Given the importance of the ability to use variables flexibly in Calculus and students' difficulties related to various uses of variables, this study examined how variables are treated in calculus class. Data for this study came from graduate teaching assistants' (TAs') classroom teaching, which plays a crucial role in undergraduate students'…

Background: There are long-held concerns about how graduate research programs prepare engineering PhD students for professional practice. Suitable instruments are lacking to effectively assess how research experiences contribute to the success of graduate students becoming professionals. Purpose: The purpose of this work is to examine evidence of…

Students in graduate education have a desire to hold a degree because of contributions of graduate education such as opportunity to become faculty member, professional development, and promotion. Despite these benefits of graduate education, there are students who do not persist on gaining a graduate degree. This study aims to develop and test a…

Despite increasing scholarly interest in tertiary student perceptions of plagiarism, very little is known about those held by postgraduate (PG) students, although differences between undergraduate (UG) and PG students relate to both their characteristics and the demands of their studies. Furthermore, there is a dearth of research within the…

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine how academic coaches, through academic student support, impact graduate student performance in a time-intensive online learning program for pursuing a master's degree in leadership and human resource development in a research-intensive public university in the Southern USA.…

Purpose: This study aims to explore the influence of the individual student profile of Hofstede's Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance, Collectiveness and Long-Term Orientation on student service quality expectations in higher education. Design/methodology/approach: Data is collected via a survey consisting of items from a standard Hofstede and a…

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) dialogues are raging across campuses throughout the U.S. with specific focus on the needs of Black student populations in the aftermath of the George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbury murders. However, if the supportive spirit of the DEI initiatives is undermined by a hostile campus climate and local…

At the molecular level, chemical processes involve the rearrangement of atoms in space and time. Students often struggle with visualizing the 3D spatial characteristics of molecules and transition states, as well as recognizing the dynamic nature of chemistry. Both visual spatial skills and representational competence should be explicitly trained…

Higher education has experienced a frenzy of change in the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The agitation of shifting traditional face-to-face classes entirely online, followed by repositioning to blended instruction, forced institutions to transform classrooms and purchase adaptable learning technologies within weeks. Faculty were…

The counseling field is predicated on seeing a need and striving to fill it, and in so doing ensure that individuals are given proper mental health care, are aided in their educational process, or assisted in their journey toward a more fulfilling life. One issue that inhibits counselors from serving in this capacity is problematic values among…

This article interrogates the concept of teacher 'readiness' within Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in Aotearoa New Zealand. It reviews the influences of this concept, and interrogates the definition of readiness as currently understood and enacted within education in Aotearoa New Zealand. It highlights the opportunity to invoke concepts of…

Online learning can be a lonely experience. Social presence and interaction are a few proposed ways to combat students' feelings of loneliness from peers and their instructor. Given that online course popularity and opportunities continue to grow, it is necessary to examine possible ways to alleviate perceptions of loneliness, especially given its…

Despite over fifteen years of flipped classroom implementation, current literature does not provide any reliable, standardized rubric as a guideline to create or evaluate flipped classroom lessons based on effective flipped classroom design principles. In fact, at the time of this study, when an internet search for existing rubrics was conducted,…

Movement and mobility are a significant aspect of early childhood. Assistive technology and adapted mobility can be a critical aspect of the early intervention process by promoting access to play, the environment, social opportunities, and development of visual perceptual and navigational skills. This case study describes the design, materials,…

This study explores the factors that contribute to shared leadership and its association with knowledge acquisition in virtual teams. Through the proposed multilevel model, we examined team empowerment at the team level and perceived virtuality at the individual level as the predictors of a team member's perceived shared leadership, which then…