Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the Education Sciences 2021 Best Paper Award for research and review articles published from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021. One review and one research article will receive an award each. The papers will be selected after thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the EiC, Prof. Dr. James Albright, and the winners will be announced in March 2023.

Eligibility for the Award:
– Papers published in Education Sciences from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:
The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria (data source: Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)):
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citation and download rates in 2022.

Prizes:
– One review award: CHF 500 (Swiss francs) and a chance to publish a free paper in Education Sciences in 2023;
– One research article award: CHF 500 (Swiss francs) and a chance to publish a free paper in Education Sciences in 2023;
– Each winner will also receive an electronic certificate.

The winners will be announced on the journal website at the end of March 2023.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Education Sciences 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Education Sciences Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by all reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Education Sciences. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround time is maintained.

The awards have been granted to:

Dr. James Russo
School of Curriculum Teaching & Inclusive Education, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Research Interests: Mathematics education; maths education; challenging tasks; primary education; games; teacher education; teacher research; teacher emotions; teacher attitudes; teacher beliefs; student emotions; student engagement; research and practice; estimation; mental computation; number sense; early childhood education; transforming teaching and learning; educating for diversity and inclusion

Dr. Luis Manuel Sánchez Ruiz
School of Design Engineering, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Research Interests: applied Mathematics; functional analysis; engineering education

Dr. Lasse Christiansen
Department of Desing and Production, University College Northern Denmark, Aalborg, Denmark
Research Interests: higher technical education; further technical education; lifelong learning in manufacturing; learning factories; authentic tasks in technical education

Each winner will receive CHF 500 (Swiss francs), an electronic certificate, and a chance to publish a free paper in Education Sciences in 2022.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Education Sciences 2020 Best Paper Award. All papers published from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 in Education Sciences were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the two winning papers, which were nominated by the Education Sciences Award Committee (selected from the Education Sciences Editorial Board Members), have been selected.

Article:

Compassionate Flexibility and Self-Discipline: Student Adaptation to Emergency Remote Teaching in an Integrated Engineering Energy Course during COVID-19
by Laura A. Gelles, Susan M. Lord, Gordon D. Hoople, Diana A. Chen and Joel Alejandro Mejia
Educ. Sci. 2020, 10(11), 304; doi: 10.3390/educsci10110304
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/10/11/304

Review:

Digital Learning Environments in Higher Education: A Literature Review of the Role of Individual vs. Social Settings for Measuring Learning Outcomes
by Elke Kümmel, Johannes Moskaliuk, Ulrike Cress and Joachim Kimmerle
Educ. Sci. 2020, 10(3), 78; doi: 10.3390/educsci10030078
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/10/3/78

Each winner (corresponding author) will receive CHF 500 (Swiss francs), an electronic certificate, and a chance to publish a free paper in Education Sciences in 2022.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of Education Sciences 2020 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Education Sciences.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Education Sciences 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Awards. The Education Sciences Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers to checking the manuscripts submitted to Education Sciences. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

The following three reviewers have been awarded the Education Sciences 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Awards (in no particular order):

Prof. Ian Hay
Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 1307, Launceston, TAS 7250, Australia.

Prof. Nancy Hertzog
College of Education, University of Washington, SEATTLE, WA 98195-3600, USA.

Prof. Ana Barbosa
Department of Education and Teacher Training, Escola Superior de Educação, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, 4901-908 Viana do Castelo, Portugal.

Each winner will receive 500 Swiss francs and a certificate, as well as the chance to publish a paper in Education Sciences free of charge (Submission deadline: 31 October 2021).

Kind regards,

Prof. Dr. James Albright
Editor-in-Chief, Education Sciences

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Education Sciences 2019 Best Paper Awards. All papers published in Education Sciences from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the two winning papers, which were nominated by the Education Sciences Award Committee (selected from the Education Sciences Editorial Board Members), have been selected.

Article:
The Influence of Teachers’ Professional Development Activities on the Factors Promoting ICT Integration in Primary Schools in Mongolia
by Shengru Li, Shinobu Yamaguchi, Javzan Sukhbaatar and Jun-ichi Takada Educ. Sci. 2019, 9(2), 78; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci9020078

Review:
A Review of Nontraditional Teaching Methods: Flipped Classroom, Gamification, Case Study, Self-Learning, and Social Media
by Elnaz Safapour, Sharareh Kermanshachi and Piyush Taneja
Educ. Sci. 2019, 9(4), 273; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci9040273

The authors will receive an award of 500 CHF and an opportunity to publish one paper free of charge in Education Sciences in 2021 after the normal peer review procedure. We believe the above papers represent valuable contributions to Education Sciences and the scientific literature. We warmly congratulate the winners.

Dear Colleagues,

The Education Sciences Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and efforts of reviewers in evaluating manuscripts submitted to Education Sciences. It is because of their outstanding contributions that the high scientific quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

The following referees (in alphabetical order by surname) have been selected to receive the “Education Sciences 2019 Outstanding Reviewer Award” in appreciation of the high number, timeliness, and quality of their reviews in 2019. Each of them will receive 500 CHF, and a Certificate of Appreciation:

• Dr. Essi Aarnio-Linnanvuori, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Dr. Andrea Burrows, University of Wyoming, USA
• Dr. Isaías González Pérez, University of Extremadura, Spain

Education Sciences Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Education Sciences 2018 Best Paper Awards. All papers published in Education Sciences in 2018 were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the two winning papers were chosen by the Journal Award Committee (selected from Education Sciences Editorial Board Members).

Article Research Paper:
Teaching and Learning Science in the 21st Century: Challenging Critical Assumptions in Post-Secondary Science
By Amanda L. Glaze
Educ. Sci. 2018, 8(1), 12

Review Paper:
Types, Topics and Trends: A Ten-Year Review of Research Journals in Science Education
By John Mitchell O’Toole, Margaret Freestone, Karina S. McKoy and Brian Duckworth
Educ. Sci. 2018, 8(2), 73

The authors will receive an award of 500 CHF, a certificate, and an opportunity to publish a feature paper free of charge in Education Sciences before 31 October 2021, after the normal peer review procedure.

We believe that the above papers represent valuable contributions to Education Sciences and the scientific literature. We warmly congratulate the winners.