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View article: Transformation is Multi-faceted Processes and Outcomes: Exploring Change through STEAM Projects
Transformation is Multi-faceted Processes and Outcomes: Exploring Change through STEAM Projects Open
The disciplinary egocentrism in the school education in Nepal dominates Nepali classrooms and hampers students' holistic and problem-solving skills. The researcher implemented a STEAM project in a Nepali public school using participatory a…
View article: Stories of stress: unveiling professional anxiety in mathematics teaching
Stories of stress: unveiling professional anxiety in mathematics teaching Open
Professional anxiety in teaching refers to the stress and nervousness that educators experience due to their job duties and the challenges they encounter. This article explores the prevalence of professional anxiety among secondary school …
View article: Exploring project-based group learning
Exploring project-based group learning Open
Case-based actions and engagements are the recommendations for Project-Based Group Learning (PBGL) that explore the experiences and consequences in classroom settings and beyond. Thus, the study addresses the effectiveness of PBGL by consi…
View article: Teaching Multiplication Using Vedic Mathematics Approach
Teaching Multiplication Using Vedic Mathematics Approach Open
The Vedas are the most ancient knowledge reservoir of Hindu philosophy. Bharati Krishna Tirtha Ji developed Vedic mathematics after eight years of intensive study of the Vedas. He extracted mathematical concepts from the Vedas and develope…
View article: STEAM Education in Nepal: Status, Opportunities, Challenges and Future Perspectives for Nurturing 21st Century Learners
STEAM Education in Nepal: Status, Opportunities, Challenges and Future Perspectives for Nurturing 21st Century Learners Open
STEAM Education is an innovative approach to learning that integrates science, technology, engineering, arts/humanities, and mathematics. STEAM education is gaining popularity these days in the educational field as one of the alternative m…
View article: Swa-Twam-Tat Inquiry: Challenging Western-induced Epistemologies and Exploring Possibilities
Swa-Twam-Tat Inquiry: Challenging Western-induced Epistemologies and Exploring Possibilities Open
Western-induced epistemologies, rooted in individualism, rationalism, and empiricism, have been criticized for their shortcomings in addressing complex, interdisciplinary issues and for sidelining non-Western knowledge systems and/or Gyana…
View article: Connecting the dots
Connecting the dots Open
Reflective practice enables teachers to examine their personal and professional actions and learn from their lived experiences. The study explores teachers’ conceptualizations of reflective practice, its applications, challenges, and oppor…
View article: Participant selection procedures in qualitative research: experiences and some points for consideration
Participant selection procedures in qualitative research: experiences and some points for consideration Open
Qualitative research is widely embraced in the social sciences and education. Among the different traditional, modern, and community-oriented qualitative methodologies, we have drawn on our experiences to adopt seven qualitative methodolog…
View article: Developing engaging STEAM-geometry activities: Fostering mathematical creativity through the engineering design process using Indonesian cuisine context
Developing engaging STEAM-geometry activities: Fostering mathematical creativity through the engineering design process using Indonesian cuisine context Open
Enhancing mathematical creativity requires more learning activities that foster creative thinking. However, teachers need more resources and activities to nurture students' creativity in mathematics effectively. Therefore, this study aimed…
View article: Participatory learning: Exploring place-based pedagogy for future teachers
Participatory learning: Exploring place-based pedagogy for future teachers Open
Place-based knowledge, a legacy from our ancestors, is inherently sustainable. However, modern lifestyles have eclipsed this wisdom, leading to environmental issues such as land and water pollution. Similarly, the current pedagogical pract…
View article: Knowing, Doing, and Becoming Reflective Practitioners: A Narrative Inquiry of STEAM Educators
Knowing, Doing, and Becoming Reflective Practitioners: A Narrative Inquiry of STEAM Educators Open
Reflective practice can guide educators toward enhancing their abilities, comprehension, and expertise, reflecting on their experiences to grow personally, professionally, and academically, thereby elevating the overall standard of their w…
View article: Cultural Sustainability and Samosa Colonialism: A Decolonizing Thinking Practice
Cultural Sustainability and Samosa Colonialism: A Decolonizing Thinking Practice Open
The Tarai region of Nepal was well renowned for its epistemic diversity of Mithila art-based cultures. It included poetry, theatre, stories, proverbs, metaphors, jokes, songs, folklore, dance, and music, as well as dialogue, myths, local p…
View article: Meaningful engagement of preschoolers through storytelling pedagogy
Meaningful engagement of preschoolers through storytelling pedagogy Open
Engaging students in their learning depends on the teachers’ pedagogical practices. The first author is a STEAM scholar and preschool educator who realized engagement is necessary for meaningful learning. For this, teachers and students mu…
View article: “Ignoring” to “Autonomous” Participation: Narratives of a Participatory Action Researcher
“Ignoring” to “Autonomous” Participation: Narratives of a Participatory Action Researcher Open
This paper examines different layers of participation while conducting Participatory Action Research (PAR). In the journey of three years of fieldwork with teachers, many realizations were made about becoming co-researchers and engaging in…
View article: Drama-Based Pedagogy: Ways of Engaging in Mathematics Learning
Drama-Based Pedagogy: Ways of Engaging in Mathematics Learning Open
Mathematics education program always falls under public criticism because of being unable to produce desirable outcomes. From the beginning of formal mathematics education programs in Nepal, mathematics teaching-learning activities have be…
View article: Development and Evaluation of E-Learning Courses
Development and Evaluation of E-Learning Courses Open
This study attempts to develop a reliable, practical, and efficient process for developing online and distance courses. The study aims to develop e-learning online and distance education courses. ICT and e-Research course development proce…
View article: “Science” and “art” as ways of knowing in school education in Nepal for an inclusive learning environment
“Science” and “art” as ways of knowing in school education in Nepal for an inclusive learning environment Open
For several years, science and art have been viewed as separate entities in school education in Nepal. The dominant discourse on science was regulated by Western Modern Worldview (WMW), assuming that seeking universal truth should be the c…
View article: Procedures for online peer assessment: Assessing algorithm problems in school mathematics for future teachers
Procedures for online peer assessment: Assessing algorithm problems in school mathematics for future teachers Open
This action research study explored how peer assessment can help students and teachers evaluate algorithm problem-solving skills in mathematics. The study used a self- and peer-assessment activity in Moodle to assess 18 out of 40 Grade X s…
View article: Undergraduate Female Mathematics Student's Identities
Undergraduate Female Mathematics Student's Identities Open
The main purpose of this study was to explore the undergraduate level female mathematics student’s identities construction in Nepal. The study adopted narrative inquiry methodology with four female participants from Tribhuvan and Kathmandu…
View article: Enhancing Student-Teachers Assessment Skills: A Self-and Peer-Assessment Tool in Higher Education
Enhancing Student-Teachers Assessment Skills: A Self-and Peer-Assessment Tool in Higher Education Open
This study used a self-and peer-assessment activity in Moodle, a learning management system, to investigate the self-and peer-assessment abilities of student-teachers. To enhance self- and peer-assessment in some author-taught courses, stu…
View article: Critical pedagogy: Future and hope
Critical pedagogy: Future and hope Open
Critical pedagogy is a pedagogical philosophy and social movement founded on the notion of critical social theories and paradigms. Critical pedagogy encompasses a wide range of topics, including future and hope. Whilst developing education…
View article: Use of GeoGebra in Teaching and Learning Geometric Transformation in School Mathematics
Use of GeoGebra in Teaching and Learning Geometric Transformation in School Mathematics Open
The use of GeoGebra in teaching geometric transformations was investigated in this study. GeoGebra is a math software available in over 100 plus languages, both online and offline. GeoGebra is a useful application to improve and enrich mat…
View article: Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge of Students of Nepal in Algebra: A Mixed Method Study
Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge of Students of Nepal in Algebra: A Mixed Method Study Open
Mathematical knowledge has been defined in several ways in the literature of mathematics education. Procedural knowledge (PK) and conceptual knowledge (CK) or both types of knowledge are the emphasis of knowledge construction. This is a re…
View article: ICTs into mathematical instructions for meaningful teaching and learning
ICTs into mathematical instructions for meaningful teaching and learning Open
Mathematical illusions and concepts can be more easily visualized and understood with the help of information and communication technologies (ICT). On the contrary, ICT development in Nepali classrooms (from elementary school to university…
View article: Using digital stories during COVID-19 to enhance early-grade learners' language skills
Using digital stories during COVID-19 to enhance early-grade learners' language skills Open
Language is something that a child learns from their environment. English, a global language, has become a popular demand in many countries, including Nepal. With a strong belief that children learn when actively engaged in the learning pr…
View article: Exploration of the Workshop activity for peer assessment in online courses of mathematics
Exploration of the Workshop activity for peer assessment in online courses of mathematics Open
This paper explores the use of the Workshop activity in teaching mathematics courses. Using a workshop as a learning and evaluation tool for the MPhil in Mathematics Education's Graph and Network course, the study's goal was to find the be…
View article: ICT tools for remote teaching and learning mathematics: A proposal for autonomy and engagements
ICT tools for remote teaching and learning mathematics: A proposal for autonomy and engagements Open
This paper explores the paradigm shift in using ICT tools while teaching mathematics remotely within the TPACK framework. Remote teaching is not only one of the primary modes of teaching and learning in the present context throughout the w…
View article: Images of Undergraduate Mathematics Curriculum: A Critical Self-Reflection
Images of Undergraduate Mathematics Curriculum: A Critical Self-Reflection Open
Higher education practices in Nepal have been playing an important role to train and develop pre-service school teachers. This paper critically reflects on the curricular and pedagogical practices of mathematics education based on the firs…
View article: Exploring Project-Based Teaching for Engaging Students' Mathematical Learning
Exploring Project-Based Teaching for Engaging Students' Mathematical Learning Open
The declining interest of learners in mathematics in the learning process has resulted in poor achievement (Yeh et al., 2019). To get rid of these poor achievements, we explored project-based teaching in four topical areas (e.g., mathemati…