Nationally, students who are parents (known as parenting students or student parents) make up nearly 1 in 5 undergraduates. Though they earn similar grades to non-parenting students on average, student parents are much less likely to complete college credentials, even when controlling for personal characteristics and institution type. There is a…

This paper offers practical, research-informed strategies for postsecondary writing instructors, particularly those who are new to the field or seeking fresh approaches to classroom engagement. Drawing on frameworks such as Cognitive Load Theory, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and culturally sustaining pedagogy, the strategies are designed…

Although just-in-time teaching (JiTT) has proven effective in Western settings, its implementation in Asian nursing curricula, within China's distinctive pedagogical landscape, remains insufficient. Rain Classroom facilitates communication between students and teachers via smartphones or computers; however, its effective application to JiTT…

Chemical Engineering Projects is a last-year course of the Chemical Engineering bachelor's degree taught at Autonomous University of Madrid. Project-Based Learning (PBL) stands as an ideal teaching methodology to prepare students for this multicriteria and complex context by developing representative cases of the Chemical Industry. In this work,…

The effectiveness of an organization depends highly on the performance of its employees. Performance appraisal is an instrument used to evaluate and enhance employee performance. This study aimed to compare performance appraisal practices in private and public secondary schools, focusing on aspects like appraiser's attitude, motivation, feedback,…

Despite chemistry's recognized importance to multiscale industrial and environmental processes, first-year undergraduate chemistry is often regarded as comprising a collection of unconnected topics with little relevance to everyday life. Implementing systems thinking into the chemistry curriculum can help to contextualize chemistry learning and…

Purpose: The recently emerging agile-blended learning (AB learning) is novel to researchers and practitioners alike, and previous research has not examined the characteristics that the AB learning approach has presented in metropolitan learners. The significance of the AB learning approach has been neglected. Design/methodology/approach: This…

Language educators play a significant role in either challenging or perpetuating ideologies in the classroom, curriculum, and profession. Due to the historically persistent ideological positioning of Latinx/Hispanic and Spanish-speakers in the United States and the lack of professional preparation for educators working with these populations, this…

This article presents guidance for researchers planning school-based mixed methods research studies involving students with extensive support needs. The purpose of the article is to briefly summarize previous research in this area, identify common challenges that reflect the contexts in which this research can occur, and offer strategies to…

The paper presents the findings of a systematic literature review on teachers' attitudes and opinions toward Sexuality Education (SE) that can be implemented with students aged 14 and older. Relevant articles were systematically searched in four scientific databases (ERIC, PsycInfo, Scopus, and Web of Science Core Collection) and other sources…

Purpose: High-quality teaching is widely recognized as a fundamental factor in student success, yet countries vary significantly in how they cultivate effective teachers. This comparative study examines how teacher effectiveness is shaped by recruitment practices, building teacher ideologies and pedagogical approaches in Finland, Japan and India,…

This systematic review synthesizes the effects of mathematics vocabulary interventions on the mathematics outcomes of students with mathematics difficulty (MD) in Grades K through 12. We evaluated methodological rigor using three indicators: research design, implementation fidelity, and instruction in the counterfactual. Six peer-reviewed studies…

This study investigated teacher-facing Learning Analytics Dashboard (LAD) effectiveness by examining interaction processes and their impact on student learning behaviors and outcomes. A case study was conducted with one teacher and 17 high school students over 26 World History classes using B-QUBE digital learning platform and Activity Monitor…

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 brought a significant transformation in India's education system by promoting a more holistic, adaptable, and skills-focused approach to learning, moving beyond rote learning. At the core of this shift is Competency-Based Learning (CBL), which encourages the development of essential skills like critical…

This systematic review synthesizes the effects of mathematics vocabulary interventions on the mathematics outcomes of students with mathematics difficulty (MD) in Grades K through 12. We evaluated methodological rigor using three indicators: research design, implementation fidelity, and instruction in the counterfactual. Six peer-reviewed studies…