The quality of sex education varies. In England from 2020, the government attempted to improve provision by making lessons a statutory requirement. We assessed implementation in 25 secondary schools in 2022-23, framed by May's general theory of implementation. This identifies processes of sense-making, cognitive participation, collective action…

Plate tectonics is the unifying theory of modern Earth science, but many university students have misconceptions about it that introductory geoscience classes often fail to correct. We developed a 5-to-12-hour-long hands-on active-learning curriculum for an introductory geoscience class for education majors. The curriculum includes: (1) A…

This study explores the integration of H5P (HTML5), an open-source content creation platform, in a teacher preparation program at a medium-sized public university in the south of the USA. Conducted over five semesters, the research involved 94 undergraduate students (pre-service teachers). The study aimed to evaluate the pedagogical effectiveness…

This study investigated the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and signal detection processes to generate meaningful visual and ChatGPT-like narrative feedback on second language (L2) English intelligibility. To test the effects and perceptions of such techniques, three groups of learners (N = 90) received visual and narrative feedback…

A growing body of literature claims instructor presence is crucial in an online course learning environment. In this paper, the authors contribute to this literature with empirical research related to instructor presence and how class size influences it. This study investigated whether class size was predictive of students' ratings of instructor…

Civics education is a hot topic, as evidence shows that American young people appear to be losing faith in democracy itself. State education leaders must sort through fervent disputes on what students ought to learn and make good decisions on standards, assessment and accountability, as well as incentives for districts' selection of quality…

The pandemic outbreak has yielded tremendous uncertainty in educational procedures worldwide, with teaching practicum among the most challenged areas. The internal actors in practicum (supervisors, mentor teachers, and pre-service teachers) had to go through an unprecedented process. In this respect, this study aims to scrutinise the experiences…

The global shift to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic presented unique challenges for learners with special educational needs (LSENs), particularly in terms of parental involvement, which has been insufficiently explored in previous research. Although existing studies have highlighted the critical role of parents in supporting their…

The Partnership for Integration of Computation into Undergraduate Physics (PICUP) was founded in the mid-2010s to assist educators with the challenges of integrating computation into physics curricula. In addition to in-person trainings and hosted educational materials, PICUP uses a Slack Workspace to continue collaboration and discussion…

In this paper, we describe the development and preliminary assessment of ACORN Physics Tutorials, which are designed to elicit and build on common conceptual resources for understanding physics. We articulate our design principles and instructional commitments and how these bear out in the specifics of one ACORN Physics Tutorial about electric…

The global pandemic, COVID-19, has revealed the cracks and crevices in our societies. From the economy to education, the pandemic has impacted all aspects of human life concerning planning, governance and policymaking in significant ways. The temporary closure of educational institutions necessitated the shift to an online mode of teaching and…

Translation courses have been taught in Iranian universities for several decades. The undergraduate curriculum of translation, English language, and literature offers a course titled "Translation of Literary Texts." Despite this, translation researchers have paid less attention to literary translation as a separate genre and field of…

The Energy and Momentum Conceptual Survey (EMCS) is an instrument designed to assess students' understanding of key physics concepts in introductory mechanics. In this study, we applied a combination of classical test theory (CTT), item response theory (IRT), and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to a dataset of over 10 000 students collected…

Co-creation has the potential to enhance the quality of university education through its impact on course delivery and the participants' learning experiences, but it is often not straightforward to realise. We present a case study of a student-initiated co-creation project where students, course teachers, and student administration worked together…

One type of active learning technique that instructors can incorporate is the use of various drawing activities. This study investigates the impact of drawing during biology lecture classes on student learning. Undergraduate students in two lecture sections of an introductory cellular and molecular biology course completed worksheets that either…