This is the English language contents page for E&SD 16(4)
Nick Rushby
Editorial: Reflections on learning online .6
Fatemeh Nafarzadeh Nafari, Mehrshad Ahmadian, Ebrahim Fakhri
Developing Teacher Education Performance Assessment through Teaching… read more
Journal Volume Number : 16
Editorial: Reflections on learning online
A long time ago and in a galaxy far away, my first degree was in electrical engineering.
This was over fifty years ago, at a time when many people believe that technology-based
learning had not been invented. This of course, is not true and is a consequence… read more
Developing Teacher Education Performance Assessment through Teaching E-portfolios and Pre-service/ In-service EFL Teachers’ Self-reflection
A portfolio is a document describing skills, experience, interests or knowledge of an individual.
Recently, the conventional paper-based portfolio has been no longer able to keep pace and therefore,
some researchers have suggested e-portfolios overcome… read more
Survey of Indian Medical Students’ Adaptation in Kazakhstan: Psychological, Sociocultural, and Academic Dimensions
This study investigated international students’ adaptation experience in a higher education
institution. A sociological survey was conducted among one hundred and seventy Indian students in
their first and second year of medical studies at West Kazakhstan… read more
Students’ Mathematics Achievements: A Comparison between Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic represented a shift from face-to-face to online and distance learning.
Teaching methods and assessing strategies changed, as well as grading standards. The focus of
this paper is to address the differences between pre- and post-COVID-19… read more
EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of Implementing Critical Thinking in Teaching Reading: Focus on the Possible Hindrances
The study explores Iranian English teachers’ perceptions of the importance of critical thinking
skills and the extent to which they practice their beliefs in real classroom setting. As a secondary
purpose, the study discovered the possible hindrances… read more
Intervention Reading Comprehension Program in French Language
One of the priorities of European language policy is to maintain linguistic diversity, cultural identity
and, last but not least, to promote effective foreign language learning. French language has a long
tradition in the Slovak geographical area, whether… read more
The Influence of Family Factors on the Academic Performance of Schoolchildren and University Students: Review of Foreign Studies
The family is informal institution that has a strong influence on the child and on his or her academic
performance in particular. Family influence is more essential in childhood, because at a young age
children depend a lot on their parents. The nature… read more
University Students’ Attitudes to Soft Skills in Business Communication Training
Nowadays learning Russian in business communication is a major part of vocational education and
training and within this academic subject it is possible for university students to develop soft skills.
This research examined the formation, development… read more
Why do People Apply for Admission to Moscow Universities? An Analysis of the Reasons and Development of Recommendations
When there is high competition between universities for applicants, research into the applicants’
motives becomes relevant. This research used a survey questionnaire, the results of which were
subjected to correlation analysis. The survey involved… read more
Professional Self-determination of School Graduates: Social and Personal Factors
Given the negative demographic trends and the aging of labor resources in most regions of Russia,
it is important to curb educational migration away from them. The study of the mechanisms of
professional self-determination of schoolchildren goes beyond… read more
Developing the Metalinguistic Competence of Engineering Students
The paper discusses the socio-communicative function of the engineer’s foreign language training
in which content is based on materials relating to the latest global technological advances and
understanding of the essence of production culture in different… read more
E&SD 16(3) September 2021
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Nick Rushby
Editorial: Making a Difference in Educational Research. 6
Mohammad Omar Al-Momani
Vocational-Education Students’ Attitudes towards Their Academic Specialization in Jordan… read more
Editorial: Making a Difference in Educational Research
In my last editorial, I addressed the different forms that a scholarly paper might take
(Rushby, 2021); in this issue I want to take a more over-arching view of the research
process and the integral role of the papers that come out of that process. In… read more
Vocational-Education Students’ Attitudes towards Their Academic Specialization in Jordan
The aim of the study was to identify the attitudes of vocational education students at Al-Balqa
Applied University towards enrollment in their academic specialization from their perception,
relating them to variables such as gender, the student’s academic… read more
Filipino Teacher Professional Development in the New Normal
The Covid-19 pandemic has posed various challenges particularly in the education sector where the
‘new normal’ experience is all about online interaction and distance learning. As the health protocols
enforce physical distancing measures, actual… read more
Pilot Study on the Improvement of the Health-education and Psychological Competencies of Education Students in the Context of Epidemic/Pandemic Circumstances
Research study: According to the World Health Organization, six out of ten global health problems
are related to the domain of infectious diseases (WHO, 2019), which inevitably confronts us with
an increasing risk of pandemic situations. The global health… read more
Characteristics of Schools for Girls: A Case Study
Single-sex schools account for a minimal percentage of alternative forms of education in Poland.
Debates around such institutions focus on the issues of work efficiency in the context of academic
achievements and dilemmas related to the social functioning… read more
Motivation in Teacher Education: The Forgotten Element and Its Snowball Effect
This research explores student teachers’ motivation to join teacher education and its relation to
their career intention to join the teaching profession. The qualitative study was conducted in the
English department of private and state teacher… read more
A Method for Evaluating the Results of the Educational Process: Theory and Practice
The article addresses the problem of evaluating the results of specialists as they graduate from
their training. There are difficulties, not only with the decreasing number of students in training
courses, but also with inadequate methods for educational… read more