Yearly Archives: 2025

KWL/KWLS represents one of the most versatile and enduring instructional frameworks in contemporary education. As a metacognitive strategy that structures the learning process around prior knowledge activation, inquiry development, and reflection, this approach has demonstrated remarkable effectiveness across diverse content areas and developmental levels. Having implemented and researched this strategy in multiple educational contexts, I’ve…

Knowledge construction represents a foundational concept in contemporary educational theory that has transformed our understanding of how learning occurs and how educational environments should be designed. As an educational researcher who has extensively studied cognitive processes across diverse learning contexts, I recognize knowledge construction as a paradigm-shifting framework that continues to influence teaching practices, curriculum…

Juxtapositioning texts represents a sophisticated instructional strategy in literacy education that involves placing multiple texts side by side to facilitate comparison, contrast, and deeper analytical thinking. As an educational researcher focusing on literacy development, I’ve observed that this approach offers powerful opportunities for developing critical reading skills and fostering nuanced understanding of complex topics. At…

Item Response Theory (IRT) represents one of the most significant advancements in psychometric methodology over the past century. As a framework for designing, analyzing, and scoring assessments, IRT offers remarkable advantages over classical test theory approaches by focusing on the interaction between individual test items and test-takers. Having applied IRT principles across numerous educational research…