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Education Sciences, Volume 15, Issue 4

2025 April - 122 articles

Cover Story: This empirical study explores how students dynamically perceive and interpret situational cues in STEM classrooms. Grounded in the DIAMONDS framework, the study examines eight situational dimensions—Duty, Intellect, Adversity, Mating, Positivity, Negativity, Deception, and Sociality—to describe the psychological structure of everyday STEM learning situations. The framework was adapted specifically for educational contexts and tested through three validation strategies: convergent, criterion-related, and explanatory validation. The results provide a promising foundation for applying the DIAMONDS approach to STEM education research, offering new insights into how learners experience and respond to instructional environments. View this paper
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Articles (122)

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
8,742 Views
24 Pages

21 April 2025

This study examines the impact of combining Keller’s ARCS motivation theory with the flipped classroom teaching model on the deep learning of college students. Using data collected from 495 students across different regions in China, the study...

(This article belongs to the Section Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,127 Views
13 Pages

21 April 2025

This study investigates the impact of family socio-economic status on children’s bilingual oral language and reading abilities. The participants were 92 Arabic–English bilingual children (Meanage = 8.52 years old) in Grade 3 of primary sc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Language and Literacy Education in the Early Years: Practices and Principles for Dynamic and Diverse Contexts)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,450 Views
19 Pages

21 April 2025

Intercultural sensitivity is crucial in today’s diverse society, and accurate assessment is key to developing effective intercultural programs in educational institutions and beyond. The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) is widely used...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fostering Global Citizenship and Intercultural Education “Otherwise”)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,358 Views
23 Pages

Partnerships as Professional Learning: Early Childhood Teaching Assistants’ Role Development and Navigation of Challenges Within a Culturally Responsive Robotics Program

  • Hannah R. Thompson,
  • Lori A. Caudle,
  • Frances K. Harper,
  • Margaret F. Quinn and ,
  • Mary Kate Avin and
  • The CRRAFT Partnership
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

20 April 2025

Theory and practice related to computing education with racially/ethnically and linguistically diverse groups of preschoolers remain in nascent stages. Accordingly, early childhood educators both require substantial support when integrating culturall...

(This article belongs to the Section Early Childhood Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,133 Views
28 Pages

Evaluating Competency Development and Academic Outcomes: Insights from Six Semesters of Data-Driven Analysis

  • Enrique Solera,
  • Ernestina Menasalvas,
  • Mario Martín,
  • Marta Zorrilla and ,
  • Danilo Valdés-Ramírez,
  • Genaro Zavala and
  • Raúl Monroy
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

20 April 2025

Competency-Based Education (CBE) has been widely studied since the 1970s, yet it remains innovative due to its challenges across disciplines and cultures. Tecnológico de Monterrey, a Mexican private institution, implements CBE through its Tec2...

(This article belongs to the Section Curriculum and Instruction)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,520 Views
23 Pages

Engaging Parents and Their Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Latina Daughters in a Family Science Program

  • Katherine Short-Meyerson,
  • Margarita Jiménez-Silva and
  • Peter Rillero

20 April 2025

This research study was conducted to pilot an out-of-school family science program for fifth- and sixth-grade Latina girls and their parents. Program goals included encouraging parents in supporting their Latina daughters in science, increasing the g...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue A Familycentric Approach to Schooling: What It Is, What It Takes, What It Looks Like)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,724 Views
15 Pages

18 April 2025

The integration of AI tools like ChatGPT in education has sparked debates on their benefits and limitations, particularly in subjects requiring region-specific knowledge. This study examines ChatGPT’s ability to generate accurate and contextual...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
700 Views
2 Pages

Summary of the Special Issue from the Guest Editors

  • Jack F. Eichler and
  • Oluwatobi Odeleye

18 April 2025

We are excited to bring you this Special Issue of Education Sciences titled “Engaged Student Learning and Inclusive Teaching in Higher Education Chemistry” [...]

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Engaged Student Learning and Inclusive Teaching Practices in Higher Education Chemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,988 Views
24 Pages

18 April 2025

Understanding students’ opportunities in mathematics education requires tools that capture the social and cultural dimensions shaping their engagement with the subject. One way to conceptualise these opportunities is through the notion of mathe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,790 Views
18 Pages

The Influence of Short-Term Dance-Oriented Exergaming on Cognitive Skills and Psychological Well-Being of Adolescents

  • Renata Rutkauskaite,
  • Rita Gruodyte-Raciene,
  • Gabriele Pliuskute,
  • Ingrida Ladygiene and
  • Giedrius Bubinas

18 April 2025

The physical inactivity of adolescents and their sedentary lifestyle with profuse usage of screens has been a growing issue for the last few years. In contrast, there is some evidence that videogame-based exercising improves cognitive abilities and p...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Empowering the Next Generation: Fostering Physical Education through Effective Pedagogy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,277 Views
23 Pages

18 April 2025

OCD is a prevalent mental disorder, particularly amongst adolescents, with prevalence rates between 1 and 3 percent globally. This study aimed to explore teachers’ perceptions and experiences of Irish secondary school students with OCD. Intervi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,044 Views
28 Pages

18 April 2025

In contemporary environments, young children are frequently exposed to diverse audiovisual stimuli and often encounter dual-task situations requiring them to process unrelated stimuli simultaneously. Although dual-task conditions impair children&rsqu...

(This article belongs to the Section Early Childhood Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,255 Views
24 Pages

Evaluating the Potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence to Innovate Feedback Processes

  • Gilberto Huesca,
  • Mariana E. Elizondo-García,
  • Ricardo Aguayo-González,
  • Claudia H. Aguayo-Hernández and ,
  • Tanya González-Buenrostro and
  • Yuridia A. Verdugo-Jasso
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

18 April 2025

Feedback is an essential component of the teaching–learning process; however, it can vary in quality due to different contexts and students’ and professors’ individual characteristics. This research explores the effect of generative...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,416 Views
31 Pages

17 April 2025

Research has advocated for the use of incorrect worked examples targeting specific conceptual barriers to enhance learning. From the perspective of cognitive load theory, we examined the relationship between instructional efficiency (correct and inco...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,379 Views
17 Pages

17 April 2025

This study explores the challenges of providing special education needs (SEN) education in impoverished regions of China. It proposes a hybrid education model that combines traditional and online education to address these challenges. In this hybrid...

(This article belongs to the Section Special and Inclusive Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,566 Views
28 Pages

Shame Regulation in Learning: A Double-Edged Sword

  • Tanmay Sinha,
  • Fan Wang and
  • Manu Kapur

17 April 2025

Previous research and classroom practices have focused on dispelling shame, assuming that it negatively impacts self-efficacy and performance, and overlook the potential for shame to facilitate learning. To investigate this gap, we designed an interv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
14,618 Views
16 Pages

16 April 2025

This study investigates the perceptions of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools, such as ChatGPT, among students and academics at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) within the context of higher education in Oman. Using the Technology Acceptan...

(This article belongs to the Section Technology Enhanced Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,434 Views
22 Pages

16 April 2025

The increasing importance of data science in today’s world highlights the need to prepare students for the complexities of real-world data. This paper presents insights and findings from 15 years of teaching Data Mining and Business Intelligenc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Theory and Research in Data Science Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,104 Views
16 Pages

Higher Education Students’ Biodiversity Knowledge

  • Ana Paula Oliveira,
  • Ana Paramés,
  • António Bajanca and
  • Clara Martinez-Perez

16 April 2025

Biodiversity is fundamental to ecosystem stability and sustainability, yet its global decline underscores the urgent need for effective education to foster awareness and conservation efforts. This study evaluates the biodiversity knowledge of higher...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
6,232 Views
17 Pages

Integrating Practice and Theory in Teacher Education: Enhancing Pre-Service Self-Efficacy for Inclusive Education

  • Michael Fairbrother,
  • Jacqueline Specht,
  • Jessica Delorey,
  • Jess Whitley and ,
  • Linda Ismailos and
  • Mélissa Villella
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

16 April 2025

Inclusive education demands that children worldwide have access to education alongside their peers in their neighborhood schools and within regular classrooms. Understanding experiences that contribute to pre-service teachers’ self-efficacy is...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Teachers and Teaching in Inclusive Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,675 Views
15 Pages

An Intervention Addressing Impostor Phenomenon in Undergraduate Physics and Astronomy

  • Ewan Bottomley,
  • Paula J. Miles,
  • Antje Kohnle,
  • Vivienne Wild and
  • Kenneth I. Mavor

16 April 2025

The experience of the impostor phenomenon, when a person doubts themselves and believes that they are underqualified and do not belong in a position as a result, can be a challenge for undergraduate physics students. In a small-scale interview study,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Reach for the Stars: Enhancing Pedagogy and Technology in Physics and Astronomy Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,404 Views
21 Pages

15 April 2025

Transmodality—the process of transforming a text or section of a text into another mode or modes—enables readers to engage deeply and imaginatively with literature through interpretation and response. It is a valuable pedagogical approach...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Inspiring Engagement through Reading and Writing with Children’s Literature in Initial Teacher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,009 Views
21 Pages

15 April 2025

Challenges relating to children and families are often complex; however, solutions can be creative. An arts organisation consulted with a multi-professional group on introducing the arts and culture to families from birth. This action research detail...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Early Childhood Education and Care Lays the Foundations for Learning and Wellbeing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,703 Views
18 Pages

A Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Experience in Early Childhood Teacher Education

  • Kristin Severinsen Spieler,
  • Randi Engtrø,
  • Lovise Lohne Pedersen and
  • Anne Karin Vikstøl Olsen

15 April 2025

This study explores the use of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) as a pedagogical method to enhance intercultural competence among Early Childhood Teacher Education (ECTE) students, with an emphasis on Indigenous perspectives in Norw...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advances in Online and Distance Learning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,765 Views
23 Pages

15 April 2025

This study investigates the motivation of future primary education teachers when using virtual reality (VR) as a pedagogical tool for teaching Social Sciences and History. A total of 73 students participated, engaging with curricular content through...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technology-Based Immersive Teaching and Learning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,471 Views
15 Pages

15 April 2025

This article describes the challenges and possibilities of implementing social justice language education in a difficult context in the Global South. Six Argentinian English language university teachers and tutors developed and implemented a social j...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fostering Global Citizenship and Intercultural Education “Otherwise”)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,713 Views
13 Pages

15 April 2025

Intellectual preferences often align with the broader concept of standardization. The centralizing tendency observed in the sciences mirrors the patterns seen in linguistic standardization, such as the establishment of standard dialects in diverse sp...

(This article belongs to the Section Language and Literacy Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
9,898 Views
12 Pages

15 April 2025

Student misbehaviour in the classroom is a challenge for many teachers. The aim of this study is to identify the main behavioural problems and highlight the Positive Discipline techniques used by teachers in primary classrooms. The study was carried...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Participatory Pedagogy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,314 Views
19 Pages

15 April 2025

PK-12 Equity Directors (EDs) are tasked with addressing systemic inequities. The scope of their responsibilities is influenced by role configuration or placement within the organizational structure and the authority they are granted. Limited research...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
7,112 Views
13 Pages

15 April 2025

L2 reading fluency and accuracy are crucial aspects of second language (L2) acquisition, as they directly influence cognitive processing and overall reading comprehension. Developing these skills enables learners to engage with texts efficiently and...

(This article belongs to the Section Technology Enhanced Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,257 Views
23 Pages

14 April 2025

The influence of educators’ demographic characteristics on learner academic performance has garnered attention, particularly in developing countries. However, gaps remain in understanding the relationship between demographic factors, profession...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,592 Views
21 Pages

14 April 2025

The global digital transformation poses challenges for schools and teachers. The importance of digitalization-related professional development (PD) in overcoming these challenges is widely recognized, even if only few studies confirm the desired succ...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Empowering Teacher Professionalization with Digital Competences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,256 Views
14 Pages

The History of Earth and Life: Escape Room for High School Students

  • Alicia Giner-Baixauli,
  • Hugo Corbí and
  • Olga Mayoral

14 April 2025

Introduction: This study investigates how different teaching strategies influence students’ learning outcomes and engagement. Objective: The primary aim is to evaluate the knowledge and motivation of students in the first year of high school (1...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Serious Games and Gamification in School Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,085 Views
12 Pages

Usability Evaluation of a Board Game for Learning Robotics of Care

  • Blanca Gonzalo-de Diego,
  • Alexandra González-Aguña,
  • Marta Fernández-Batalla,
  • Enrique Monsalvo-San Macario and ,
  • Andrea Sierra-Ortega,
  • Roberto Barchino-Plata,
  • María Lourdes Jiménez-Rodríguez and
  • José María Santamaría-García
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

13 April 2025

Gamification and game-based learning provide the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills on a given subject in a practical and interactive way. They are an innovative teaching methodology that could be used for competence acquisition in a variety...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technology-Enhanced Nursing and Health Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,673 Views
14 Pages

Assessment of Pseudoscientific Beliefs Among University Students in Northeastern Mexico

  • José Antonio Azuela,
  • Wendy Xiomara Chavarría-Garza,
  • Osvaldo Aquines-Gutiérrez,
  • Ayax Santos-Guevara and
  • Humberto Martínez-Huerta

13 April 2025

This study examines pseudoscientific beliefs among university students, focusing on gender and faculty differences at a private university in northeastern Mexico. Data were collected from 794 students (38% male, 62% female) across six academic discip...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,389 Views
15 Pages

13 April 2025

In this article, the authors examine the history, development, and current state of K-12 online learning, challenging the assertions that COVID-19-era distance education was unprecedented. Drawing on historical examples, the authors demonstrate how e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
8,211 Views
14 Pages

12 April 2025

This study combines a structural and functional perspective on distributed leadership to disentangle its beneficial and detrimental effects on job satisfaction and work performance. Specifically, we explore the interaction between structural (SDL) an...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,296 Views
15 Pages

12 April 2025

While recognizing both the difficult yet important nature of sport coaches’ work, as they seek to achieve a wide range of positive outcomes across different participant populations and domains, it is important to acknowledge the value of profes...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Understanding the Professional Learning and Development of Physical Education Teachers and Sport Coaches)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,291 Views
18 Pages

Beyond Entertainment: Analyzing Multiperspectivity in Digital Strategy Games for Educational Purposes

  • Alexandra Budke,
  • André Czauderna,
  • Diana Gebele and
  • Alexandra L. Zepter

12 April 2025

Commercial strategy games are a medium for addressing and disseminating socially controversial issues and influencing social discourse. In order to assess their didactic usefulness and suitability as educational media, this article examines the exten...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,702 Views
17 Pages

11 April 2025

In the past two decades, there has been an increasing interest in integrating mindfulness practices as part of the school curriculum. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of a unique intervention program, specifically designed for the stud...

(This article belongs to the Topic Diversity, Educational Inclusion, Emotional Intelligence, Coping, and Other Factors That Influence Psychological Health and Well-Being)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,207 Views
24 Pages

Perceptions of the Promotion of Entrepreneurial Competence in the Education System Among Education Professionals

  • Andrea Gracia-Zomeño,
  • Eduardo García-Toledano,
  • Ramón García-Perales and
  • Ascensión Palomares-Ruiz

11 April 2025

Teacher entrepreneurship is a fundamental aspect of today’s education. Entrepreneurial Competence (EC), as established in Organic Law 3/2020, which amends Organic Law 2/2006, on Education, and reinforced by Law 14/2013, on Support for Entrepren...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Entrepreneurship Education: Moving Forward for the Next Generation of Graduate Entrepreneurs)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,194 Views
18 Pages

11 April 2025

Postmodern picture books offer valuable opportunities for children to engage with multiple perspectives and develop critical thinking skills. When used in pedagogical practices that prioritize children’s rights, agency, and voices, these books...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,237 Views
11 Pages

11 April 2025

Ensuring mathematics education for all learners, including students with blindness learning in mainstream classrooms, is crucial. This exploratory research aims to clarify the characteristics of geometric learning among students with blindness and to...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovations in Mathematics Education: Evaluation, Research and Practice)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,623 Views
20 Pages

10 April 2025

Background: For children, the decision to play a specific musical instrument may be influenced by several factors. Among them, a relevant role is played by beliefs about gender appropriateness of musical instruments, which may guide the choice toward...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Contemporary Issues in Music Education: International Perspectives)
  • Editorial
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,761 Views
15 Pages

10 April 2025

Professional development (PD) for mathematics teachers often emphasizes transformative instructional change. However, a more modest, incremental approach may offer a higher likelihood of success in ways that complement transformational efforts. This...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Incremental and Innovative Approaches to Professional Development for Mathematics Teachers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,504 Views
24 Pages

This paper explores the harmonious integration of Confucian moral values and officially sanctioned love-themed lyrics in music education across Mainland China. It addresses the main research question: What role do officially approved school songs, wh...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Contemporary Issues in Music Education: International Perspectives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,161 Views
16 Pages

This study investigated the intersection between macro-level institutional narratives on plurilingualism and language education, and the increasingly complex linguistic repertoires that students bring to their school experience in South Tyrol (Italy)...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fostering Educational Equity through Linguistically and Culturally Responsive Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,983 Views
22 Pages

Gender Differences in Eating Habits, Screen Time, Health-Related Quality of Life and Body Image Perception in Primary and Secondary School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Spain

  • Beatriz Garrido-López,
  • Mª Ángeles Fernández-Villarino,
  • Miguel González-Valeiro,
  • Luis Andreu-Caravaca and ,
  • João Martins and
  • Xurxo Dopico-Calvo
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

The decline in quality of life in recent decades in Spain and how it is related to health factors highlight the importance of considering health-related quality of life (HRQOL) as a key indicator in the assessment of well-being. Marked by physical, h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,964 Views
30 Pages

In this article, we provide theoretical and empirical reflections on the agency of secondary school students acting as an enabler in cultivating sustainable competencies, with the aim of providing new insights regarding how to reduce skill gaps in pe...

(This article belongs to the Topic Education for Sustainable Development and Science Teaching)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,374 Views
13 Pages

With the increased use of digital resources, the use of open educational resources (OERs) has become more demanding in K-12 education, especially after the outbreak of COVID-19. OERs support teachers by providing them with the ability to adapt or cre...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technologies and Teacher Education: Preparing Teachers for the Digital Age)

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