This study aims to present a sample online STEM education design that can be used at secondary school level. In the exemplary design, "environmental issues" were used with a focus on how important it is that the students approach the problems from an ecological perspective. The study was carried out with the "action research"…

The goal of this study was to explore the differences between male and female students regarding their expectations of lecturers in asynchronous, online courses. The participants in the study were 520 BA students at a teachers' college who attended asynchronous online classes. They answered a closed-ended questionnaire about the role of the…

A survey tasks young adults who graduated from virtual charters managed by a large education management organization to assess the degree to which virtual schools prepared them for postsecondary and career success. The same survey questions were also administered to a nationally representative group of American adults ages 18-29. Overall,…

We investigated how the transition to remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic affected students' engagement, self-appraisals, and learning in advanced placement (AP) Statistics courses. Participants included 681 (M[subscript age]=16.7 years, SD[subscript age]=0.90; %female=55.4) students enrolled in the course during 2017-2018 (N=266),…

This study aims to measure the influence of online learning (X) on improving the students' professional competence in the aspects of cognitive (Y1), affective (Y2), and psychomotor (Y3). The population of the study is 128 students of the Teacher Professional Education Program at Walisongo State Islamic University in Semarang in the year 2022. They…

Over the last two decades, we have witnessed a growing interest in online learning. There is an increased focus on online education research due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as the crisis led to online education platforms becoming a necessity for educationists and students. This article reviews online education, purely, in the context of leadership.…

To support novice teachers, we need to listen to and honor their experiences in the classroom. This is true during the best of times and especially true amid the tumultuous teaching and learning experiences brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, we discuss emergent themes from interviews with student teachers and early career teachers…

It is well known that students intentionally and unintentionally commit academic misconduct, but how can universities prevent academic misconduct and foster a culture of academic integrity? Based on a literature synthesis, an actionable Model for Preventing Academic Misconduct is presented. The model's basic premise is that students' voluntary…

The cross-sectional study explores the reasons behind students' avoidance of library reading. Of the 164 participants, the research uncovers a complex interplay between personal preferences, environmental influences, and social dynamics that shape reading behaviors. Contrary to expectations, students express a preference for classrooms settings…

With the recent outbreak of coronavirus disease, people are advised to keep social distance. Schools are closed and people work from home. Some community research has had to be suspended to prevent the spread of the disease. Researchers have had to think of ways to deliver and continue their studies. With a large coverage of networks and the…

The study has been conducted to examine the growth of the EdTech companies involved in providing education to children during lockdown and evaluate the transition that took place from offline to online education mode during COVID-19. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) approach was applied for systematic…

Recently, smart sensing/actuation paper has attracted significant interest due to its potential usage as a sustainable component in future electronics, robotics, and intelligent sensing devices. In acknowledging the importance of this topic for the engagement of students at the university level in conjunction with Industrial Revolution 4.0, it is…

The COVID-19 pandemic required teacher preparation programs to shift and think creatively about how to best support their teacher candidates, recent graduates, and graduate students. In response to these challenges, in Fall 2020 the authors developed a remote mentoring partnership between first-year teachers and graduate students enrolled in a…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Texas students stayed home and learned virtually for portions or the entirety of the 2020-2021 school year. TEA (2021b) reports indicated virtual learners scored lower than students who returned face-to-face on many assessments. Research question one asked what are the perceived factors that affected 8th-grade…

The purpose of this research was to explore master-level counseling students' lived experiences when taking online counselor education courses within the past five years (i.e., 2017-2022). Traditionally, counselor education programs and classes are offered through in-person learning modalities. However, the increased movement and utilization of…