The Measurement, Selection and Placement Center--MSPC (original acronym: Ölçme, Seçme ve Yerlestirme Merkezi--ÖSYM) administers many of the high-stake examinations applied in Türkiye. In order to support equality of opportunity in education and create a fair evaluation system, MSPC actualizes various testing accommodations by adjusting the…

Many states use research-based mathematics curricula as an instructional tool to improve mathematics performance outcomes on state assessment scores. The problem was that despite the implementation of a research-based curriculum, students at XYZ Elementary School (pseudonym) had underperformed on the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for…

The primary objective of this research is to explore the factors contributing to voluntary dropout in higher education, and to suggest improvements for areas identified as deficient, drawing upon the views of students enrolled in the Management Information Systems Department. Utilizing a basic qualitative research design, this investigation was…

With the effect of technology and the pandemic, different approaches have begun to come to the fore in the understanding of education. Blended learning, which is one of these approaches, is known as the combination of distance education and face-to-face education with the support of educational technologies. It is becoming more widespread.…

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the views of parents regarding middle school students' learning of science at home via the Educational Information Network, prepared by the Turkish National Ministry of Education, during the course of urgent distance education to which an immediate obligatory transition was made with the outbreak of the…

The problem addressed in this study was that teachers have been challenged to implement effective strategies in recent years at a local community college in the southern region of the United States with a 47 to 49% student failure rate in developmental English. The purpose was to investigate the challenges encountered by developmental English…

The aim of the study is to determine the extent to which the root values were included in the middle school mathematics textbooks that were recommended in the 2018 middle school mathematics curriculum by Ministry of National Education (MoNE). In this study, mathematics textbooks were assumed to be an important material in terms of development of…

Ms. Jones stared at the stack of biology quizzes and wondered what went wrong. She thought about the lesson plans and wondered what she should have done differently. Ms. Jones is not alone in wondering how to improve student learning and classroom instruction. To improve student achievement, educators must determine what is working and what is…

Qualified and continuous learning experiences provided in early childhood have an important place in the development of the child. This should not be considered a situation that only concerns schools, but parents, who are the first teachers of the children, should be included in the process. For this reason, this study aimed to determine parents'…

This study aims to investigate preschool and primary school preservice teachers' knowledge and awareness of early literacy skills. Basic qualitative research approach was applied and data were collected through interview forms. A total of 158 preservice teachers (78 preschool preservice teachers and 80 primary school preservice teachers) attending…

This study aimed to examine children's perceptions regarding the concepts of benevolence and responsibility in early childhood and the way they put them into practice. The study was designed according to the basic qualitative research method and consisted of 64 children between the ages of 4 and 5. The data were collected through interactive value…

Student absenteeism continues to be one of the most significant impediments preventing educational institutions from reaching their objectives.. This study aimed to evaluate the present status of student absenteeism, its impacts on educational environments, and the relevant policies available. The study group of the research, which was conducted…

In this paper, we examined the epistemological dilemma embedded in Jamaica's new National Standards Curriculum (NSC), as seen through student teachers' experience. A basic qualitative research design was used with a purposive sample of ten student teachers, eight females and two males. They were all in the final semester of their four-year teacher…

At a mid-size suburban school district located in Texas, secondary special education teachers are not integrating technology routinely into their content-based lessons, thereby not ensuring special education students have access to a guaranteed viable curriculum. The purpose of this basic qualitative research study was to explore secondary…

The purpose of this qualitative research study is to explore how elementary principals describe, plan for, measure, interpret, and use perception data to make decisions to build a positive school climate within the school improvement process. Five participants were selected based on the criterion of being an elementary principal within the school…