13 articles in this issue
Iman C Chahine
As part of Qatar National Research Fund project, Momentum for Education Beyond 2015: Improving the Quality of Learning Outcomes and Enhancing the Performance of Education Systems in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries, we conducted a regional cas... see more
Stefanie Zecha
This article explores how the German school curricula for geography in lower secondary schools deal with the term natural event, including hazards, risks, and catastrophes. It relates the selection of Germany’s lower secondary curricula with the idea that... see more
William H. Robertson
With the rising importance of preparing students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), the establishment of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is critical to the development of disciplinary core ideas in the s... see more
Rhonda Christensen,Gerald Knezek,Tandra Tyler-Wood
Data reflecting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) dispositions and reported reasons for interest in STEM were gathered in April 2013 from 342 high school students participating in a residential mathematics and science academy on a u... see more
Yu Liu
Academic credit system has dominated higher educational administrations in Chinese colleges after decades of exploration and development. Credit system has brought some problems, such as less friendly relationship among students as well as between student... see more
NOAH KASRAIE,Ala Alahmad
New learning technologies are entering college classrooms every day. Online education and elearning continue to be a trend in the future of higher education. However, some colleges and universities in the U.S. are still resisting this change. One factor t... see more
Joao Carlos Koch Junior
As teachers, we all hope to keep our lessons interesting and our learners engaged. We also know that no two classes are alike. This is mostly due to learners’ individual backgrounds, which teachers commonly keep in mind when they plan and deliver their le... see more
Sinan Olkun,Arif Altun
This study tested the hypothesis that subitizing ability may cause achievement differences in mathematics especially for students with mathematics learning disabilities. Students from 1st through 4th grade were applied to curriculum based math achievement... see more
Gustava Cooper-Baker,Barbara N Martin
The purpose of this study was to examine parental involvement by viewing generational differences among diverse families through the lens of the overlapping spheres of influence for school-family-community partnerships. The study’s population consisted of... see more
Giang Ngoc Nguyen,Anh - Tai Phan
Abstract. The theory of constructivism is generally attributed to by Jean Piaget. Two important conceptions of Piaget in the constructivism are assimilation and accommodation. Assimilation is the process in which we get new knowledge similar to the existi... see more
Vidar Gynnild
The construct of "grade integrity" refers to the degree to which awarded grades accurately represent the breadth and depth of academic achievement (Sadler, 2009b). This case study examines issues of grade integrity at university level by studying a class ... see more
Josie Jacqueline Arnold
This paper practises a subjective academic narrative to tell my scholarly story of creativity within the academy. In doing so, it considers the self as data and refers to ego histoire as well as narrative discourse. In considering the role of storytelling... see more
Abdussalam E Elzawi
This paper presents the conclusions of a study on the impact of ICT on collaborative learning processes in Libyan Higher Education (LHE). The quantitative analysis of the answers to a questionnaire (completed by Libyan full-time lecturers at the universit... see more