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Education Sciences, Volume 16, Issue 4

2026 April - 164 articles

Cover Story: In Singapore, parents invest in language extracurricular activities (EAs) from an early age, but do these classes work? This study followed 123 English–Mandarin bilingual preschoolers and found an asymmetry: English EA was not associated with English vocabulary or word reading, whereas Mandarin EA was linked to better Mandarin word-reading skills. This may reflect differences in input. Children already receive abundant English exposure at home, school, and through media, limiting the added value of extra classes. In contrast, Mandarin is relatively input-scarce for many families, likely making EA more effective. These findings suggest that the benefits of language tutoring depend less on spending and more on children’s existing exposure. View this paper
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Articles (164)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,994 Views
20 Pages

Academic Co-Creation and Attitudes Towards Research as Predictors of Environmental Action in Peruvian Environmental Engineering Students

  • Liz Katerin Echevarría Rodríguez,
  • Lesly Noemí Santisteban Salvador,
  • Denis Frank Cunza-Aranzábal and
  • Carlos D. Abanto-Ramírez

21 April 2026

This study aims to ascertain whether academic co-creation and attitudes towards research serve as predictors of environmental action among a sample of Peruvian environmental engineering students. The study sample comprised 460 environmental engineeri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
996 Views
30 Pages

Contextualizing Teaching Professional Practice: Psychometric Validation of Danielson Model Instruments in a New Context

  • Abdelaziz Mohamed Hussien,
  • Mohammed Borhandden Musah,
  • Eman S. Elkaleh,
  • Aysha Saeed Al Shamshi and ,
  • Amy Omar,
  • Michael Byram and
  • Shaljan Areepattamannil
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

21 April 2026

This study validates Danielson Framework for Teaching (DFfT) instruments’ structure, dependability, and contextual appropriateness within the multicultural, standards-driven education system of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in accordance with...

(This article belongs to the Section Teacher Education)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2,300 Views
45 Pages

21 April 2026

Emerging technologies (ETs), such as AI and reality techniques, are reshaping educational measurement. However, existing studies remain dispersed and are rarely synthesized in ways that clarify how ETs participate in the evidentiary work of education...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The State of the Art and the Future of Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,053 Views
20 Pages

Comparative Evaluation of Estimated Private Rates of Return to General and Vocational Upper Secondary Education in Greece: Mincer and Machine Learning Approaches

  • Argyro Velaora,
  • Constantinos Tsamadias,
  • George Stamoulis,
  • Apostolos Xenakis and ,
  • Argyro Zisiadou and
  • Vasiliki Stamouli
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 April 2026

This study recognizes education as an investment and estimates the private rates of return to upper secondary education in Greece, overall, by type (general or vocational) and by gender. Earnings data were collected through primary research using str...

(This article belongs to the Section Teacher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,276 Views
21 Pages

Living Labs for Enhanced Student Learning Experiences: Lab Leaders’ Perceptions on Learning Environments and Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Molebogeng Makofane,
  • Lehlogonolo Rudolf Kanyane,
  • Henry Odiri Igugu,
  • Rudzani Glen Muthelo and ,
  • Sachin Sewpersad,
  • Hannele Niemi and
  • Jari Lavonen
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

21 April 2026

Living Labs offer immersive learning in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), yet their core nature and value for competency development remain underexplored, particularly from the perspective of lab leaders. To address the knowledge gap, this study...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,084 Views
18 Pages

Systemwide Social and Emotional Learning in Action: Insights from a Research-Practice Partnership with Leaders, Educators, and Students

  • Zi Jia Ng,
  • Cheyeon Ha,
  • Almut Zieher,
  • Britney Foster and ,
  • Troya Ellis,
  • David Adams and
  • Christina Cipriano
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

20 April 2026

Systemwide Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) promotes a host of academic and behavioral benefits for K-12 students. Yet, many schools face barriers to SEL implementation. Through a research–practice partnership, this study provides insights i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Social and Emotional Learning and Wellbeing in Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,018 Views
21 Pages

Jewish–Arab Relations on Campus: How War Reshapes Student Attitudes

  • Mahmood Sindiani,
  • Devora Hellerstein,
  • Sigal Ben-Zaken and
  • Bosmat Sky

20 April 2026

This study presents a longitudinal examination of intergroup relations between Arab and Jewish students in an Israeli higher education institution, focusing on their willingness for intergroup closeness and actual intergroup interactions. Building up...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Teacher Preparation in Multicultural Contexts)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,326 Views
23 Pages

20 April 2026

Grounded in the assessment ecology framework, we examine how assessment components (school assessment policies, teacher assessment practices and training) are linked to the reading achievements of 151,969 students from 19 countries. Analyses of the 2...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,515 Views
32 Pages

20 April 2026

Keyword recognition represents a fundamental skill in programming, yet little research has examined how novices develop this ability or how language background affects keyword learning. This study investigated cognitive load and keyword recognition a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cognitive and Developmental Psychology in STEM Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,621 Views
18 Pages

20 April 2026

Inclusive education (IE) aims to promote meaningful participation and a sense of belonging for all learners. However, limited research has examined how students with learning difficulties (LDs) experience inclusion in everyday school life. This study...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Shaping the Future of Inclusive and Special Education Using Student Voice)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,542 Views
18 Pages

20 April 2026

This study examines how the Science of Reading is represented in Twitter discourse and compares these representations to contemporary models of reading development. Although the Science of Reading is frequently positioned as an equity-oriented reform...

  • Article
  • Open Access
761 Views
26 Pages

20 April 2026

As schools take on more responsibility for promoting student mental health, there is an increasing focus on how educational policies and practices enhance psychological well-being. However, research has yet to fully examine how alternative school env...

(This article belongs to the Section Education and Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,072 Views
29 Pages

An Experiential Learning and Authentic Assessment Framework for Challenge-Based Learning

  • David Ernesto Salinas-Navarro and
  • Jaime Alberto Palma-Mendoza

20 April 2026

This research-to-practice study presents a design-oriented framework that integrates challenge-based learning (CBL), experiential learning (EL), and authentic assessment (AA) to support competency development in higher education. The framework aligns...

(This article belongs to the Section Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,147 Views
41 Pages

20 April 2026

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in higher education as an interactive tutoring partner rather than a passive information tool. While AI offers opportunities to support learning, concerns remain regarding cognitive offload...

(This article belongs to the Topic Generative Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,379 Views
16 Pages

20 April 2026

This study examined the association between sensory-rich messy play and language development in children with Down syndrome (DS) and children with intellectual disabilities of unknown etiology (IDUE). Drawing on Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovations and Evidence-Based Approaches in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education)
  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
669 Views
17 Pages

18 April 2026

The incorporation of university engagement as a mandatory dimension of institutional accreditation has reconfigured the debate on quality in higher education, particularly in regulatory contexts such as Chile. This study develops a narrative review w...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quality Assessment of Higher Education Institutions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,528 Views
29 Pages

18 April 2026

Parental involvement is widely recognized as a key component of effective schooling, particularly in educational environments that emphasize community, developmental continuity, and holistic pedagogy. Alternative education models such as Waldorf scho...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
662 Views
21 Pages

17 April 2026

In light of the current polycrisis and the perceived lack of theoretical development in education for sustainable development (ESD), this article considers how ESD can enhance its theoretical understanding. Against the backdrop of debates in the phil...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Education About and for Sustainability—Sustainability in Education: International Perspectives on Learning, Schooling, Education Environments and Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,312 Views
17 Pages

17 April 2026

Contemporary education increasingly emphasises transferable competencies that enable learners to analyse situations, evaluate information, and make responsible decisions. This study examined the effects of a structured educational intervention based...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
836 Views
21 Pages

Laboratory Affordances for Early-Stage Pedagogical Content Knowledge Development in Chemistry Teacher Education: A Comparative Qualitative Case Study in Kazakhstan and Türkiye

  • Mataev Mukhametkali Musagalievich,
  • Ayşe Yalçın Çelik,
  • Abdraimova Moldir Rashidkyzy,
  • Mukatay Bagdara Talgatkyzy and ,
  • Nurbekova Marzhan Abdyzhaparovna and
  • Tursyn Zhanar Iliyaskyzy
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

17 April 2026

Laboratory courses in chemistry teacher education are commonly framed as spaces for mastering experimental procedures; however, they may also function as pedagogical environments where pre-service teachers begin integrating content knowledge (CK) wit...

(This article belongs to the Section Teacher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
895 Views
13 Pages

17 April 2026

This study examined the effect of a psycho-education program on the awareness levels of teachers regarding child abuse and neglect. The study was conducted with teachers working in regions characterized by the presence of at-risk groups. Within the s...

(This article belongs to the Section Teacher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,126 Views
16 Pages

17 April 2026

Extra-curricular activities (EAs) have become a billion-dollar industry in Asia, and many parents in Singapore enroll their children in enrichment classes to improve English and mother tongue language performance. Despite the heavy investment, it rem...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Research on Languages and Literacies in Multicultural and Inclusive Settings: International and Comparative Perspectives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,523 Views
24 Pages

17 April 2026

Generative AI (GenAI) is transforming higher education assessments, yet empirical research on students’ lived experiences with GenAI during graded, time-constrained classroom assessments remains scarce. This study investigates how direct experi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Exploring the Impact of Generative AI on Student Engagement in Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,525 Views
23 Pages

Relationships Between Problematic Internet Use, Physical Activity, and Mental Health in University Students

  • María Carmen Martínez-Murciano,
  • Miriam Catalina González-Afonso,
  • Eva Ariño-Mateo and
  • David Pérez-Jorge

17 April 2026

This study examined associations between problematic Internet use, video game addiction, physical activity, perceived physical fitness, and psychological distress in pre-service teachers. A cross-sectional survey was completed by 404 education studen...

(This article belongs to the Topic Well-Being and Coping Strategies in Educational Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,883 Views
22 Pages

How to Manage? Navigating Team Leadership in ECEC as a Resource

  • Ester Catucci,
  • Pernilla Kallberg and
  • Anne Lillvist

16 April 2026

Staff retention and functional teamwork are major challenges in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC), where leadership is increasingly viewed as a shared team-level process. This study investigates how team leadership (TL), conceptualised as the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Strengths and Assets of the Early Childhood Workforce)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,998 Views
30 Pages

16 April 2026

Online asynchronous learning offers considerable flexibility but frequently faces challenges in sustaining engagement, interactivity, and inclusivity across diverse learner populations. This study introduces the OPTIMAL framework—an Online, Ped...

(This article belongs to the Section Technology Enhanced Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,285 Views
14 Pages

16 April 2026

The growing prevalence of home education necessitates exploration of parental involvement outside traditional schooling environments. This paper conceptualises parental involvement within home education decision-making. Core elements of decision maki...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Family and Community Engagement as Disruptive Forces for Change)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,182 Views
18 Pages

Willingness to Allow Educational Data Use for Learning Analytics in Higher Education: Trust and Governance Predictors: An Exploratory Study

  • Marius-Valentin Drăgoi,
  • Roxana-Adriana Puiu,
  • Gabriel Petrea,
  • Cozmin Adrian Cristoiu and
  • Corina-Ionela Dumitrescu

16 April 2026

Learning Analytics (LA) can support student success through dashboards and early-support interventions, but adoption depends on students’ willingness to allow educational data use under privacy and data-protection requirements. This study exami...

  • Article
  • Open Access
715 Views
23 Pages

16 April 2026

Although interactive technologies such as interactive whiteboards are increasingly used in higher education, empirical evidence regarding their pedagogical role in statistics education remains limited. Existing studies often focus on technology adopt...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue AI in Education: Transforming Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Assessment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,403 Views
20 Pages

16 April 2026

This qualitative study investigates the challenges teachers face when teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) to deaf (in this article, deaf (lower case) refers to the audiological condition of hearing loss, whereas Deaf (capitalized) is used to...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Research on Languages and Literacies in Multicultural and Inclusive Settings: International and Comparative Perspectives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
991 Views
20 Pages

Transformative Computing Education: A Four-Year Exploratory Case Study of Teacher Perceptions Towards Elementary Computer Science Integration

  • Mike Karlin,
  • Jacob M. Frankel,
  • Ashley Ruiz,
  • Swati Mehta and ,
  • Yin-Chan Janet Liao,
  • Mahya Minaiy and
  • Conrad Oh-Young
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

16 April 2026

Despite recent expansions in K-12 computer science (CS) education, entrenched equity gaps persist, and elementary students are notably underserved. Early experiences shape identities and interests, yet best practices for elementary CS remain understu...

(This article belongs to the Section STEM Education)
  • Review
  • Open Access
2,239 Views
17 Pages

16 April 2026

Internationally, there are increased pressures for primary schools to meet academic curriculum outcomes primarily driven by performance metrics and targets. Sitting alongside this context are competing concerns for the decline in children’s pla...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Learning Through Play: Reimagining Pedagogies in Early Childhood)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,597 Views
16 Pages

16 April 2026

The COVID-19 pandemic had a global impact on students transitioning into higher education. During quarantine measures, students often turned to social media for connectedness and peer support in an adverse time. The aim of this research was to explor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,367 Views
26 Pages

Psychological Burnout Among Special Education Teachers in Qatar

  • Maryam M. Alyafei,
  • Ali M. Alodat and
  • Osamah Bataineh

16 April 2026

This study investigated psychological burnout among special education teachers in Qatar and analyzed its associations with professional and social factors. Employing a descriptive–correlational design, 204 special education teachers (M age = 42...

(This article belongs to the Section Special and Inclusive Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,542 Views
31 Pages

15 April 2026

This study examined the effectiveness of an intensive learning model in core mathematics courses within engineering education. The model restructures the academic semester so that students study one course at a time in concentrated learning blocks, r...

(This article belongs to the Section Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,464 Views
16 Pages

15 April 2026

Gamification is widely used to enhance student engagement in higher education, yet its effects in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) contexts, particularly from a Self-Determination Theory perspective, remain underexplored. This study examines wheth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
881 Views
22 Pages

15 April 2026

This study examines how protective factors contribute to teacher resilience and sustainable wellbeing during remote teaching, focusing specifically on parent-teachers who are balancing professional responsibilities with childcare. Within the broader...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Collaborative and Resilience-Oriented Practices and Teacher Wellbeing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
698 Views
18 Pages

15 April 2026

Social media environments and meme-based communication are increasingly incorporated into nursing education, yet it remains unclear whether students respond uniformly to digitally embedded instructional strategies. This study examined whether alignme...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Higher Education in the Digital Age: Enhancing Learning, Critical Thinking, and Quality)
  • Correction
  • Open Access
378 Views
2 Pages

15 April 2026

The authors would like to make the following corrections to the published paper by Yngvesson and Garvis (2026) [...]

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Teachers and Teaching in Early Childhood Education and Care: Time to Think Otherwise)
  • Article
  • Open Access
770 Views
19 Pages

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Video-Based Hybrid Learning in Architecture and Engineering: A Mixed-Methods Approach

  • David Bienvenido-Huertas,
  • María Luisa de la Hoz-Torres,
  • Antonio J. Aguilar and
  • Alexis Pérez-Fargallo

15 April 2026

The use of hybrid classes, where face-to-face classroom and asynchronous activities are combined in an online environment, helps save time and provides students with resources to study and review the materials. Although numerous empirical studies hav...

(This article belongs to the Section Higher Education)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2,471 Views
30 Pages

A Systematic Review of Students’ Views and Experiences in Co-Taught Classrooms

  • Vasilis Strogilos,
  • Margaret King-Sears,
  • Eleni Tragoulia and
  • Anastasia Toulia

14 April 2026

Despite the existence of several systematic reviews and meta-analyses on co-teaching, research that includes student voice through students’ views and experiences is rare. This systematic review of 63 published and unpublished studies synthesis...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Shaping the Future of Inclusive and Special Education Using Student Voice)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,424 Views
25 Pages

Measuring the Performance of Private Secondary Schools in KwaZulu-Natal

  • Debapriyo Nag,
  • Christo Bisschoff and
  • Christoff Botha

14 April 2026

This paper presents a holistic development model for South African schools that aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, as defined by the United Nation’s Sustainable Developm...

(This article belongs to the Section Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,065 Views
18 Pages

14 April 2026

In multilingual contexts such as the Basque Autonomous Community, fostering cross-linguistic awareness is essential to support literacy development and overall academic achievement. This study investigates a pedagogical intervention aimed at developi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research, Innovation, and Practice in Bilingual Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,063 Views
18 Pages

14 April 2026

This paper examines how mathematics can be approached in the context of Adult Learning and education for older adults. Senior Education in university settings can become a highly motivating, engaging, and meaningful experience for senior learners. Dr...

(This article belongs to the Section Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
999 Views
20 Pages

14 April 2026

Creativity is a key goal in contemporary mathematics education, yet teachers often rely on intuition when selecting tasks intended to elicit creative thinking. This study proposes Creativity-Eliciting Potential Entropy (CEPE), an entropy-inspired the...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
814 Views
12 Pages

Enhancing Academic Performance in Motor Control: A Structured H5P-Based Multiple-Choice Intervention in Higher Education

  • Raynier Montoro-Bombú,
  • Armando Costa,
  • Valter Pinheiro,
  • Filipa Coelhoso and ,
  • Alexandra Nascimento,
  • Nuno Abranja,
  • Paula Farinho,
  • Celeste Rosa,
  • Inês Ribeiros and
  • Paulo Sousa
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

14 April 2026

Background: Interactive learning resources developed with the H5P platform have been progressively adopted to support autonomous learning and conceptual consolidation. However, empirical evidence regarding their impact on academic performance in theo...

(This article belongs to the Topic EdTech and Industry 5.0: Digital Transformation, Sustainability and Innovation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,166 Views
37 Pages

Language and/or Literacy Disorders vs. Language Differences in Multilingual Children: Development of Two Detection Questionnaires

  • Ioanna Talli,
  • Eleni Theodorou,
  • Stavroula Stavrakaki,
  • Anna Mouti and ,
  • Vasiliki Tougiountzi,
  • Theodora Papastefanou and
  • Eva Commissaire
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

13 April 2026

Early identification of language and literacy disorders (LLDs) in multilingual children remains a challenge in linguistically diverse educational systems shaped by ongoing migration. In many contexts, including Greece and Cyprus, where LLDs have been...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research, Innovation, and Practice in Bilingual Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,918 Views
22 Pages

13 April 2026

While artificial intelligence (AI) integration in education has attracted considerable attention, research examining its impact on student motivation remains limited. This study investigates the relationship between AI use for learning purposes and l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,054 Views
20 Pages

A CTF-like Escape Room for STEM Assessment

  • Pedro Juan Roig,
  • Salvador Alcaraz,
  • Katja Gilly,
  • Cristina Bernad and
  • Carlos Juiz

13 April 2026

Educational escape rooms have been widely used in education in recent years. On the other hand, capture the flag (CTF) competitions have been spreading from the cybersecurity area into other domains. In this paper, a fusion of both concepts is propos...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,931 Views
16 Pages

13 April 2026

The inception of Jamaica’s education system was built based on European settler colonial ideologies and White supremacist logic. Almost two centuries after the abolition of slavery and over six decades after independence from British rule, colo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Critical Approaches to Educational Leadership: Emerging Trends and New Futurities)

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