Variables that influence teachers' practice of differentiated instruction in Chinese classrooms: A study from teachers' perspectives.

As the diversity of students increases, differentiated instruction (DI) serves an increasingly significant function in meeting their individual learning needs. Emerging research has highlighted the value of inclusive teaching approaches to address students' differences, such as DI. Therefore, it is important to quantify teachers' DI thoughts and behaviors in classroom teaching.

Evaluating professional development for blended learning in higher education: a synthesis of qualitative evidence.

Successful implementation of blended learning initiatives requires careful planning and consideration of multidimensional factors. Focusing on evaluation and accountability for the design of professional development initiatives (PDIs) is the next step towards creating efficient and effective PDIs. This is especially needed since the Covid-19 pandemic has seen a dramatic shift towards using, and training for integration of digital teaching tools in higher education.

Multilingual nursing education: Nursing students' and teachers' interests, perceptions and expectations.

This study investigates the interests, perceptions and expectations of nursing students and teachers with respect to multilingual nursing education. This mixed methods study included a student survey and teacher interviews from two Dutch speaking institutes of higher education in Brussels. Results show that students preferred separate targeted language skills courses to integrated content and language courses.

The effects of different learning environments on students' motivation for learning and their achievement.

Background: Research in higher education on the effects of student-centred versus lecture-based learning environments generally does not take into account the psychological need support provided in these learning environments. From a self-determination theory perspective, need support is important to study because it has been associated with benefits such as autonomous motivation and achievement.

Aim: The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of different learning environments on students' motivation for learning and achievement, while taking into account the perceived need support.

A facilitative versus directive approach in training clinical skills? Investigating students' clinical performance and perceptions.

Over the years, many medical school curricula have started implementing diverse student-centred teaching and learning methodologies. Previous studies, however, have indicated that students prefer more traditional and directive methodologies instead, raising questions on which training approach should be advocated. This study contrasts the effects of a student-centred (i.