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IntroductionHigher education institutions often rely on STEM viewbooks that display a diverse student body to recruit ethnic-racial minoritized students (ERMs) into STEM. However, the impact of visual representation in recruitment efforts on ERM psychological and behavioral outcomes has yet to be experimentally tested.MethodsIn a first-of-its-kind study, we conducted a naturalistic field experime…

This study examined whether instructional scaffolding improves critical-analytical abilities among non-native English literature undergraduates relative to traditional lecture-based teaching. In a within-subjects quasi-experimental design, 101 undergraduates across four sections were taught a poetry unit using scaffolding (Unit 1) and a drama unit using traditional instruction (Unit 2). Students …

The increasing digitalization of education and the growing emphasis on twenty-first-century competencies have expanded expectations for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers’ continuous professional development. However, limited evidence exists on how teachers’ self-regulated professional learning and perceived digital educational opportunities are associated with their readiness to integr…

BackgroundAlgebra remains a challenging aspect of the secondary school mathematics curriculum in Nigeria, contributing to persistent learning difficulties and poor achievement.ObjectivesThis study examined the effect of Gagné's instructional strategy on students’ performance and retention in Algebra, as well as its impact across gender.MethodsA quasi-experimental design was employed involving 382…

Laboratory-Based Pedagogy (LBP) is widely advocated for promoting active, inquiry-based science learning. Yet, evidence of its effectiveness at the junior secondary school level remains underexplored in developing educational contexts. Guided by Piaget's constructivist theory, this pilot randomised pretest-posttest study examined the effect of LBP on Basic Science achievement among 30 junior seco…

BackgroundGenerative AI is increasingly integrated into education, yet its role in health technology curricula remains underexplored.ObjectiveThis study examines students' perceptions of generative AI use in health technology education, focusing on its benefits, challenges, and implications for learning.MethodsA case study was conducted within a master's-level course using two student surveys (49…

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is rapidly reshaping higher education and students’ academic writing practices. However, existing research has largely focused on technology acceptance and usage intention, with less attention to whether and how GenAI use can be sustained. This study investigates the determinants and dimensions of sustainable GenAI use among university students through a…

Despite federal funding, its distributional inequalities disproportionately affected the academic and socioemotional outcomes of racially, geographically, and socioeconomically marginalized students. This literature review synthesizes 20 peer-reviewed articles and policy reports in three broad categories: the digital divide, complex trauma and cognitive load, and limitations in funding and implem…

Although teachers’ beliefs about mathematics are widely recognized as important influences on instructional decision-making, empirical evidence regarding the role of ontological beliefs in shaping mathematics teaching practices remains limited, particularly in Sub-Saharan African contexts such as Ghana. This study therefore examined whether pre-service mathematics teachers’ ontological beliefs we…

IntroductionKazakhstan's performance in mathematics in the PISA 2022 assessment remained below the OECD average, highlighting the need for more effective pedagogical approaches to improve students' mathematical literacy. This study examined the effectiveness of a STEM–problem–based learning (STEM–PBL) approach in developing the mathematical literacy of Grade 11 students in geometry.MethodsA quasi…

Meta-analyses highlight that digital tool use can positively affect students’ mathematics achievement. However, these findings mainly derive from controlled studies with well-orchestrated technology integration, whereas evidence from regular classrooms remains scarce—particularly regarding how often digital tools are used in everyday settings and how this relates to students’ mathematics achievem…

Several studies indicate that adult offenders’ mathematics performance is dire. Bedeviling scholars has been the question of whether adult offender-educators know andragogical strategies pertinent to teaching mathematics in correctional center classrooms. In this paper, I presented adult mathematics teaching strategies known and to be known by mathematics adult offender-educators. I documented th…

IntroductionDespite global investments in improving STEM education, retaining students remains challenging, often attributed to learning environments that do not adequately support all students. While many higher-education institutions offer teaching development programs that focus on student-centered practices and reflection on practice, these approaches may insufficiently address inclusive teac…

IntroductionArtificial intelligence (AI) increasingly requires university faculty to integrate technology, pedagogy, and disciplinary content, as reflected in the Artificial Intelligence-enhanced Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (AI-TPACK) framework. Drawing on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and AI-TPACK research, this study examined how external support (ES) is associated with …

Belonging has become an increasingly important concept in educational research, yet it is often treated as a pupil experience, relational outcome or psychological state rather than as a condition shaped by the organisation of school life. This conceptual article argues that mainstream schools need to move from provision-led inclusion towards belonging-led inclusion. Provision remains necessary: p…

Nepal's language policy has evolved from a historically exclusionary “one nation, one language” philosophy to a constitutionally enshrined commitment to multilingualism. This scoping review traces how mother tongue (MT) education is positioned alongside the growing influence of English-medium instruction. Drawing on 111 documents synthesized through VOSviewer visualizations, we mapped the scholar…

BackgroundInclusive music-making requires instruments that support varied bodies, abilities, musical backgrounds, and forms of participation. Digital musical instruments provide diverse approaches to sound creation, and fabric-based interfaces offer an alternative interaction modality that may support participation for some users and contexts. Their tactile and deformable properties enable forms …

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into education, yet its role in supporting multimodal reflective processes in discipline-specific learning, particularly in fine arts, remains underexplored. This study examines how AI can mediate reflective engagement among pre-service teachers in the interpretation of paintings within a pedagogically structured framework. A qualitative des…

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are increasingly transforming higher education by supporting teaching, learning, and academic productivity. Despite the use of AI tools among students, limited evidence exists on factors associated with AI adoption within South African higher education institutions. This study investigated factors associated with AI adoption among university students at a…

IntroductionTypography, that is, the typeface, size, style, color, or position of the type of the book, is considered an element of meaning-making. As such, it has been suggested that typography may relate to the nature of parent-child shared book-reading. This study examined parents’ attitudes towards expressive typography (changes in font, size, added letters, flipped letters), and how this rel…