The digital transformation in education and the widespread use of mobile devices have blurred the boundaries between students' learning and entertainment, increasing the prevalence of cyberloafing among college students. To address the inconsistent effects of cyberloafing on academic achievement, this study proposed a curvilinear relationship…

Although research demonstrates benefits of collaboration in problem-solving, less is known about how different formats impact learning and cognitive engagement. This study compared in-person and virtual collaboration to individual problem-solving by measuring performance and cognitive engagement, using heart rate variability (HRV). Participants…

In this study utilizing PISA (2022) data, we employ Ecological Theory to explore the complex relationships between proximal and distal effects on the home learning environment, which has undergone changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Four different profiles based on Ecological Theory were created as a result of the latent profile analysis. This…

Teachers across disciplines seek to support students' abilities to clearly communicate in writing, and to critically engage ideas and texts in argumentation, including argument writing and related classroom discussions. This qualitative study presents findings of source-based argument writing in science, social studies, and English language arts…

In digitalized learning processes, learning analytics (LA) can help teachers make pedagogically sound decisions and support pupils' self-regulated learning (SRL). However, research on the role of the pedagogical dimensions of learning design (LD) in influencing the possibilities of LA remains scarce. Primary school presents a unique LA context…

This study aims to conduct a comparative analysis of the role of children's media in the construction of cultural and economic identity through two characters: "Caillou," a Canadian production, and "Nasreddin Hoca Zaman Yolcusu," a Turkish production. Based on the premise that media serves not only as a source of entertainment…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly recognized as a transformative force in education, offering numerous benefits for classroom learning. This study aimed to develop and validate a scale for assessing AI competencies among teachers, focusing on their ability to integrate AI into teaching practices. The study involved 292 secondary-level…

This article discusses the author's experiences teaching an undergraduate course, Graphic Narrative in the Hispanic World, in order to share some strategies to help students recognize how the study of comics and other humanities disciplines can help them develop crucial skills for their success and career readiness. The article first outlines the…

This multi-case study investigates how AI chatbots enhance asynchronous learning by fostering critical ideation, structured argumentation, and collaborative knowledge construction across three U.S. higher education institutions. Drawing on a socio-material perspective, we examine the socio-material assemblages formed through interactions between…

This article considers the assessment of collaborative, creative theatre by students in Higher Education, made as what theatre scholar and educationalist Kathy Dacre refers to as "simulated professional practice". During UK lockdown (2020-22) for the COVID-19 pandemic, difficulties arose with the assessment of students' digital and…

This article theorises the hidden injuries of undocumented immigration statues. Through ten years of longitudinal ethnographic research (2012-2022), the author centres the experiences of two undocumented Latina youth as they navigate K-12 to higher education and discusses how immigration status, racialisation, and class immobility are intertwined.…

This study aims to analyze the influence of Project-Based Learning (PjBL) and Guided Discovery Learning (GDL) on students' critical thinking skills in geometry focusing on mathematical literacy within geometry content. Specifically, it examines the effects of self-confidence, mathematical literacy scores, and gender on critical thinking skills and…

The year 2019 was proclaimed the year of astronomy literacy by the European Astronomical Union (EAU). Several countries around the world have now started to focus more on space and astronomy endeavours and have shaped their curriculum as a result. Therefore, the perceptions and views of secondary school pupils taking social studies courses on…

Increasing family engagement in education is often seen as a potential pathway to promote greater educational equity in the United States. However, traditional and dominant models of family engagement often underrecognize the various ways in which minoritized families are involved in their children's lives. This study uses data from the Early…

School inspections constitute a common instrument of Performance-Based Accountability (PBA) policies but are rarely studied beyond its effects on practices and results. This paper examines inspection from an affective perspective through a qualitative case study of three low-performing schools in Chile, exploring to what extent the emotions and…