The purpose of the study was to identify how the updated refresher course influences the civil servants' readiness to promote or restore the reputation of Ukraine in the setting of crisis communication. The study used qualitative methods and tools for baseline analysis of the currently delivered refresher courses for civil servants and…

The aim of this work is to explore the relationship between the skills acquired by students of Engineering in the Nigerian university education system and the demographic characteristics of the students, such as gender and age, which could influence the attainment of these skills. A total of 112 students were surveyed to determine which of 24…

The present study focuses on assessing first-year architecture students' creative skills by examining the changes in their cognitive skills due to curricular intervention and revealing the possible effects of personality and motivation factors. An experimental research design with related groups pre-and post-test approach was adopted, and a…

A professional nurse is required to possess numerous skills aside from clinical ones and reflecting is one of the skills that have gained recognition due to its importance in nursing practice to the point that psychometric test has been constructed to appraise it (Bijani, et al., 2021). Developing the skill to reflect is critical during the…

First-year university students often encounter challenges related to academic success, with their ability to persist influenced by various factors, including their perception of themselves as leaders and their leadership competencies. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the landscape of higher education has evolved, necessitating a more…

Behavioral skills training (BST) is a performance- and competency-based training package composed of instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback. Previous reviews have demonstrated that BST is an effective training package to teach interventionists to implement behavior analytic interventions (Kirkpatrick et al. in "Journal of Behavioral…

Background: Game-based learning can frame problem-solving as a sense-making experience with domain-specific tasks for school students. However, multiple challenges arise when trying to support learners in such a complex, problem-oriented learning environment. Objectives and Methods: With an architecture-themed mathematics learning game, we…

Self-regulated learning (SRL) is the process of utilizing effective strategies to acquire knowledge or skills and is influenced by motivation, metacognitive processing, and study-related behaviors. We hypothesized that by using survey tools that allow reflection on and refinement of students' study strategies, we could nurture metacognitive skill…

Contributing to a scientific field is not always a scenic route. One cannot always act in the world according to the posted signs others have thought constituted relevant information. In doing so, one would prevent itself from taking uncharted roads with possibly much to discover. This autoethnographic journey of a didactician of mathematics tells…

This chapter defines digital primary source literacy, identifies three key competencies necessary for students to develop when working with online archival sources as part of their course work, and provides a case study of a classroom exercise that can be adapted by faculty looking to develop these skills in their students.

This chapter invites instructors to consider practices to help students explore the intersection of social media and academic digital spaces. It argues that doing so increases digital literacy and digital citizenship in students.

Feedback is an important component of learning, and is an essential skill to develop in teacher education. However, research on feedback in music teaching and learning has not yet explored the process of learning to give feedback in music teaching settings. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of preservice music…

We adapted and evaluated the effects of a classroom intervention (extension of https://doi-org.bibliotheek.ehb.be/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2018.04.006) on undergraduates' sourcing skills. Students (n = 266) received either a teacher-led intervention (trained group) or regular classes (control group) and were assessed before, after, and 6 to 8 weeks after the…

Understanding factors that influence the efficacy of functional communication training has both practical and conceptual benefits. The current study extended research in this area by exploring data from 95 consecutive applications of functional communication training with extinction across two independent clinics. We selected candidate predictor…

The Global Agenda 2030 has set out a common pathway that delineates the type of vocational training that higher education institutions (HEIs) should provide to respond to the challenges it sets. Rankings and other metrics are concerned with examining the quality of higher education in terms of research standards or international accreditation.…