A higher education institution (HEI) is where students pursue their higher education (HE) after completing grade twelve and achieving the qualifications for admission. Teachers must possess the appropriate knowledge, attitudes, and teaching skills to equip students with the knowledge and skills required in HE. Consequently, this study aimed to…

This case study, framing teaching as a dialogic relationship between teachers and students, investigates how educators can learn how to manage the complexity of instructional decision-making through a professional learning routine. The study analysis examined how the "Teacher Time Out" routine, when embedded within collaborative teaching…

This study contributes to existing research on study abroad programming by exploring how short-term study abroad experiences develop college students' global citizenship skills. Offering a unique qualitative approach focused on holistic global perspective development through students' visual and personal narratives, this study investigates how…

This study was conducted on students studying financial management-related courses at Fuzhou Software Vocational and Technical College. The research objectives were threefold: (1) To investigate the students' perception of the effectiveness of short video-based instruction in financial management courses compared to traditional teaching methods.…

Evidence suggests a relationship between literacy and numeracy skills and cognitive abilities, which could be improved by augmented reality (AR) games. This study aimed to investigate to what degree the performance in a literacy and numeracy skills AR game explains associations between total reaction time (TRT) and educational achievement…

High-impact practices (HIPs), a set of distinctive educational experiences associated with a range of educational benefits, have garnered the attention of educators, policy makers, and researchers alike. Concerns exist regarding who has access to HIPs, and one possible impediment is paid employment. We investigated the relationship between student…

In this research, the effect of reducing procrastination tendency on the academic achievement of preservice science teachers in the physics course was investigated. In this, a quasi-experimental research design was used, which included the experimental and control groups. Each group consisted of 35 preservice science teachers. Both groups were…

In this study it was aimed to investigate free time management skills of participants interested in sports and fine arts. 233 students studying at School of Physical Education and Sports and Faculty of Fine Arts took part in this research. Data was gathered through Free Time Management Scale that had been developed by Wang et al. (2011) and…

In this study, aspects of space and time in German and Swedish classrooms are observed and compared to characterize differences and similarities in classrooms and lessons in different contexts. The organization and control of individuals and their actions in relation to time and space are analysed using categories derived from "Discipline and…

Due to concerns expressed by high school counsellors, Dr. Malik and Dr. Terry developed a quantitative Likert-scale survey to examine the relationships between academic performance (defined as final marks) and recreational video gaming and texting. Questions about video gaming and texting were included with other questions about social relations,…

Recently new types of scholarships have emerged known as promise scholarships. A promise scholarship aims to increase collegiate attainment by promising financial aid to eligible students. Promise scholarships differ from traditional scholarships in that promise scholarships are non-competitive and not necessarily needs based. Typical eligibility…

This study examined whether first-time full-time freshman students' sense of purpose predicted their progress towards a degree. Freshman students (N = 421, 62.2% females) completed self-report measures of sense of purpose and academic commitments within the first month of starting college; a year later, the data on first-year progress towards a…

Objective: While it is widely acknowledged that the COVID-19 pandemic has created disruptions in children's learning trajectories, the literature suggests that there is little empirical research to support this claim. Method: This rapid review of the literature was carried out to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's learning,…

We propose genetic social psychology as a theoretical framework to render intelligible both the suppression of the expression of prejudice and prejudice reduction in childhood. In particular, we explore the role of positive in-group norms in prejudice reduction in childhood and adolescence and their interplay with realistic and symbolic threats…

A substantial number of empirical studies in the field of Early Childhood Science Education have explored science concept formation in early childhood educational settings. Most of these studies focus on the process of science concept formation during a teaching intervention or a school year period. However, less is known about how children form…