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Beyond Direct Instruction: Modeling the Effects of the 5-I Instructional Model on Academic Performance in Biology Through Scientific Creativity and Affective Pathways

This study demonstrates that while conventional instruction directly impacts biology academic performance, the 5-I instructional model significantly enhances learning outcomes indirectly by fostering scientific creativity and self-efficacy, which subsequently improve student attitude, motivation, and performance, as validated by a mixed-methods analysis leading to the proposed ICAPe Framework.

Othniel Cammagay, Ruby Mamauag2026-08-12
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“It is quite daunting to be living in unprecedented times”: Examining the psychological repercussions of climate change for young Australian’s and their visions for the future

This qualitative co-produced study of 45 young Australians reveals that climate change profoundly threatens their psychological well-being by undermining what matters most, prompting calls for upstream climate interventions, holistic education, and collective action to support their mental health and future visions.

Teaghan L. Hogg, Daniella Watson, Ans Vercammen, Chloe Watfern, Kyla Ellahiyoun, Danielle Lam, Remy Eden, Ivy Sheng, Tob (…)2026-08-12
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The Role of the Kandy Esala Perahera in Promoting Cultural Tourism in Sri Lanka: Balancing Intangible Cultural Heritage Preservation and Sustainable Tourism Development

This mixed-methods study examines the Kandy Esala Perahera's dual role in driving cultural tourism and preserving Sri Lankan intangible heritage, concluding that while the festival significantly boosts socio-economic benefits and cultural identity, its long-term sustainability requires balanced management strategies to mitigate challenges like commercialization and overcrowding through collaborative governance and community participation.

Thirima Dura Suresh Gayan Priyangana2026-08-12
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Developing Facilitation Competence through Reflective Problem-Based Learning: A Qualitative Design-Based Case Study in Higher Education

This qualitative design-based case study demonstrates that educators develop facilitation competence through iterative cycles of reflective participation in a Problem-Based Learning professional development course, revealing the critical role of reflection in navigating group dynamics and introducing "epistemic facilitation" as a key dimension for maintaining disciplinary knowledge within collaborative inquiry.

ISAK RAJJAK SHAIKH2026-08-12
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Transplanting Reorganization for Mass Torts: Efficiency, Justice, and the Empirical Testing Ground of China 

This article critically examines the tensions between bankruptcy efficiency and tort justice in mass tort resolution, arguing that China must transcend localized legislative fixes by adopting three universal institutional prerequisites—systematic value identification, independent future claimant representation, and recalibrated intergenerational priority rules—to bridge the gap between commercial efficiency and distributive justice.

Xue Liu2026-08-12
📄 social_science

Human-Guided AI Interaction in Task-Based Language Teaching: Effects of ChatGPT and Embodied Multimodal Conversational AI in Mixed Reality on ESL Learners’ Job Interview Anxiety and Oral Performance

This quasi-experimental study demonstrates that while both ChatGPT and Mixed Reality-based embodied AI significantly improve ESL learners' job interview oral performance compared to traditional instruction, with the embodied AI yielding the greatest gains, neither modality produced statistically significant reductions in speaking anxiety, highlighting the continued necessity of human instructors in technology-enhanced language learning.

Amany Alkhayat2026-08-12
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A computational, cross-linguistic analysis of semantic frame construction in Chinese, Spanish, and German climate discourse using corpus-based distributional semantics

This study employs a computational, cross-linguistic analysis of Chinese, Spanish, and German political discourse to demonstrate that while climate change frames show significant semantic convergence in issue definition, they diverge markedly in moral evaluation and policy recommendations due to culturally specific semantic adaptations.

Yu Zeng, Jing Zheng, Tong Tang2026-08-11