This pilot study explores how agricultural sciences faculty utilize Digital Learning Objects (DLOs) in their courses and collaborate with librarians to improve students' information literacy skills. The researchers conducted in-depth interviews with 14 agricultural sciences faculty members at two land-grant institutions in the United States. The…

This mixed-methods study investigates fee-free private tutoring offered by 'Robin Hood teachers' in Kazakhstan -- schoolteachers who provide free tutoring to some students while charging others. Despite growing research on shadow education, little is known about the motivations behind free tutoring and its broader implications. Therefore, this…

This study evaluates the impact of a computer-assisted language learning (CALL) tool for the acquisition of academic English and oral language skills in children learning English as a second language. Using a quasi-experimental design, we compare English proficiency scores for K-5 students who did or did not use the program during the 2020-21…

Background: ChatGPT, an AI-based chatbot, supports learning by accurately interpreting and responding to user inputs. Despite its potential, few empirical studies have examined its influence on college students' mathematical problem-solving processes. Objectives: This study aimed to introduce a ChatGPT-facilitated scaffolding to investigate its…

Oral practice is challenging for foreign language education, and Corrective Feedback (CF) is often used to point out learners' pronunciation errors and to help them improve their oral skills in foreign language courses. CF is generally considered as a necessary condition for foreign language acquisition, and "reflection" and…

This longitudinal mixed-method study investigated effects of the reading-while-listening mode on the incidental learning of two dimensions of vocabulary knowledge, namely receptive knowledge and productive knowledge, in a Chinese EFL classroom context. Additionally, EFL learners' attitudes toward the reading-while-listening mode of incidental…

This report presents findings from a 2023-24 study by Achieving the Dream (ATD), examining the experiences of 50 undergraduate students in introductory statistics courses using Lumen One courseware. The study highlights the effectiveness of courseware features providing formative practice with feedback. It also explores how instructor involvement…

As misinformation proliferates in social media and news, information literacy skills are increasingly important for family science professionals and scholars. Family science courses' focus on controversial issues may contribute to dispositions and practices that support information literacy. However, it is unclear whether there is any added…

Over the past decades, language teachers have utilized the advantages of technology in the language classroom, yet given the explosion of technological tools and applications in recent years, there is no consensus as to which technological advancement best serves the development of which language skills or components. The current investigation was…

Interprofessional education (IPE) is a required prerequisite of interprofessional practice (IPP), the most collaborative service delivery model for speech-language pathologists working in both health care and educational settings. This exploratory, mixed methods study was conducted to examine the impact of an experiential IPE training program on…

Scaling up evidence-based educational interventions presents challenges, particularly in adapting to new contexts while maintaining fidelity. Structured adaptations that integrate the strengths of experimental science (high fidelity) and improvement science (high adaptation) represent a novel design framework for supporting the equitable…

In this study, a traditional practice was adapted to the online environment by considering the digital transformation in reading instruction. The study discusses technology as a new learning environment rather than regarding it merely as a scaffold. The paired reading strategy, which is an effective method for improving reading skills and which…

Aotearoa New Zealand society is diverse in its ethnic, cultural and linguistic composition. Teachers in all education settings in this country are required to develop learning focused-cultures that are collaborative, respectful and inclusive for all children/students and their families. In this article, we report on a case study describing how…

Despite the challenges posed by expository instruction materials, including unfamiliar text structure and abstracted and isolated representation of the contents, they constitute a primary means of studying scientific concepts in higher education. Conversely, utilizing narratives to present the to-be-learned content was conjectured to mitigate some…

Current educational demand is ranking the learner among the most intellectual beings on the basis of school accountability and school achievement in the more challenging content like Science and Mathematics. The learners use their own strategies to learn the concept which are not taught to them show high achievement and know how to learn and apply…