learning-science

From teaching classrooms to building a hands-on research culture, Tahsin Bennur from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology & Biotechnology , Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University , shares her journey of mentoring students into independent thinkers. Set within a teaching-focused institution, this Journey of a Young Investigator (JOYI) 2026 piece highlights how inquiry, persistence,…

Over the last decade, students, educators, and even entrepreneurs have found creative ways to adapt the show’s social and rational sciences. (…)   For …

IntroductionWriting readiness is a critical milestone for children transitioning from preschool to formal schooling. This preliminary study introduces the Chinese Pre-writing Assessment Tool (CPAT), a computer-assisted instrument designed to provide an objective evaluation of pre-writing skills. Unlike traditional measures, the CPAT uniquely integrates both perceptual-motor and linguistic-cogniti…

The education system should not just be about passing exams, writes David Selby . Plus a letter from Mara Musso Two quotes in your article ( Schools are ‘pipeline’ to joblessness for many people, says ex-Labour adviser, 21 May ) struck a chord with me: “a joyless education system that focused too heavily on passing exams” and “the level of vitriol and hatred these young people used when talking a…

So you've got a baby in your life. How do you talk to them, exactly? In this comic, experts explain why conversing with your baby is important — and share ways to help them develop their language skills.

Kudos to the person who once said, “People and time will teach you more than books ever could. Books give you knowledge. People give you perspective. Time gives you the truth.” - Unknown. Photo credit: Unsplash And that, in a nutshell, is the plain hard truth. As an educator , there’s only so much you can teach with a textbook. That’s all theory. But once they see or read about someone else’s liv…

Psychological readiness plays a critical role in how secondary school students prepare for high-stakes national examinations. This study examined the relationships among study habits, examination anxiety, academic motivation, and perceived readiness among secondary school students in Somaliland. A cross-sectional predictive correlational design was employed with a sample of 539 Form 4 students. D…

Several studies have shown that learning mathematics can be more effective if students solve problems by their own reasoning than if they follow given solution methods. However, when a student needs help with solving a task it is more challenging for the teacher to support the student's own reasoning than to describe the method. In a collaborative research and development project, teachers and re…

Graduate and professional students who aspire to academic careers often tell mentors that they are eager to teach but unsure how to gain experience or show it on a CV or dossier. Because TA opportunities vary across programs and budget cycles, departments and teaching centers can create equitable on-ramps by structuring small, credible experiences that convert directly into evidence. With […] The…

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Published online: 23 May 2026; doi:10.1057/s41599-026-07673-3 Comparative evaluation of a mesocurricular pathway for developing ethics, social responsibility, and sustainability competencies in engineering programs: a case study of a public and a private university in Colombia

The self-regulation process, the importance of which is increasingly understood in educational environments, has become an issue that needs to be emphasized for teachers who will teach students about self-regulation and guide them in this regard. Therefore, this study aims to analyze teachers’ self-regulation levels and examine their perceptions of self-regulation. General survey model is used in…

Normal universities are the main teacher training institutions in China. Local normal universities largely supplying teachers for rural areas, often under the Directional Training Program (DTP). The role of Knowledge Management Processes (KMP) in developing Excellent Teacher Competence (ETC) in this context, however, remains underexplored. This study investigates the relationship between KMP and …

This study examined the application of innovative technologies in science teaching and learning and its effect on the academic performance of entrepreneurship students. The rapid advancement of digital technologies has transformed educational practices globally, creating new opportunities for interactive learning, improved classroom engagement, and enhanced knowledge acquisition. Despite these de…

Although ethics and character formation in the digital era have received broad attention, research that specifically elaborates the holistic operationalization of Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas’s thought through the perspective of the Islamic Worldview as a cultural filter against the flow of digital information remains limited. This study aims to analyze the relevance and reactualization of the c…

Purpose: Adolescents with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) have historically been “undetected, unserved, and underserved” in the schools by speech-language pathologists ([SLPs], Larson & McKinley, 2003). This pattern was reflected in a study analyzing national data under the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2004) from 2010 to 2020: Although roughly 200,000 children w…

The aim of this study is to determine the factors affecting the career and university preferences of university candidates. Identifying these factors helps universities to shape promotional strategies and supports students in making informed choices for a fulfilling career. Data was collected from 1367 university candidates who were in their final year of education in different high schools and e…

Can AI-personalised fiction-based assessments help students engage with positionality, reflexivity, and empathy in a qualitative methods exam? Together with Claude Opus 4.7, I produced personalised assessment scenarios for a qualitative methods class and analysed ten written responses using reflexive thematic analysis. Each scenario placed a student inside a two-part fieldwork story with particip…