Best Paper Award

Education Sciences Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose 4 articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of June.

The Prize:
– 4 articles will be selected.
– First Prize (2 winners): CHF 500 plus a free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year;
– Second Prize (2 winners): a free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year;
– Each winner will receive an electronic certificate.

 
Education Sciences Best Paper Award
 
Winner announcement: 30 June 2025

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in the Education Sciences will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– 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;
– Citations and downloads.

 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

20 pages, 513 KiB  
Article
Principles of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in STEM Education: Using Expert Wisdom and Research to Frame Educational Practice
by Kathy Smith, Nicoleta Maynard, Amanda Berry, Tanya Stephenson, Tabetha Spiteri, Deborah Corrigan, Jennifer Mansfield, Peter Ellerton and Timothy Smith
Educ. Sci. 2022, 12(10), 728; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12100728 - 21 Oct 2022
14 pages, 473 KiB  
Article
Reshaping Sustainable University Education in Post-Pandemic World: Lessons Learned from an Empirical Study
by Hussan Munir
Educ. Sci. 2022, 12(8), 524; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12080524 - 2 Aug 2022
13 pages, 884 KiB  
Article
Online and Hybrid Teaching and Learning: Enhance Effective Student Engagement and Experience
by Kelum A. A. Gamage, Achini Gamage and Shyama C. P. Dehideniya
Educ. Sci. 2022, 12(10), 651; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12100651 - 26 Sep 2022
28 pages, 6525 KiB  
Review
Training and Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
by Michael Max Bühler, Thorsten Jelinek and Konrad Nübel
Educ. Sci. 2022, 12(11), 782; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12110782 - 3 Nov 2022

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Daniel Daniel Muijs Chairman
Queen's University Belfast

Winner

49 pages, 451 KiB  
Review
A Review of Evidence about Equitable School Leadership
by Kenneth Leithwood
Educ. Sci. 2021, 11(8), 377; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11080377 - 23 Jul 2021
16 pages, 836 KiB  
Article
Online Education and the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Case Study of Online Teaching during Lockdown
by Nastaran Peimani and Hesam Kamalipour
Educ. Sci. 2021, 11(2), 72; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11020072 - 13 Feb 2021

Winner

Laura A. Gelles
Erik Jonsson School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
Elke Kümmel
Knowledge Construction Lab, Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Schleichstraße 6, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany

Award Committee

Prof. James Albright Chairman
The University of Newcastle

Winner

Shengru Li
Global Scientific and Computing Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan Best article: 10.3390/educsci9020078
Sharareh Kermanshachi
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington; Arlington, TX 76019, USA Best review: 10.3390/educsci9040273

Award Committee

Prof. James Albright Chairman
The University of Newcastle

Winner

Amanda L. Glaze
Department of Teaching & Learning, Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8134 Statesboro, GA 30458, USA
John Mitchell O’Toole
School of Education, Faculty of Arts and Education, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia

Award Committee

Prof. James Albright Chairman
The University of Newcastle
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