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Using the WorldWide Telescope to Develop Science Data Literacy in STEM Undergraduates: A Conceptual Framework and Course Design
Science data literacy (SDL) is an important literacy for college students in STEM majors to possess. However, the current understanding of SDL is incomplete and lacks effective cultivation strategies. This stu...
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Open AccessPositioning the notion of group in children’s learning: an Australian study
Current research and literature emphasize the crucial role of group experiences in children’s learning during early childhood. However, despite the frequent use of the term ‘group’, little attention has been p...
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Open AccessSchool principals’ instructional leadership as a predictor of teacher’s professional development
This study investigates the role of school principals’ instructional leadership as a predictor of teachers’ professional development. The research sample comprised 304 secondary school teachers and 19 principa...
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Open AccessHow do stressful life events affect medical students’ academic adjustment? Parallel mediating mechanisms of anxiety and depression
Medical students frequently face challenges in academic adjustment, necessitating effective support and intervention. This study aimed to investigate the impact of stressful life events on medical students’ ac...
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Inequality in USA mathematics education: the roles race and socio-economic status play
The recent PISA mathematics results delivered disappointing news for the United States of America (USA). These results underscored the education system’s continuing inequalities. An important question concerns...
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Predictors of Chinese Undergraduates’ Reading Literacy: The Role of Individual, Family, and Institutional Factors
Reading literacy (RL) is the core type of literacy of university students. However, the factors that affect the RL of undergraduates have not been thoroughly investigated in previous studies. This study examin...
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Open AccessPerceptions of attitudes toward statistics among medical undergraduates: insights from a regional medical college in China
Among Chinese medical students, medical statistics is often perceived as a formidable subject. While existing research has explored the attitudes of Chinese postgraduate medical students towards statistics and...
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Open AccessUnderstanding science data literacy: a conceptual framework and assessment tool for college students majoring in STEM
In the era defined by the fourth paradigm of science research, the burgeoning volume of science data poses a formidable challenge. The established data-related requisites within science literacy now fall short...
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Open AccessCracking Chicken-Egg Conundrums: Juxtaposing Contemporaneous and Lagged Reciprocal Effects Models of Academic Self-Concept and Achievement’s Directional Ordering
Multi-wave-cross-lagged-panel models (CLPMs) of directional ordering are a focus of much controversy in educational psychology and more generally. Extending traditional analyses, methodologists have recently a...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of simulation-based clinical research curriculum for undergraduate medical students - a pre-post intervention study with external control
Simulation is widely utilized in medical education. Exploring the effectiveness of high-fidelity simulation of clinical research within medical education may inform its integration into clinical research train...
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Open AccessPhysiology education in China: the current situation and changes over the past 3 decades
As an experimental biological science, physiology has been taught as an integral component of medical curricula for a long time in China. The teaching effectiveness of physiology courses will directly affect s...
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Open AccessFlipped online teaching of histology and embryology with design thinking: design, practice and reflection
Flexible hybrid teaching has become the new normal of basic medical education in the postepidemic era. Identifying ways to improve the quality of curriculum teaching and achieve high-level talent training is a...
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Open AccessPromotion of self-directed learning abilities among Chinese medical students through preparing for career calling and enhancing teaching competencies in medical education: a cross-sectional study
Medical students face a heavy burden as they are tasked with acquiring a vast amount of medical knowledge within a limited time frame. Self-directed learning (SDL) has become crucial for efficient and ongoing ...
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The Relationship Between Students’ Grit and Mathematics Performance: The Mediational Role of Deep and Surface Learning Strategies
The present study focuses on Chinese students’ mathematics-specific grit and its relationship with students’ deep/surface strategies and mathematics achievement. A total of 926 students from secondary schools ...
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Cross-Cultural Patterns of Gender Differences in STEM: Gender Stratification, Gender Equality and Gender-Equality Paradoxes
Our study is among the first to provide a comprehensive review of cross-national patterns of gender differences in various STEM-related constructs—achievement, beliefs, attitudes, aspirations, and participatio...
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Open AccessEvaluation of bias and gender/racial concordance based on sentiment analysis of narrative evaluations of clinical clerkships using natural language processing
There is increasing interest in understanding potential bias in medical education. We used natural language processing (NLP) to evaluate potential bias in clinical clerkship evaluations. Data from medical eval...
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Open AccessKnowledge, attitudes and practices about research misconduct among medical residents in southwest China: a cross-sectional study
With the emergence of numerous scientific outputs, growing attention is paid to research misconduct. This study aimed to investigate knowledge, attitudes and practices about research misconduct among medical r...
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Open AccessNursing students’ emotions, educational concerns, and the impact of study careers and professional futures during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
COVID-19 is a challenge to education systems worldwide. The aim of the study was to explore the impact of COVID-19-pandemic-related emotions and COVID-19-related concern for education on the study careers and ...
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Long-term benefits of early childhood education on off-farm employment: evidence from rural China
This paper examines the long-term benefits of early childhood education (ECE) on off-farm employment of rural labors in China. Using panel data from the China Rural Development Survey, a nationally representat...
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Open AccessGathering strengths and building capitals: engaging Chinese immigrant grandparents in a collaborative project
The significance of family involvement in early childhood services has been recognised as crucial for enhancing the educational outcomes of young children, particularly among those from minority and immigratio...
