In education, the concept of 'thinking skills' has long been contentious. This article revisits the 2010 debate between Stephen Johnson and Harvey Siegel on whether thinking can be taught as a general skill. To weigh in on this ongoing dispute, it contributes a novel perspective by augmenting key insights from 4E cognition to avoid treating…

This study investigates ChatGPT's perspectives on coding education for preschool children to provide a comprehensive understanding that is valuable for educators in early childhood education. An instrumental case study approach was employed, utilizing qualitative research design and case study methods. Data were gathered using a structured…

Informal learning in the workplace is a critical yet understudied aspect of employee development. While formal learning receives significant attention, informal learning strategies play a crucial role in knowledge acquisition and skill development. Recent research highlights various antecedents of informal learning, including psychological and…

The development of the narrative production skill is one of the most essential goals set for young children's literacy. Different practices, such as story reading, direct instruction, and playful learning, are proposed for fostering young children's meaning-related skills, among which is narrative production. Considering the above, the purpose of…

Beach volleyball has been one of the fastest-growing sports over the past 30 years, and its continued popularity due to the Olympics and expanded global media coverage has caused schools to see the benefits of adding beach volleyball to their curriculum. It also makes an excellent lifetime sport due to the low impact of playing in the sand. This…

We evaluated the effects of behavioral skills training on improving participant implementation of functional communication training with multiple schedules when working with a confederate. Behavioral skills training produced mastery-level responding for all six participants who required training, providing the first empirically supported training…

Pediatric feeding disorders are common and are often associated with chronic medical conditions and developmental disorders. A multidisciplinary treatment approach may be offered through outpatient or intensive programs. Benefit has been demonstrated with intensive programs, but there is little data regarding outpatient approaches. We described…

Supervision is a deliberate intervention where an experienced professional guides and supports a novice in the same field, creating a careful balance of hierarchy, evaluation, and support (Bernard & Goodyear, 2019). Supervision is crucial in school counseling, a profession that faces unique and specialized challenges in K-12 educational…

Developing social competence for preschoolers is an important area for early intervention, especially for young children with emotional and behavioral issues. This single case meta-analysis focused on examining the literature base for social skills interventions for preschoolers. A systematic search of the literature yielded 33 single-case studies…

As the game of American football has evolved over the years, passing has become an essential component for offensive success. Although there are numerous other essential skills for defending the pass, footwork is the most fundamental skill for defensive backs. In this article, we provide a set of drills for footwork training for secondary school…

The evolving complexity of Virtual Reality (VR) technologies necessitates an in-depth investigation of the VR features and their specific utility. Although VR is utilized across various skill-training applications, its successful deployment depends on both technical maturity and context-specific suitability. A comprehensive understanding of…

During the 2020-21 school year, remote instruction due to COVID-19 significantly limited children's access to school-based social interactions. As schools return to in-person instruction, we ask: Can poetry and metaphor be used to develop theory of mind (ToM)/reflective functioning and emotional literacy in the early elementary setting? This…

The Advancing Inclusive Mentoring (AIM) Program was created to share best practices in inclusive and positive mentoring with faculty members who work with undergraduate or graduate students on independent research, scholarly, or creative works across disciplines. This hybrid program contains 35 online episodes within six modules and is…

Although universal social-emotional learning programs are increasingly implemented across the USA, few studies have examined the effects of sustained exposure to the same program across multiple grade levels. As such, the goal of this study was to isolate the effects of sustained exposure to a universal social-emotional learning program (Elliott…

Learning and Development (L&D) roles are important to organizations for improving employee's knowledge and skills. This study examined various roles and competency domains required of learning and development professionals in higher education. Ten different roles of L&D professionals were examined for 20 competency domains through a…