Background/purpose: This research aims to classify and show the characteristics of the types of abstract thinking students use when solving mathematical problems. Materials/methods: This descriptive qualitative research was conducted in a structured manner on students of the University of Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Faculty of Teacher Training and…

Background/purpose: With expanding technology and globalization, the educational system must teach students academic knowledge and in-depth practical skills, including critical and independent thinking. This study aims to investigate how learner autonomy affects higher-order thinking skills, metacognition, and digital literacy in Indonesian…

The purpose of this report, which was commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE) in September 2023, is to set out options for making use of graduate earnings data to support the Office for Students' (OfS's) regulation of the higher education sector. Our aim is a measure of graduates' earnings outcomes that would be as informative as…

This analytical annex is published to provide transparency on the data and analysis used to support the Curriculum and Assessment Review interim report. It includes a range of analysis to help readers understand pupil uptake in qualifications at key stage 4 (KS4); teachers' views on the volume of content in the national curriculum; and statistics…

This edited collection focuses on general principles and practices of professional learning and development in both pre-service and in-service teacher contexts for language education around the world. The field of teaching is a constantly evolving profession, and one of the most important aspects of teaching is learning. Research shows that the…

This paper summarises lessons learned from the Education Endowment Foundation's (EEF) early years (EY) trials and provides practical recommendations for conducting EY evaluations, particularly randomised control trials (RCTs) with pre-reception children. The report includes five sections, covering the following recommendations for the planning,…

E-Learning has become a global phenomenon. It makes learning more accessible and acquisition of new skills and knowledge easier. In sub-Saharan Africa, however, online qualifications are often the subject of controversy regarding their recognition. This is clear evidence of unsuitable e-Learning systems, as well as the limited relevance of the…

Mentoring during teaching practice plays a crucial role in teacher training as it exposes pre-service teachers to an authentic teaching and learning environment, under the guidance of qualified in-service teachers. Although mentoring has the potential to enhance the preparation of pre-service teachers and to improve the development of in-service…

Educational games enhance science learning by offering interactive experiences beyond traditional classroom methods. While digital games are widely studied, non-digital games remain underexplored, with limited guidance on their educational value. This study examines the pedagogical potential of non-digital games in astronomy education. Using…

Numerous countries have implemented excellence initiatives designed to establish world-class universities, boost research productivity, build up staff capacity, and thereby reform doctoral education systems as part of this agenda. To date, the relationship between excellence-driven initiatives and leading universities' doctoral education…

Following the official implementation of soft skills in Moroccan higher education, this study examines the perceptions of Moroccan EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers regarding the challenges associated with developing and implementing soft skills. Using a Grounded Theory methodology, sixteen EFL educators were interviewed, and their…

The concept of collective teacher efficacy was first introduced by Bandura (1997) in the 1990s. Hattie's (2016) identification of collective teacher efficacy as the number one influence on student achievement has led to the idea that educators within a school can positively impact student achievement. In his research, Bandura identified four…

This exploratory qualitative case study design aims to examine the mathematization process employed by pre-service mathematics teachers during instruction grounded in Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) within Plane Geometry. It was studied as this shall have a cascading effect on the teaching-learning of schools. Carried out at a teacher…

Masking may entail the suppression of autistic traits by autistic individuals. Thus far, research indicates a negative impact of autistic masking on mental health, but this is largely based on retrospective surveys. In this study, we used ecological momentary assessment to examine real-time associations between social context (i.e. presence of…

Intervention studies targeting developmental language disorder (DLD) have been conducted mainly with monolingual English-speaking children and bilingual children learning English. There is a need to explore the application of current methods to more languages. However, adapting an existing intervention to other languages can be a daunting task as…