Extended reading (ER) "is a teacher-directed variation of extensive reading," where students independently read authentic text outside class which is at or slightly above their proficiency levels outside class with weekly assessments. This form of reading can improve reading proficiency for less motivated students who may find it…

Readers can explore 13 teaching innovations presented at the 2020 Association for Business Communication (ABC) annual international conference hosted online. Typically held in a large hotel ballroom, this year's "My Favorite Assignment" sessions were adapted to an asynchronous virtual conference. These assignments are designed to teach…

The author focused on solving problems of third-degree price discrimination under a monopoly by integrating microeconomic theory and spreadsheet modeling. Price discrimination refers to a firm situation in which the same good is sold to different groups of consumers at different prices. First, the author included an introductory math background…

This study focused on the development of the learners' narrative writing skills under the implementation of Ask, Reflect and Text Strategy. This study sought to examine ask, reflect and text strategy to enhance the learners' narrative writing skills among thirty purposefully selected student enrolled at San Jose del Monte Heights Elementary…

Teaching grammatical writing for students at the elementary level needs high creativity, the students have to be encouraged to study hard to gain writing competence. Additionally, the students themselves face many problems: Lack of writing compositions, lack of exposure to books and reading resources, and grammatical problems. The objective of the…

Background: Critical thinking and argumentative writing are considered complex but essential skills for learners. However, few studies have examined how instructions can be designed to optimize the development of such skills simultaneously. Contextualized in flipped language classrooms, this study aimed to develop an instructional innovation for…

Purpose: This study examined the impact of school leadership on teacher professional collaboration, with collective teacher innovativeness and teacher self-efficacy (TSE) playing the mediating role. Two most commonly used leadership styles, instructional leadership (IL) and distributed leadership (DL), were analyzed using a multilevel design, i.e.…

This study was an investigation of the use of manipulative materials in the mathematics classroom. The researcher guided students to create paper triangles, which were then used as a manipulative to calculate the sum of the interior angles of a triangle. On pre- and post-measures of quantitative data, although the data indicated a positive…

This study leverages bibliometric analysis through the bibliometrix R-package to dissect the expansive influence of machine learning on education, a field where machine learning's adaptability and data-processing capabilities promise to revolutionize teaching and learning methods. Despite its potential, the integration of machine learning in…

Universities have been at the center of educational debates since their inception. Their functions, aims and products have been questioned in the context of social, cultural, economic and technological changes. In this context, the aim of this study is to critically examine university education from the perspectives of undergraduate students. The…

This research aims to investigate the local wisdom within communities served by educational opportunity expansion schools in Thailand. Specifically, it seeks to identify local wisdom that can be integrated into the 'Buddhism' course for lower secondary school students. The study also synthesizes the integration of this local wisdom with learning…

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is among the innovations in online learning environments that attract a significant interest among students but they have a high drop rate. Due to MOOC's high attrition rates, this study investigated the relationship between academic engagement in MOOCs and self-regulation learning strategies. The correlation…

Purpose: The paper maps recent developments in civics and social education in primary and lower secondary Romanian education systems, pointing to significant curriculum changes, within the broader competence-based curriculum reform. The analysis aims also to formulate policy recommendations, based on identified challenges.…

There have been longstanding debates about Master of Social Work (MSW) Advanced Standing programs. Many schools of social work offer Advanced Standing status to students with a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) that allows students to enter directly into a concentrated and specialized second year of the MSW program. There are arguments that BSW…

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in an unprecedented period of both crisis and innovation in higher education. The shift to an online learning environment was particularly problematic for courses in which students learn disciplinary practices. Scientific practice requires hands-on training and collaborative engagement with instructors and peers,…