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Advancing Computer Science Education for Pre-Service Teachers: A Case from Auburn University
(2025-04-09)
This brief highlights the need to prepare pre-service teachers (PSTs) to effectively teach computer science (CS) at the K–6 level. In response to Alabama’s Computer Science Bill (Act 2019-389), Auburn University developed ...
AI in Elementary English Language Arts: Perceptions, Concerns, and Imperatives For Teacher Education
(2025-09-05)
The rapid integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into K-12 education necessitates a proactive examination of teacher preparedness, particularly in elementary English Language Arts (ELA) instruction. This quantitative, ...
Alabama Charter School Parent Voice
(2025-04-10)
In 2015, Alabama became the 43rd state to establish charter schools as part of their public education system. To
better understand if Alabama charter schools meet their objectives, we conducted a survey (and subsequent ...
Analysis of Reliability Coefficients In Electronic Survey Distribution Programs
(2025-03-25)
This study investigated the reliability coefficients of an electronic survey instrument, distributed via Qualtrics, designed to assess agriculturalists' perceptions of artificial intelligence in secondary agricultural ...
Approaches Towards Revising Instrumentation-Based Reliability Coefficients
(2025-03-06)
This study addresses negative Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficients observed in two constructs of a newly developed questionnaire assessing agricultural educators' adoption of artificial intelligence. A field test with ...
The Architecture of Truth: Replacing Prompt Engineering with Semantic Verification Protocols and Socratic Friction
(2026-03-06)
Current AI discourse focuses on prompt engineering; teaching humans to optimize linguistic inputs for better results. This investigation identifies this model as a contributor to epistemic fragility, where the validity of ...
Collaborative Artificial Intelligence Learning Architecture: Restoring Scholarly Friction and Epistemic Governance via Collaborative Inquiry Using an Epistemic Friction Framework
(2026-03-06)
This study utilizes an epistemic friction framework as a system-centric approach to eliminate reliance on generalist chatbots by distributing cognitive load across specialized agents. The architecture introduces the Parallel ...
Conecting Student Learning with Social Health
(2025-04-04)
This brief summarizes research in Alabama on the connection between learning outcomes and the neighborhood environment in which students grow up. Our research shows that social health factors—including positive health ...
Cultivating Agricultural Literacy: A Qualitative Exploration of Instructional Practices and Teacher Perspectives in Agricultural Education
(2024-08-05)
Auburn University researchers explored how agricultural education teachers in Alabama equip students with the knowledge and vocabulary needed to navigate the world of agriculture. Researchers investigated teachers' ...
Educational Spending as Economic Development
(2025-01-14)
A major leverage point in improving employment, consumer demand, and investment is through state investments in quality PK-12 education. Research is clear that areas with higher and more targeted investments see significant ...
Empowering Alabama Educators through International Experience: Strengthening Classrooms, Supporting Communities
(2025-03-27)
Since 2011, Auburn University’s College of Education has led the Global Studies in Education: South Korea program, providing over 85 Alabama educators with direct exposure to Korean culture and educational practices. This ...
Engineering the Emotional Subjective: A Deterministic Protocol for Affective Quantization Strategy for Vectorized Semantic Alignment in Generative Artificial Intelligence
(2026-02-18)
This study addresses the core mandate of the human-AI collaboration by positioning AECL as a foundational domain for human systems engineering (HSE). We examine how AI is altering technological landscapes and reshaping ...
Implementing Virginia's Cell Phone Policy
(2025-01-10)
Improving Student Literacy in Agriculture: An Approach Through AI Partnerships
(2025-07-29)
This professional presentation titled “Improving Student Literacy in Agriculture: An Approach Through AI Partnerships” provides strategies for integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into agricultural education to enhance ...
Innovating Sustainability: Graduate Student Perceptions of AI-Driven Solutions in Global Fruit and Vegetable Production Systems
(2025-05-12)
This exploratory study investigated U.S. and non-U.S. graduate students' perceptions of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool for advancing sustainable fruit and vegetable (SFV) production.
An in-person questionnaire ...
Lessons from the Implementation of Virginia's Cell Phone Policy
(2025-04-29)
In April 2025, we conducted a follow-up survey of teachers from a school division in Southeast Virginia regarding the implementation of Virginia’s new cell phone policy. Teachers expressed strong support for the cell phone ...
Pixelating Teacher Sentiments: Exploring Algorithmic Empathy via AI Photo Elicitation in Agricultural Education
(2025-09-05)
Pixelating Teacher Sentiments: Exploring Algorithmic Empathy via AI Photo Elicitation in Agricultural Education introduces a methodological tool for qualitative inquiry called Artificial Intelligence-Generative Emotional ...
The Power of Interest: Connecting the Real World to the Finance Classroom
(2026-02-27)
This study examines how the incorporation of a project utilizing real- world financial data from the Bloomberg Professional Service affects student engagement in an introductory finance course. This mixed methods study ...
Research Brief: Impacts of Student-Weighted Funding
(2025-02-20)
Student weighted funding is the most widely used means to ensure schools have enough money to provide for the differing needs of students. However, research suggests the benefits of student weighted funding go well beyond ...
Resources and Approaches for Integrating High- Leverage Teaching Practices: A Content Analysis
(2025-04-03)
Implementing high-leverage teaching practices (HLTPs) for language learning can
help ensure teachers create and deliver a high-quality curriculum, especially when
working with Novice learners who require more scaffolded ...