Early math experiences predict children's later math abilities and beliefs. However, less is known about longer-term associations between early childhood math experiences and adult math outcomes. The present study examined emerging adults' earliest memories of mathematics and reading experiences, asking whether characteristics of their early…

Transdisciplinary invention projects based on traditional and digital fabrication technologies engage young people in designing and making complex artifacts and constitute a central aspect of future-oriented education. In Finland, comprehensive school students (aged 7-15) from all over the country can practice their inventive skills in the annual…

This research examined vocational education and training (VET) teachers' understanding of how people learn, and how they cater to the learning needs and preferences of their students across a range of different contexts. It found that most VET teachers use a similar overarching strategy in their teaching that aims to enable a diversity of students…

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…

This study explores the perceptions of language-teacher candidates regarding their own English-language learning experiences during primary school, and how they intend to utilize these insights to enhance their instructional practices. Grounded in Lortie's (1975) concept of the apprenticeship of observation, which highlights how teachers' beliefs…

The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a practice-oriented approach in teaching Python programming to students in Kazakhstan. The study participants comprised students from a control group (CG) and an experimental group (EG), with 89 students in each group. The mean age of the participants was 20 years. The sample included…

The University of Luxembourg, renowned for its multilingual profile, promotes the use of English, French, German and Luxembourgish in its multilingualism policy. English is an important lingua franca in many academic disciplines worldwide, and French, German and Luxembourgish are the administrative languages of Luxembourg. However, data from the…

This study systematically explores instructional strategies that enhance students' problem-solving skills in physics through a systematic literature review. A systematic search and screening process was followed, and findings were synthesized using a weighted narrative approach due to methodological heterogeneity. A total of 118 articles were…

In a time of fast-paced digital innovation, demographic change, and the shift toward a low-carbon economy, lifelong learning has become essential. It empowers individuals to keep pace with evolving skill demands, transition between jobs and sectors, and stay productive in a dynamic labour market. Beyond economic adaptability, learning fosters…

Mentored experiences have been well-documented in literature as an effective intervention to increase persistence and diversity in STEM for minoritized groups. However, an in-depth understanding of the mentored experiences of Black undergraduate students in a national laboratory environment is limited. In this study, the author used qualitative…

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Differentiated Instruction (DI) using Writing to Learn (WtL) in a bilingual context to improve students' communication and connection abilities in mathematics. This study used mixed methods as a quasi-experimental design with a nonrandomized control group. The experimental class applied DI using…

We share the creation and evaluation of a faculty professional development course aimed to create a culture within an educational measurement graduate program that acknowledges the history and current practices of the field and supports faculty and students in using assessment and methods for good rather than harm. Eight educational measurement…

According to the SEND Code of Practice (DfE, 2015), cognition and learning difficulties encompass a wide range of needs, including general and specific learning difficulties. These difficulties affect various areas of learning including literacy, numeracy, and the acquisition of subject-specific knowledge and skills and may be linked to underlying…

This article describes how the authors developed the activity Speaqual to enable their students to "speak" about the "equal" sign and foster communication of their reasoning. The article explains how to play Speaqual and how the students were thoroughly engaged in a friendly competition, centralizing algebraic concepts and…

The underrepresentation of individuals with profound autism (who require 24/7 access to care) in autism research has resulted in limited knowledge about their service needs and a lack of evidence-based practices tailored to those needs. This study explored caregiver perspectives on service needs, barriers to accessing care, and treatment…