Current Issue
Volume 15, Issue 4
Page 533-757
December, 2025
RESEARCH ARTICLE
- K-12 Teachers’ Acceptance of Generative AI in Education: An Application of the UTAUT Model
This study applied the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model to examine the structural relations among performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, behavioral intention, and ......
- Effects of Metaverse-Based Ecosystem Learning on Knowledge Generation in High School Students:fNIRS Study
The metaverse enables learners to engage in inquiry and interact within virtual spaces, offering high levels of immersion, interactivity, and presence. However, previous studies have primarily focused on affective outcomes, and research on ......
- Prefrontal Cortex Activation in Elementary Students during Biomimicry-based Convergent Thinking
This study explored prefrontal cortex (PFC) activation in elementary students during biomimicry-based convergent thinking using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Sixteen sixth-grade students completed a task consisting of ......
- Behavioral Markers of Childhood Depression from a Neurodevelopmental Perspective: Linguistic Fragmentation and Hostile Projection in Chatbot Conversations
This study investigates linguistic patterns in elementary students’ chatbot conversations from a neurodevelopmental perspective. A total of 123 students interacted with an AI chatbot for two weeks. Using a dual-method strategy combining ......
- Development and Application of a Science Inquiry Instruction Program for Big Data Analysis: Focusing on COVID-19
The rapid advancement of technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and the Internet of Things has reshaped modern society into an environment where large volumes of information must be processed in real time. As a result, data ......
- A Comparative Analysis of Experts’ and Elementary and Secondary School Teachers’ Perceptions of the Intrinsic and Utilitarian Importance of Science Simulation
This study aims to analyze the perceived gap between the educational value (intrinsic importance) of science simulation content and its practical value (utilitarian importance) required in actual classrooms within the rapidly changing ......
- A Neurophysiological Analysis of Fish Species Name Memory According to Image- and Text-Based Instructional Material Presentation: Focusing on Theta and Alpha Band Relative Power Spectra
The purpose of this study is to know about the effective information type to learning through emerged brain activation during carrying out fish specific name memorization task with a different information type. Measuring brain wave test task is ......
- Evaluating Students Confidence and Learning Challenges Using Canva-Based Digital Textbooks in Zoology
The purpose of the study is to identify the learning confidence and challenges of first‑year undergraduate zoology students in using a Canva-based digital textbook. Thus, the study examines students’ compatibility, accessibility and understanding of ......
- The Role of Prior Knowledge and Abductive Reasoning in Pre-service Elementary Teachers’ Scientific Experimental Design Process
The purpose of this study is to explore how prior knowledge influences thinking strategies and patterns of abductive reasoning during the experimental design process in life science contexts. The participants were 23 pre-service elementary teachers ......
- Characteristics of “Values and Attitudes” Embedded in Achievement Standards of the 2022 Revised Common Science Curriculum
This study aims to longitudinally analyze the distribution characteristics and developmental pathways of “Values and Attitudes” embedded in the achievement standards of the 2022 Revised Common Science Curriculum (Grades 3-9). An analytical ......
- Reflective Practice Mediated by Digital Tools: Analyzing the Learning Process through Padlet in a Design Thinking Course
Reflective practice is essential for supporting learners in addressing complex, ill-defined problems, yet its developmental processes in digitally mediated, collaborative environments remain underexplored. This study examines how Padlet supports ......
- Analysis of Instructional Support Functions of Virtual Manipulatives Using a Digital Typology Framework
The purpose of this study systematically analyzed the teaching and learning support features offered by virtual manipulatives, thereby providing fundamental data for the effective use of digital tools in mathematics education. Eleven highly utilized ......