of literacy-focused curricula and how it was associated with preschool children’s literacy gain...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,159 Views
23 Pages

14 October 2025

This mixed-methods research investigated the impact of a summer science camp—developed in conjunction with an elementary science methods course—on elementary students’ science identity, perceptions of science, scientists, and STEM c...

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