This pilot study explores the predictive role of weekly game-based online quizzes on academic achievement and engagement in a 15-week foundation of education course at a university. The purpose was to assess how quiz performance relates to midterm and final exam outcomes and student engagement, leveraging Quizizz as a formative assessment tool.…

This research article aimed to study the factors impinging on students' English language learning and to examine the relationships among three main factors: internal, external, and family-related factors. The internal factors included students' attitudes toward learning English and their motivation to learn English, while the external factors…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the instructional approaches of physics teachers using a developed questionnaire and to assess the impact of demographic factors on these approaches. The study utilised a quantitative approach through a survey methodology. A total of 573 physics teachers from secondary schools in Iran were randomly…

Purpose: Collaboration is critical for navigating environmental and sustainability issues; however, translating this competency into participatory approaches to environmental and sustainability education (ESE) remains elusive. The process of designing ESE courses represents an under-examined space for modeling this transformative practice at…

The rapid technological advancements greatly influence the interests and needs of both individuals and societies. Given today's students' keen interest in technology, the use of various technological tools and applications in educational environments has become inevitable. In this context, this research aims to examine students' values through…

The gender achievement gap in higher STEM education is well documented as STEM course grades often show a bias favoring men, even when controlling for overall student achievements. The current work, which was preregistered prior to data collection, replicates and extends prior work to evaluate several possible contributors to the gender gap in…

To provide a comprehensive picture of socioscientific issues (SSI) pedagogy in primary and secondary school contexts, we present a systematic review of research on how SSI in science education practice is characterized in studies of teaching and learning from 1997 to 2021. The review addresses the identified need for guidance on SSI teaching as…

Increasingly, states, districts, and schools are looking toward adopting alternative forms of assessments to measure what students know and what they can do. Making systemwide changes in education regarding what skills to assess and how to assess them is a big change and takes planning, strategy, and the time and space to be able to fail and start…

A Vygotskian approach to assessment is proposed by invoking the distinction between the development of lower and higher psychological functions. Higher psychological functions are specifically human and develop with the use of cultural tools via mediation. Accordingly, a distinction is made between tests that are based on association, which have…

This qualitative case study presents findings from research focused on the preparation of elementary teacher candidates (TCs) and the instruction of English learners (ELs) in the general education classroom. Set within the context of a literacy methods course on second language acquisition, this inquiry goes on to explore the influence of such…

Some students are unable to fully comprehend lecture content delivered in English as a medium of instruction (EMI) because of their low linguistic competence. This negatively impacts their academic emotions and learning satisfaction. Speech-enabled language translation (SELT) technology was applied in this study to simultaneously translate lecture…

This study investigates prospective secondary school mathematics teachers' developing conceptions about the meaning of derivative (as rate of change) while working on a series of tasks involving different non-motion real-life contexts. The study was conducted by employing a case study method. The participants of the study were 25 prospective…

This paper investigates what instructional factors influence conceptual understanding (CU) of signals and systems for senior undergraduate engineering students. Previous results show students in signals and systems courses typically gain little CU, though evidence-based instructional practices, such as active learning, can increase gains in CU.…

The objective of this study was to employ a new tool for assessing pragmatic "proficiency" (over "performance") in L2 students and to determine if pragmatic lessons on compliment sequences had a positive impact on L2 Spanish students' intercultural competence. To this end, students at a Midwestern college engaged in live video…

Preservice teachers (PSTs) often experience professional anxiety when managing their classrooms. These feelings of anxiety can be reduced, and their feelings of self-efficacy increased by training PSTs' interpersonal competence. This study used authentic learning experiences combining theoretical lectures and 360-degree videos watched with virtual…