The implementation of an integrated medical neuroscience course by technologically pivoting an in-person neuroscience course to online using an adaptive blended method may provide a unique approach for teaching a medical neuroscience course during the COVID-19 pandemic. An adaptive blended learning method was developed in response to the…

The purpose of the study was to gain an understanding of what impacts physical education teachers in their curriculum decision-making and how the activities chosen relate to what their students are interested in. Teachers (N = 76) and students (N = 258) from 12 purposely selected secondary schools located in a large school district in the United…

This study aimed to investigate teachers' perceptions and practices of cooperative learning (CL) in English language classrooms. It was conducted with the participation of 46 teachers (34 females and 12 males) from 10 schools (7 senior and 3 junior secondary schools) in a city in the Mekong delta -- Vietnam. All the participants had used CL in…

Socioscientific issues (SSI) have been found to improve scientific literacy skills among K-12 students. Elementary preservice teachers (PSTs), however, are reluctant to implement SSI due to a lack of confidence with content knowledge concerning SSI and pedagogical abilities. Existing research focuses on helping PSTs overcome these concerns through…

Background: Most children do not eat enough fruits and vegetables (FV). Schools are a critical setting for supporting children to consume FV. To fill a gap in available materials, a classroom curriculum was developed and evaluated to determine impacts on student FV-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Methods: A pre-/post-intervention…

In recent years, neuroscience and brain-based approaches to education have started to feature prominently in the rationale for radical educational reform, both in terms of policy and practice. Revelations about what way the brain works, it seems, is a common point of interest for neuroscience and education alike. Out of these common interests…

Creating opportunities for social justice and diversity discourse within the classroom is increasingly becoming a priority for universities, and especially within the business school. While a designated course requirement may be a useful way to introduce students to social justice and diversity in an in-depth manner, cognitive learning theory…

Globally, policy reform in education has recommended learner-centered pedagogy for more than a century, but its practical implementation remains an illusion in many classrooms. This study describes history teachers' experiences while experimenting on project-based learning (PjBL) in Zimbabwe's current curriculum reform initiative. Project-based…

Schools today face the challenge of preparing students to live, work, and prosper in a rapidly changing world. As a response to this global challenge, Norway has adopted a national curriculum focusing on the development of 21st-century skills. In this study, we investigate if and how the tasks in science and language arts textbooks in…

This study aimed to assess the factors that influence the effective implementation of inclusive education, taking into consideration learners with disabilities and other special needs. The study objectives focused on the following key aspects that directly influence the implementation of inclusive education: inclusive policies, attitudes,…

Second language (L2) teachers' practices in the classroom can influence their students' motivation for learning the L2. However, most of the research in this area has been conducted with students learning English as L2. Guilloteaux and Dornyei (2008) recommended that more research be conducted on the use of motivational teaching practices in…

STEM is becoming widespread as an education model in many countries today, and it has been included in the curriculum in our country, and the need for teachers trained in this field has emerged. The purpose of this study, in which the case study method, one of the qualitative research methods, is used, is to examine the skills of Physics-Chemistry…

The purpose of this study was to determine if a significant relationship existed between the variable of teacher's self-reported perceptions of Response to Intervention (RTI) and self-reported implementation of RTI with years of teaching experience. RTI can be defined as high-quality classroom instruction supported by research-based interventions…

This qualitative single case study used Michael Fullan's (2008) six secrets as a framework to explore the phenomenon of administrators' experiences developing, implementing and sustaining a team-teaching model with grades 3-8. Data was gathered from seven administrators who completed a questionnaire, interviews, and a focus group. This study was…

The purpose of the study reported on here was to investigate the role of partnerships in helping in-service teachers overcome the difficulties associated with performing practical work prescribed in the Life Sciences Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS), an educational policy intended to transform the South African school curriculum…