fce: A Pathfinder
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Each Distant Reader study carrel is composed of many individual items. Each item is bibliographically described with author, title, date, summary, and keyword values. Below is a list of the items' most signficant keywords as well as lists of the items themselves. Purpusing the content of this pathfinder provides the student, researcher, or scholar with one way to get their heads around the scope of the carrel. The keywords include:
Students; Learning; Teaching; Teachers; Group; Feedback; Social; Model; Assessment; Culture; Gender; Retardation; Avondale
Depending on how this pathfinder was created, many of the bibliographic sections will include elaborations on the meaning(s) of the given keywords. These elaborations were generated by feeding the items' summaries to a large langauge model and asking the model to address the question, "What is X?", where "X" is the keyword. The result will be a few sentences of elaboration. Be forewarned. The elaborations are often plausible, but they should not be take as truth. Instead, they should be taken as points for consideration.
Students
- Book Review: Achieng-Evensen, C., Stockbridge, K. & SooHoo, S. (Eds.) (2021). Freirean echoes: Scholars and practitioners dialogue on critical ideas in education. Myers Education Press by Reddington, Sarah (2023) - It was a stark reminder that critical pedagogy begins with asking questions and having dialogue about how knowledge gets constructed the way it does, and why some lives are more legitimized than others. Section Two focuses on Tom Wilson’s contributions to the field of critical pedagogy. Keywords: education; freire; section; students; world
- Student Reactions to Announcements-Auditory and Visual (Email) by F Shaughnessy, Michael (2023) - It is perplexing and exasperating to faculty when students participate minimally, or discontinue their work only to re-appear shortly before grades are due and then there are other students who “vanish” from the course- never to be heard from again. If I am happy with my grade, I ignore Feedback info—9% The Announcement Board is considered by me to be: Very Important. Keywords: announcements; feedback; students; week
- Does It Really Help? Merits and Demerits of CALL Implementation as Perceived by Jordanian Primary-Stage EFL Teachers by Bataineh, Ruba Fahmi; Bani-Hani, Nedal Awwad; Bataineh, Rula Fahmi (2020) - Computers and Teacher Education Students: A Ten-Year Analysis. Perceived Demerits of CALL Implementation No Demerit n % 1 insufficient number of computers 189 95 2 technical problems 186 93 3 student view the computer as an entertainment tool 183 91.5 4 lack of student computer skills 183 91.5 5 high cost 178 89 6 need for more time 175 87.5 7 need for more teacher training 172 86 8 inappropriate for large classes 170 85 9 fewer chances for weak students 163 81.5 10 lack of well-designed software 162 81 11 insufficient teacher experience 158 79 12 inability to control students 155 77.5 13 physical problems 154 77 14 fear of teacher replacement 143 71.5 15 slow computers 139 69.5 16 need for continuous updating 124 63 17 difficulty of lesson preparation 121 6o.5 18 potentially vague instructions 112 56 Table 2 reveals that the most frequently perceived demerits are inadequate number of computers, technical problems, student view of the computer as a means of play and entertainment, lack of students’ computer skills, and high cost, with 95%, 93%, 91.5%, 91.5%, and 89%, respectively. Keywords: computer; education; implementation; language; learning; students; teachers; teaching; technology
- Impact of In-class Breaks on Students’ Revitalization: An Observational Study in China and Bangladesh by Hosain, Md Sajjad (2020) - Such results are mostly supportive the previous findings regarding in-class breaks. 2. Literature Review In university level education system in a number of countries, the most conventional and still widely used method is class lecture. Keywords: attention; breaks; class; lecture; students; study
- Karma and Yoga: Transformative Pedagogy and Empowering Communities through Study Abroad and Service Learning by Anantharam, Anita (2020) - Women students also began to recognize the freedoms they enjoyed in India: for some it was their ability to let go of consumerist practices—of doing their hair every day in order to feel attractive; or feeling the need to wear make-up. Many students in my classes do not know that in the US women did not get the right to vote until the year 1920—which is 144 years after the American Declaration of Independence. Keywords: abroad; community; education; gender; india; learning; students; studies; study; women
- Teaching and Learning Democratically in a Public High School: Challenges Presented in a High-Stakes Environment by Satterfield, Diana L. (2020) - The other curriculum: Out-of-class experiences associated with student learning and personal development. Students were encouraged to explore a democratic learning environment in which they worked collaboratively to develop lesson plans for social studies that adhered to state requirements. Keywords: activities; classroom; data; education; environment; group; learning; lesson; planning; students; study; teaching; vol
- Images of the “Other” in English Textbooks for High School Education by Theologou, Stella; Dimasi, Maria (2020) - Greek students travel to London (p. 67) and visit the sights (p. 111) or write articles about natural sights in the UK (p. 88). Greek students are supposed to write e-mails to Swedish students to help them with their projects about Greece (p. 38). Keywords: countries; education; english; grade; greek; reference; school; students; textbooks
- The Effect of Distance Teaching on Academic Achievement in the Online Course of Introduction to Computers Science by Kuo, Ying-Sheng (2020) - Explore the relationship between the total years of computer experience, the current average computer hours per week, and the number of computer course completed before and the performance of subsequent course. This study will use the frequency of computer use, the number of computer course ever studied, the most familiar computer skills and other factors to explore the relationship between the students’ pre-learning computer experience and the learning performance of the course of the “Introduction to Computers Science” based on distance teaching. Keywords: average; computer; course; education; experience; learning; motivation; relationship; scores; students; table; teaching; test
- Variables of Self-Regulated Learning as Predictors of Academic Achievement by Ajisuksmo, Clara R. P. (2023) - Vermunt and Vermetten (2004) mentioned the interplay of cognitive processing strategies, metacognitive regulation strategies, conceptions of learning, and learning orientations as four important components of student learning. Relations between student learning and personal and contextual factors and academic performance. Keywords: education; learning; p<.01; processing; regulation; self; students
- The Contribution of Education to the Formation of the Democratic Citizen by Dimitrakopoulou, Anastasia (2024) - The ancient Greeks had realized the importance of political education and set it as the fundamental purpose of human education. Nowadays, do education systems promote political participation or passivity, serving the interests of the ruling class of states? Keywords: aristotle; athens; citizen; democracy; economic; education; life; people; politics; school; society; state; students
- Large Discussion Groups’ Impact on Engagement and Community by Costello, Jane; Rohr, Linda E. (2024) - When compared to other online courses students undertook at this university, it was found that most students in all groups experienced approximately the same level of connectedness as within this course. Careful consideration of the pedagogical challenges of these high enrollment courses which, ultimately impacts student learning is needed. Keywords: community; course; discussion; education; engagement; et al; group; learning; online; students; tool
- Maintaining Middle School Students’ Engagement in Virtual Learning Environments by Ibarra, Blanca; Lu, Pierre (2021) - Virtual learning environments have forced educators to adapt teaching strategies and become creative and innovative to maintain student engagement (Korkmaz & Toraman, 2020). A conceptual understanding of the types of engagement, including cognitive, affective, and behavioral (Buric & Franzel, 2020; Raes, Vanneste, Pieters, Windey, Van Den Noortgate & Depaepe, 2020; Van Uden, Ritzen & Pieters, 2013; Ding, Kim & Orey, 2017) will help inform the types of instructional strategies that will be most effective at increasing and maintaining student engagement. Keywords: education; engagement; learning; questions; responses; school; strategies; student engagement; students; teacher; types
- How Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) Correlates with Students’ Learning Creativities by -, Iswan; Bahar, Herwina; -, Farihen; Yanti, Riza (2021) - The Application of Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) Approach in the Class, Trianto (2013, p. 144), broadly said that the steps of applying CTL in the classroom are as follows: Developing the thoughts that the students’ learning will be more meaningful by having independent working, having self-finding, and reconstructing new knowledge and skills by themselves; Doing any furthest inquiry activity for all topics; Developing students’ eagerness through questioning; Contextual learning was firstly applied to school students in America, proposed by John Dewey. Keywords: contextual; creativities; creativity; ctl; indonesia; knowledge; learning; model; process; students; teaching; variable
- Challenges of Students with Hearing Impairments in Learning Mathematics: Evidence of St. John’s Integrated Senior High Technical School by Basigi, Bismark; Bornaa, Christopher Saaha; Atepor, Stephen; Uchenna, Godswill Okorie; Kwakye, Dennis Offei (2024) - Discussion 6.1 Challenges Affecting Mathematics Learning of Students with Hearing Impairment These findings revealed several problems that make it hard for students with hearing impairments to do well in mathematics in the school. Additionally, Oppong and colleague (2018) evaluated the academic experiences of deaf students at Ghana’s University of Education, Winneba. Keywords: deaf; education; hearing; impairments; language; learning; mathematics; school; sign; sign language; students; teachers
- Impact of Instructional Supervision on Student Performance and Teacher Effectiveness in Public Secondary Schools in Nakuru County, Kenya by G. Manduku, Joshua; Ngok, Peter; Mauti, Jared (2021) - This is evident through the free primary education in 2003 and consequently free secondary school education in 2008. Keywords instructional supervision, student performance, teacher effectiveness 1. Keywords: county; education; effectiveness; nakuru; performance; research; schools; secondary; students; study; supervision; teachers
- Mathematics Teacher’s Content Knowledge and Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Learner-centred Approaches in Secondary Schools by Bulayi, Makungu; Anney, Vincent Naano; Kobosingye, Loyce Kiiza (2022) - The first two letters M and T were used to identify mathematics teachers while R1 and U2 are identify a teacher in a rural and urban area respectively. Both teachers had been recruited as mathematics teachers by the government and worked for at least five years in one of the political administrative districts in Tanzania. Keywords: content; education; knowledge; lca; mathematics; mtr1; mtu2; pck; students; teacher; teaching; use
- Effect of Inquiry-based Teaching Approach on Students Achievement in Circle Theorems by Susuoroka, Gabina; Adu-Gyamfi, Richmond; Boakye Adubofour, Emmanuel; Abdul-Mumin, Al-hassan; Offei Kwakye, Dennis (2022) - A comparison of virtual and physical manipulatives in teaching visualization and spatial reasoning to middle school mathematics students. Achievement: Student achievement refers to the amount of academic content learned by a student within a specified amount of time. Keywords: achievement; approach; circle; circle theorems; control; data; education; geometry; group; inquiry; instruction; interviewer; learning; mathematics; performance; research; school; science; students; study; teachers; teaching; test; theorems; topic
- Effectiveness of Origami-based Instructional Model Approach (Obima) on Secondary School Students’ Academic Performance and Interest in Mensuration, Enugu State, Nigeria by Stanislus Unodiaku, Sochima (2022) - Aspects of senior secondary school further mathematics student find difficult (Unpublished paper). Discussion of Results Based on the findings of the study, it appears to suggest that the problem of poor performance in mathematics among secondary school students can be tackled through activities-based teaching approaches (FRN, 2013). Keywords: difference; education; group; interest; mathematics; mean; origami; performance; students; teaching; treatment
- Exploring the Challenges of Online Learning in Nigerian Higher Education by Akaeze, Christian O.; Akaeze, Nana Shaibu (2024) - Lavidas et al. (2022) also highlight factors affecting web survey response rates, which are www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/fce Frontiers of Contemporary Education Vol. 5, No. 2, 2024 14 Published by SCHOLINK INC. important for designing effective surveys to assess online learning challenges. The study aims to contribute to a more holistic understanding of e-learning challenges in Nigerian higher education by filling this gap. Keywords: challenges; education; internet; learning; lecturers; nigeria; online; platforms; research; students; study; support; training
- An Application of Learner Corpus Analysis in Grammatical Comprehension—Task Based Language Teaching and Corpus Linguistics by Florou, Katerina (2025) - Later, Ellis (2009) integrated a focus on form with error and corrective feedback, suggesting that teachers should use corrective feedback strategies to address language form. Learner corpora consist of textual data produced by language learners, which can be systematically analyzed to identify patterns of errors and developmental stages in second language acquisition (SLA). Keywords: corpora; corpus; form; group; language; students; task; teaching
- Law and Financial Education by Sanchez, Karina Trejo; Valdes, Carlos Adolfo Sanabria (2025) - In the section “Method”, we set out some notions of law and education in order to draw some connections between them, then we put forward some teaching techniques consernign to the topic financial education so that professors of law could teach law students. We are going to put forward some group dynamics in order to professors of law might teach financial education and all of those could be applied jointly when students take subjects such as Business law, Commercial law, Financial law, etc. Keywords: education; group; law; students; topic
Learning
- The Action-Oriented Approach to the Teaching-Learning of English in Côte D’Ivoire: Contribution to the Development of Learners’ Entrepreneurial Culture by YEO, Yesonguiedjo (2023) - In Quebec, for example, the Ministry of Education, Recreation, and Sport [ministère de l‟Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS) (2005) has adopted a definition of entrepreneurial culture that is not directly associated with business: “Entrepreneurial culture is made up of qualities and attitudes that express the will to undertake and to commit oneself fully to what one wants to do and to see through to completion: self-confidence, motivation, effort, a sense of responsibility, initiative, perseverance, solidarity, team spirit, resourcefulness, and determination (p. 11). Abstract This paper theoretically analyses the contribution of Action-oriented Approach to teaching and learning English regarding learners’ appropriation of entrepreneurial culture. Keywords: action; approach; culture; côte; development; education; english; entrepreneurship; language; learners; learning; note; project; skills; social; teaching
- Teacher Preparedness in the Implementation of Early Childhood Development Education in Kericho County, Kenya by Manduku, Joshua; Cherop, Reginah; Muia, Zipporah (2020) - Ho2: There is no significant relationship between teacher attitudes’ and selection and use of instructional resources. 2.1 Limitations The study made a causal conclusion on the association between the variable’s teacher preparedness and teacher attitudes and selection and use of Instructional Resources. Keywords: centers; education; learning; preparedness; resources; selection; teachers; teaching; use
- YouTube Platform and the English Language Learning in the Brazilian Context by Silva, Marcia Aparecida; de Carvalho Junior, Izidio Dias (2021) - Vocabulary learning from watching YouTube videos and reading blog posts. Although “SmallAdvantages” has good recognition among YouTube channels focused on teaching English, Gavin does not hold a certification in the educational field. Keywords: education; english; language; learning; platform; social; videos; youtube
- The Modification of Boerkaert’s (1999) Model of Self-Regulation to Include Younger Learners by Taylor, Sue (2021) - Earlier studies looked more at individuals’ processes and now research is focusing on the social process, seeing the growth of the autonomous learner as related to both the individual’s predilection to self regulation and the learner’s environment as pivotal factors. She found that young pupils are indeed capable of managing their own learning. Keywords: development; education; learners; learning; model; pupils; questionnaire; regulation; school; self; skills; strategies; teacher
- Implementation of the Blended Learning Approach: The Case of SPUP Graduate School by Bansig, Inicia C. (2021) - Keywords blended learning, graduate school, learning outcomes, online learning, face-to-face learning 1. E-learning, also referred to as online learning or electronic learning, is the acquisition of knowledge that takes place through electronic technologies and media. Keywords: assessment; bla; faculty; graduate; implementation; learning; online; participants; school
- Linking Budgeting with Computational Thinking Pedagogy: Program Theory, Performance, and Budgeting by Lindsay Hall, Michael (2021) - Keywords computational thinking, budgeting, program theory, program design 1. Program theory represents the best that we know about these kinds of programs or production processes and is, therefore, instrumental in the design of a program; or at least could or should be. Keywords: budgeting; course; decision; design; education; learning; logic; performance; problem; program; program theory; theory; thinking
- From Teachers’ Minds to Speakers’ Minds in the Applications to Psychology and Philosophy, Connected to Sociolinguistics in the Ways of Interactions for Better Relationships to Make Parts of Narratives by Kondo, Eri (2022) - It is defined as a strategy in Japanese talks. She focuses on the fact that Japanese speakers do not finish one utterance completely, but speakers and hearers make one utterance cooperatively (p. 6). Keywords: dialogues; discourse; education; empathy; english; japanese; language; learning; talk
Teaching
- Determinants of Student Absenteeism/Presenteeism in Qatar: A Path Analysis by Sellami, Abdel Latif; El-Kassem, Rima Charbaji; Alqassass, Haneen B. K.; Al-Emadi, Ahmed (2020) - www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/fce Frontiers of Contemporary Education Vol. 1, No. 1, 2020 23 Published by SCHOLINK INC. 5.4 Measures Dependent variable Teachers’ perception of student absenteeism presenteeism in Qatar. Does peer group identity influence absenteeism in high school students? Keywords: absenteeism; attendance; class; curriculum; education; factors; journal; presenteeism; qatar; research; school; student; student absenteeism; study; teachers; teaching; vol
- An Integrated Approach to ESP Teaching: A Case Study by KONE, Kassoum (2023) - Two approaches to language teaching generally make it possible to integrate language skills. In conclusion, rather than focusing on terminologies and isolated grammar points, ESP teachers and practitioners must encourage the integrated approach to language teaching, especially ESP. Keywords: approach; english; esp; language; learners; teaching
- Benefits and Ways of Integrating Technology in Teaching of Social Science Courses in Universities in Nigeria by Chukwuma-Nosike, Chika N. (2023) - Study’s findings revealed different technologies that can be integrated in teaching of social science courses and varied benefits of integrating technology in teaching of social science courses which include technology promotes digital literacy, speed and efficiency among teachers and students during teaching. There are different technologies that can be integrated into the teaching of courses at the tertiary education level. Keywords: courses; education; integrating; nigeria; science; science courses; teaching; technology; universities
- Pedagogical Counselors’ Self-exploration of Writing Feedback on Preservice Teachers’ Teaching Journals by Cohen-Sayag, Esther; Cohen, Nitzan; Fischl, Dita; Kessler, Anat; Govrin, Dafna (2021) - Teacher feedback to young children in formative assessment: A typology. We also wished to examine the variables that can affect feedback on reflective writing such as iteration of the reflective writing (first, second or third time), preservice teacher level, year in the college and individual differences among the pedagogical counselors. Keywords: asking; comments; counselors; education; feedback; preservice; preservice teachers; teachers; teaching; writing
Teachers
- Teachers’ Knowledge and Use of Behaviour Modification Strategies in Classroom Management: Does Gender Matter? by Nsiah, Regine Kwaw; Kwakye, Dennis Offei (2024) - It is recommended that there should be an increase in content of classroom behaviour modification strategies in the program structure for teacher education institutions. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/fce.v5n1p38 Abstract This study investigated the knowledge of teachers on behaviour modification strategies in classroom management. Keywords: behaviour; behaviour modification; classroom; education; knowledge; management; modification; modification strategies; strategies; study; teachers; use
- Designing Indicators for a Placement Test: Drawbacks and Affordances by Amorim, Gabriel Brito (2021) - According to Raupp and Reichle (2003), for the daunting task of (re)designing assessment documents to be successful, it is essential that the designers know what they are aiming for. After an in-depth literature review and the analysis of assessment documents both from the institution and also of public domain (like the CEFRL), the designers began working on the assessment documents, which culminated in a revisited and calibrated assessment matrix and new placement test instruments. Keywords: assessment; assessment documents; documents; goals; indicators; language; placement; staff; teachers; test; testing
Group
- Differentiating Instruction in a Mathematics Classroom: Its Effects on Basic 7 Learners’ Academic Performance and Engagement in Common Fraction by Padmore, Edward Abatanie; letsa-Agbozo, Joseph Kafui; Susuoroka, Gabina; Kwakye, Dennis Offei (2023) - This finding confirms the study by Aranda and Zamora (2016) and Konstantinou-Katzi et al. (2013) that differentiated instruction had much improvements and positive impact on the academic performance of learners and Muthomi and Mbugua (2014) who investigated the effects of differentiated Instruction on learners’ achievement in mathematics in secondary schools in Meru County in Kenya wherein a significant increase in the learner’s achievement was noted. 1.1 Problem Statement Several studies investigated differentiated mathematics instruction. Keywords: control; control group; group; instruction; learners; mathematics; test
Feedback
- Feedback: A Construct in Search of Contemporary Investigation by F. Shaughnessy, Michael (2023) - Other students may appear mediocre at first and then continue with the same approach to the rest of the class- and the instructor does not see any improvement or even an attempt to improve. Students typically are non-committal and make various vague, neutral comments and provide innocuous feedback. Keywords: feedback; instructors; student; zoom
Social
- Strategic Personal Branding in the AI Era: Enhancing Career Readiness through Digital Literacy by Johnson, Katryna M.; Barthol, Suanne M. (2025) - Drawing on current scholarship, the paper demonstrates how digital literacy enhances online visibility while highlighting AI tools that strengthen messaging. To expand the research scope, AI tools—Copilot, Gemini, and ChatGPT—were utilized with complex-based prompts to identify additional sources, resulting in the addition of 71 new sources. Keywords: branding; career; content; digital; education; frontiers; inc; individuals; journal; literacy; management; marketing; media; online; social; tools; vol; www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/fce
Model
Assessment
Culture
- The Impact of Literature in Construction the People of Modern Culture by Thi, Hue Hoang; Phuong, Thao Do; Thuy, Hang Phan (2020) - 3. Conclusion Literature has reappeared, built and preserved many cultural human models bearing the characteristics of each cultural period from the early twentieth century to the present. It is a type of cultural person with a new value system: both inheriting the traditional values of the nation such as drinking water, remember its source, love, support, share, live for everyone ... and combine with other new values of the modern society such as individual autonomy, creativity, sense to rise to assert themselves… etc. Keywords: contemporary; cultural; culture; human; individual; people; person
Gender
- Women in Leadership and Organisational Change in Sport: A Critical and Intersectional Review by Forrest, Prof Ruth; English, Prof Vincent (2025) - It concludes by proposing a multi-level model for transformative change that emphasises the need for simultaneous and coordinated action at the individual, organisational, and institutional levels to achieve genuine gender equity in sports leadership. • To propose a multi-level model for transformative change that outlines how individual, organisational, and institutional actions can collectively advance women in sports leadership. Keywords: barriers; change; education; gender; leadership; sport; sport leadership; women
Retardation
- A Case Study in a Student with Mental Retardation: Findings and Proposed Intervention by Boukorou, Anna (2023) - Since this includes a wide range of different levels of individual abilities and perceived difficulties, four levels of mental retardation were created to facilitate research (APA, 2000): mild mental retardation, moderate, severe and profound. In this context, the role of the school is considered particularly important, as overcoming the individual difficulties faced by a student with mental retardation requires the assessment of his/her educational needs and the preparation of an individualized education program that will respond to his/her particularities. Keywords: education; research; retardation; student
Avondale
- Purpose Built Offices Replaced by Work from Home (WFH) in a Time of Business Disruption: Hybrid Office Model (HOM) by Barnes, Lisa; Long, Warrick; Williams, Peter (2021) - Current descriptions of office spaces at Avondale are shown in Table 3. “It‟s located in and amongst the staff that I work with daily” (#50) Window View (5 responses) “Great view” (#2) “View out window” (#8) www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/fce Frontiers of Contemporary Education Vol. 2, No. 1, 2021 63 Published by SCHOLINK INC. The question of if office space was shared with others resulted in 68 responses, with 29 or (43%) stating they shared office space, with 39 (57%) stating they had their own office. Keywords: avondale; education; employees; home; office; research; space; wfh; work; working
Epilogue
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Created: 2025-12-22