Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning , Open Access

Test anxiety's influence on attitudes, confidence and efficacy in STEM courses: a pilot study

Zamira Hyseni Duraku, Linda Hoxha, Jon Konjufca, Artë Blakaj, Blerinë Bytyqi, Erona Mjekiqi, Shkurtë Bajgora

This pilot study aims to examine the prevalence of test anxiety and its interplay with attitudes, confidence, efficacy, academic performance and socio-demographic factors within…

Reimagining online teacher education: combining self-directed learning with peer feedback for interaction and engagement

Thomas Howard Morris, Michael Schön, Michael Charles Drayson

There has been an unprecedented increase in online learning worldwide, including in teacher education. However, student lurking can be a common issue, leading to a non-interactive…

Developing an ecology of disabilities framework: viewing disability inclusively

Gabriela Walker

This study introduces an ecological framework for disabilities meant to provide a new model of viewing and learning about disabilities and special education. This model projects a…

What should a restorative classroom look and sound like? Content validation of a direct observation tool

Claudia Vincent, Heather McClure, Rita Svanks, Erik Girvan, John Inglish, Darren Reiley, Scott Smith

This study focused on identifying measurable constructs of a restorative classroom and appropriate metrics to measure those constructs through content validity analysis of a…

Feedback digitalization preferences in online and hybrid classroom: Experiences from lockdown and implications for post-pandemic education

Gayane Sedrakyan, Simone Borsci, Asad Abdi, Stéphanie M. van den Berg, Bernard P. Veldkamp, Jos van Hillegersberg

This research aims to explore digital feedback needs/preferences in online education during lockdown and the implications for post-pandemic education.

How do we design curricula to foster innovation, motivation and interest in STEM learning?

Julia E. Calabrese, Nancy Butler Songer, Holly Cordner, Daniel Kalani Aina

The authors designed a science and engineering curricular program that includes design features that promote student interest and motivation and examined teachers' and students'…

A model for integrating microgames in teaching primary education for sustainable development

Musa Saimon, Zsolt Lavicza, Tony Houghton, Imam Rahmadi

The purpose of this study is to propose a model for integrating microgames in teaching primary Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and illustrate the application of the…

Innovative teaching practices during the emergency remote teaching (ERT) process: a phenomenological inquiry

Tuğba Sadıç, Bünyamin Bavlı

The Covid-19 period has led to defining changes in the teaching process. Therefore, it is essential to explore how teachers have approached these changes, what experiences they…

How teachers perceive innovations in education

Štefan Karolčík, Michaela Marková

This research study explores the perceptions of the importance and meaning of innovation in education by qualified teachers. The authors deliberately selected geography teachers…

Digital learning space experience and learner continuous use in institutions of higher learning: a moderated-mediation model

Stewart Selase Hevi, Clemence Dupey Agbenorxevi, Ebenezer Malcalm, Nicodemus Osei Owusu, Gladys Nkrumah, Charity Osei

This paper investigates the moderating-mediation roles of synchronous and asynchronous learning, as well as virtual self-efficacy between digital learning space experience and…

A systematic scoping review of 360-degree videos in teacher education

Jijing Qian, Jialing Shang, Lianyi Qin

360-degree video is recorded with omnidirectional or multi-camera systems that capture all directions at the same time in a spherical view. With immersive technologies gaining…

The digital competence of the rural teacher of primary education in the mentoring process: a study by teaching speciality and gender

Francisco David Guillén-Gámez, Ernesto Colomo-Magaña, Julio Ruiz-Palmero, Łukasz Tomczyk

To know the digital competence of rural teachers to carry out the tutoring process with members of the educational community through digital resources (teacher-student…

Student think tanks for responsible management – a learning experience

Gesa Birnkraut, Marlene Eimterbäumer

The purpose of this paper is to describe a case study from the master program management in nonprofit organizations at the University of Applied Sciences in Osnabrück, Germany and…

Assessing the online teaching readiness of faculty member

Bikash Barua, Umma Nusrat Urme

This study aims to investigate how online teaching of faculty members is affected by technological readiness (TR) of using online teaching platforms. The study sheds light on how…

The culturo-techno-contextual approach and students' understanding of computer science education in a developing economy

Mariyam Abdulhadi, Fred Awaah, Deborah Agbanimu, Emmanuel Okyere Ekwam, Emmanuella Sefiamor Heloo

The lecture method has been compared with teaching methods such as flip learning, cooperative learning and simulations to establish which holds the key to students' understanding…

Effectiveness of MOOCs on learning efficiency of students: a perception study

Abhishek N., Abhinandan Kulal, Divyashree M.S., Sahana Dinesh

The study is aimed at analyzing the perceptions of students and teachers regarding the effectiveness of massive open online courses (MOOCs) on learning efficiency of students and…

Assessing the relationship between feedback strategies and learning improvement from a distance learning perspective

Esther Julia Korkor Attiogbe, Yaw Oheneba-Sakyi, O.A.T.F. Kwapong, John Boateng

Feedback is crucial in a learning process, particularly in an online interaction where both learners and instructors are distantly located. Thus, this paper aims to investigate…

Innovative curriculum design and evaluation for achieving diversity, equity and inclusion in the Indian higher education system

Arindam Chakrabarty, Anil Kumar Singh

India has been withstanding increasing pressure of enrolment in the higher education system, resulting in the creation of new universities in consonance with the recommendations…

Exploring teachers’ knowledge of students’ friend networks: what do they know and how do they use it for instruction

Peter Wardrip, Louis Gomez

The study seeks to understand what teachers know about students’ friend networks and how they use that information for instruction.

Holistic evaluation of a team-lecture hybrid (TLH) instructional design applied in a public affairs course

David Besong Tataw

This uses quantitative and qualitative methods in assessing performance and process outcomes in a team lecture hybrid (TLH) instructional design applied in a public affairs course.

The implementation of learning apps in biological education: a quantitative study of the current situation in Austria

Eva Schmidthaler, Corinna Hörmann, Marina Rottenhofer, Barbara Sabitzer, Zsolt Lavicza

This research paper aims to provide information about certified learning apps for biological education and gave an ordered list of all learning apps currently used by Austrian…

In the classroom I enhance students understanding of entrepreneurship development – the culturo–techno-contextual approach

Fred Awaah

This study aims to present a step-by-step implementation of the culturo–techno-contextual approach (CTCA) in a university classroom to teach industry and competitive analysis in…

The relationship between differentiated instruction and learner levels of engagement at university

Robyn Moallemi

The aim of this paper is to explore the importance of individual learner differences and the effect differentiated instruction (DI) has on learners' levels of engagement.

Examining stress regulation impacts from integrating mindfulness and self-compassion interventions into doctoral-level leadership courses

Yamini Hariharan, Christopher Meiers, Catherine Robert, Marilee Bresciani Ludvik

The aim of this paper is to explore mindfulness and self-compassion teachings and practices embedded in a leadership course and their outcome on stress regulation of…

Big data ethics and its role in the innovation and technology adoption process

Lisa Bosman, Taofeek Oladepo, Ida Ngambeki

Upon graduating from university, many engineers will work in new product development and/or technology adoption for continuous improvement and production optimization. These jobs…

Understanding instructor adoption of social media using the technology acceptance model

Chulapol Thanomsing, Priya Sharma

Social media are increasingly being used in teaching and learning in higher education. This paper aims to explore multiple case studies to better understand how instructors decide…

Antecedents and consequences of effective implementation of cooperative learning in universities in Zimbabwe

Norman Rudhumbu

Creating suitable learning conditions in university classrooms continues to be a topical issue in higher education. The above means that a continued search for innovative teaching…