International Education Forum

22-Year Trajectory Changes in Professional Commitment Level Among Chinese University Students: A Cross-Temporal Meta-Analysis (2003-2024)

Shunyu Li — 2025-12-31

Since the expansion of higher education enrollment in 1999, the gross enrollment ratio of university students in China has increased from 15% in 2002 to 65% in 2024. In the context of this expansion, it is imperative to investigate the historical trends in professional commitment among university students. Utilizing a longitudinal historical meta-analysis approach, this study compiled data on the levels of professional commitment among university students over the past 22 years. The analysis revealed a consistent increase in the levels of professional commitment and its dimensions, namely, affective commitment, idealistic commitment, and continuance commitment, over time. Additionally, this research examined the predictive role of various social indicators on professional commitment among university students, identifying significant factors such as national higher education funding, per capita higher education expenditure, student-to-faculty ratios, the proportion of faculty with advanced titles, full-time faculty, and the number and scope of research and development institutions and projects. Further exploration of subgroup differences revealed no significant differences in professional commitment between female and female students, although the trend of increase was slightly higher among females. When comparing students across academic years, a stepwise increase in professional commitment was observed with advancing grade levels.

Innovation and Practice of Classroom Teaching Empowered by Digital Intelligence Technology

Xiaojie Yu — 2025-12-31

With the rapid development of information technology, digital intelligence technology has gradually penetrated into the field of education, bringing profound changes to classroom teaching. Based on the background and trend of the current development of digital intelligence technology, this paper analyzes the innovation and practice of digital intelligence technology in classroom teaching. First, this paper expounds the application scenarios of digital intelligence technology in the field of education, and through the introduction of advanced technologies such as big data analysis, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing, the acquisition, integration, and utilization of educational resources have become more efficient and convenient. These technologies not only enrich the teaching methods, but also improve the pertinence and effectiveness of teaching. Secondly, this paper discusses the problems faced by digital intelligence technology in the application of classroom teaching, summarizes the practical path of classroom teaching reform driven by digital intelligence technology, and finally expounds the future prospect of digital intelligence technology empowering classroom teaching. The application of digital intelligence technology not only improves the quality and efficiency of teaching, but also promotes the equity and personalized development of education. Digital intelligence technology provides new impetus and possibilities for classroom teaching reform. In the future, with the continuous progress of technology and the continuous updating of educational concepts, the application of digital intelligence technology in the field of education will be more extensive and deeper.

The Changes in the Professional Identity of China’s Basic Education Teachers

Shunyu Li — 2025-12-31

A cross-sectional historical meta-analysis of data for the recent decade indicates a consistent upward trend in the professional identity, values, and role perception, as well as the sense of belonging and behavioral tendencies, of these teachers. In addition, an analysis of the predictive power of societal indicators on teacher professional identity demonstrates that factors such as the proportion of consumer spending, educational investment, and the degree of urbanization significantly affect teachers’ professional identity and its four constituent elements. While secondary and primary school teachers exhibit the most significant shifts in overall professional identity compared to their early childhood education counterparts, kindergarten teachers experience the greatest change in professional values, role perception, and professional behavioral tendencies. Cultivating the four components of teacher professional identity is essential to enhancing it as a whole.

AIGC-Driven Pedagogical Innovation in Vocational Digital Art and Design Education: A Case Study of “Cruise Brand AR Cultural Creative Design”

Mengran Chen — 2025-12-31

With the rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) technologies, digital art education has entered a new phase that integrates intelligence with creativity. The widespread application of AIGC in visual generation, textual expression, and interactive design has reconstructed the logic of artistic creation and opened new possibilities for pedagogical innovation in vocational colleges. Using the “Cruise Brand AR Cultural Creative Design” teaching project as a case study, this paper explores innovative pathways for AIGC-enabled vocational digital art and design education. Through constructing an intelligent teaching environment, reforming project-based pedagogy, restructuring course content, and implementing a dual empowerment mechanism between teachers and students, this study establishes an integrated teaching system combining “AI Technology – Cultural Narrative – Creative Practice.” The results demonstrate that the incorporation of AIGC significantly enhances students’ creative thinking, cultural expression, and technical proficiency, offering valuable insights into the transformation and industrial alignment of vocational digital art and design education.

Quantitative Research on the Effect of Reading-Writing Intervention in the English Paraphrasing Ability Improvement Program for International Novice Writers

Meihua Guo — 2025-12-31

This study aims to analyze the impact mechanism and effect of reading-writing intervention on students' English writing proficiency through research on the English Reading-Writing Ability Improvement Program for International Novice Writers. Using quantitative research methods, it focuses on changes in participants' language expression ability, text reconstruction skills, and cross-cultural communication awareness after participating in the program. The research finds that interventions based on the input-output theory have significant effects: they not only help improve participants' vocabulary application ability and ability to handle complex sentence structures but also enhance the logical coherence of their discourses. Meanwhile, the intervention improves participants' ability to apply linguistic knowledge, metacognitive monitoring ability, and autonomous learning awareness. Through pre-test and post-test comparisons and writing sample analysis, this study confirms the role of systematic intervention in enhancing participants' comprehensive English writing ability. These findings provide empirical evidence for English writing teaching and theoretical support for promoting the innovation of international writing models.

Exploration of AI-Enabled Integration of Cantonese Culture into the Higher Vocational Course “Design and Guidance of Kindergarten Language Education Activities”

Zhifang Cai — 2025-12-31

Against the background of cultural inheritance and the digital development of education, integrating local traditional culture into higher vocational preschool education courses is an important path to cultivate preschool teachers' awareness of cultural inheritance. This paper focuses on the key points of integrating Cantonese culture into the higher vocational course "Design and Guidance of Kindergarten Language Education Activities", explores the enabling value of AI technology, and constructs a trinity teaching innovation model of "AI technology + culture + curriculum". By analyzing the current teaching situation of the course, specific discussions are carried out from four dimensions: curriculum design concept, teaching objective reconstruction, curriculum content system optimization, and teaching process design, aiming to provide reference for higher vocational preschool education courses to implement cultural education and technology-enabled teaching.

The Necessity of Integrating Traditional Printmaking Technology into High School Art Education

Zhaofu Zhang — 2025-12-31

In high school art education, the integration of traditional printmaking skills can not only promote the improvement of students' artistic quality, but also help to enhance students' sense of identity with Chinese excellent traditional culture. Printmaking, as a relatively unique art form, carries profound historical and cultural connotations. Through students' participation, it can realize the all-round cultivation of observation ability, creativity and hands-on ability, and further enable students to realize self-expression in diversified art education. This paper will study how to integrate traditional printmaking skills into high school art teaching, hoping to provide useful reference for improving the quality of education.

Exploration of College Japanese Teaching Strategies from the Perspective of Project-Based Learning

Fen Yang — 2025-12-31

In the practical process of college Japanese Teaching, cultivating students' comprehensive language application ability and intercultural communication awareness is an important orientation of teaching activities. To achieve this goal, based on Project-Based Learning (PBL), this paper first analyzes its application value in college Japanese Teaching. Then, combined with practical teaching experience, it puts forward strategies such as anchoring curriculum objectives and designing hierarchical project tasks, focusing on language practice and implementing targeted teaching guidance, basing on the learning process and constructing a diversified evaluation system, integrating internal and external resources and building a practical support platform, so as to provide reference for front-line teachers' teaching.

Ideology and Politics as the Core, AI as the Reshaper: Exploration of the Innovative Talent Training Model in Higher Education Institutions

Congying Qi — 2025-12-31

Cultivating strong ideological and political leadership is an inherent requirement for building a powerful education nation. The widespread application of artificial intelligence (AI) in education injects new momentum into enhancing this leadership. Against the backdrop of AI applications, the development of innovative talent training in higher education institutions has also been supported by ideological and political education, achieving better-than-expected results. Therefore, this paper focuses on the theme "Ideology and Politics as the Core, AI as the Reshaper: The Innovative Talent Training Model in Higher Education Institutions." It elaborates on the significance and functions, proposes specific implementation paths, constructs a more scientific and advanced talent training model, and strengthens the accuracy and pertinence of ideological and political education.

Innovative Research and Practice of Prefabricated Building Classroom Teaching Mode under the Background of New Engineering Education

Xiaoqian Zhao — 2025-12-31

Prefabricated buildings, as typical representatives of green buildings, represent a fundamental transformation of traditional construction methods. Against the backdrop of the coordinated development of new-type building industrialization and intelligent construction, the transformation and upgrading of the civil engineering industry is continuously accelerating, with industry characteristics showing new features of industrialization, digitalization, and intelligence. Under the background of New Engineering Education, aligning with industry development trends, centering on student development, and guided by job requirements, this study leverages digital technology to promote the cultivation of prefabricated building talents and innovates the “Five-Step Progression” teaching model, covering the entire process of talent cultivation. It aims to cultivate students’ genuine knowledge, genuine ability, and genuine practice, preparing them to become skilled talents for the future construction industry.

Reform Path of Electrocatalytic CO₂ Reduction in Innovative Practical Teaching of Materials Chemistry

Zongjing Lu — 2025-12-31

Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide (CO₂) reduction to high-value chemicals driven by renewable energy provides an effective approach to reduce CO₂ emissions and meet energy demands. Cultivating talents with professional literacy in the new energy field is an important task for undergraduate institutions. In particular, the operation of laboratory scientific research instruments enables students to form a more intuitive understanding of the phase and microstructure of materials, thereby enriching their knowledge of the materials discipline. This study introduces scientific research projects into the innovative practice of materials majors. Through the design of this innovative practice, it aims to cultivate students' innovative thinking, improve their understanding of new energy materials, enhance their ability to use equipment and analyze and process data, help them better grasp international cutting-edge directions, improve their scientific research and innovation capabilities, and achieve the goal of integrating theory with practice.

Research on the Collaborative Path of Artificial Intelligence Empowering Rural Teachers’ Professional Development

Yanjiao Qin — 2025-12-31

Artificial intelligence (AI) empowers the transformation of knowledge production and dissemination, bringing new opportunities for rural teachers' professional development. Rural teachers also need to learn advanced technologies, innovate with the support of various devices and software, find advanced teaching paths suitable for their own schools and classes, and improve teaching quality. Of course, this implies modern educational management wisdom such as human-machine coexistence and "taking humans as teachers". Rural teachers need to improve their teaching skills while exploring new educational ideas and concepts, view rural basic education from a developmental perspective, seize opportunities, address challenges, and achieve all-round progress and improvement, which is worthy of in-depth exploration and practice.

Research on Language Transfer: A Context- Mediated Cognitive Process

Liqin Ding — 2025-12-31

This paper presents a new perspective on language transfer in second language acquisition, shifting the focus from traditional reliance on interlingual similarities to a cognitive process shaped by contextual mediation. On the basis of distributed cognition, we examine how contextual factors, ranging from immediate social situations to broader cultural frameworks, play a crucial role in language transfer. The study suggests that effective language teaching should focus not only on correcting errors but also on developing learners’ awareness of contextual cues and their ability to adapt language use appropriately. This context-based approach provides fresh insights for addressing transfer-related challenges in foreign language learning.

Research on the Teaching Practice of “Western Economics” Under the Background of Vocational Undergraduate Education

Jianlan Deng — 2025-12-31

Vocational undergraduate education emphasizes the integration of "higher education nature" and "vocational nature", which puts forward an urgent requirement for the teaching of "Western Economics" to transform from theoretical teaching to applied competence cultivation. However, there are still significant problems in current teaching practice: in terms of teaching philosophy, the conflict between theory orientation and competence-based education leads to goal deviation; in terms of teaching content, classic theories are disconnected from both vocational positions and Chinese reality, with outdated cases and separation of learning and application; in terms of teaching methods, one-way indoctrination is dominant and practical links are weak, making it difficult to cultivate students' ability to solve practical economic problems. To this end, this study proposes systematic optimization strategies: reconstruct teaching objectives, focusing on economic thinking and application ability in vocational scenarios; reconstruct teaching content with modular, professional and localized design, closely connecting with industry needs and Chinese practice; innovate teaching processes and methods, fully implement project-based teaching and business simulation, and create an interactive classroom of "student-centered and task-driven", so as to realize the fundamental transformation of the course from "theoretical teaching" to "application empowerment" and support the training goal of high-quality technical and skilled talents.

Research on Value Co-creation Pathways in Building One-Stop Student Communities in Universities: An Analysis Based on Structure, Process, and Outcome

Xue Mi — 2025-12-31

In the context of promoting high-quality development in higher education, the construction of "one-stop" student communities in universities has become a crucial vehicle for implementing the fundamental task of fostering virtue and cultivating talents, as well as for innovating educational models. Grounded in value co-creation theory and utilizing the structure-process-outcome analytical framework, this paper conducts a systematic exploration of the development of one-stop student communities. The research finds that: at the structural level, Party-building leadership, the stationing of support teams, and digital platforms collectively establish a foundation for collaborative governance; at the process level, digital empowerment and institutional consultation foster a closed-loop operational logic of "value consensus, co-creation, and sharing"; at the outcome level, the initiative yields multi-layered results, including individual student development, enhanced platform efficiency, and the advancement of public value. The study demonstrates that building one-stop student communities constitutes a systemic practice where multiple stakeholders co-create educational value through the interaction of institutions, technology, and humanistic elements. Moving forward, it is essential to further strengthen the logic of "human-technology integration," refine collaborative mechanisms and digital management systems within these communities, and deepen their transformation into "holistic education communities." This will provide sustained support for fulfilling the fundamental mission of fostering virtue and cultivating talents.

Optimization Strategy for Job Matching in Modern Service Industry in the Greater Bay Area under the Background of Industry Education Integration

Shaojian Wu — 2025-12-31

In the context of the ongoing construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the modern service industry, as a pivotal component of the regional economic structure, is heavily reliant on the effective supply of talent resources for its pursuit of high-quality development. However, the current mismatch of personnel and positions in the talent market has become a key bottleneck restricting the upgrading of modern service industries. The integration of industry and education serves as a critical conduit between the two spheres, offering a structured approach to addressing this challenge. The present article is predicated on the empirical development of the contemporary service industry in the Greater Bay Area, in conjunction with the policy orientation and pragmatic rationale of industry education integration. It provides a thorough analysis of the current state of personnel job matching, identifying challenges and proposing targeted strategies. These strategies are designed to address the mechanisms, construction, and optimization of systems. The paper offers both theoretical reference and practical guidance for achieving precise alignment between educational supply and industrial demand.

Research on an AI-Empowered Teaching Model for Ideological and Political Education in Public Finance Courses

Haizhen Guo — 2025-12-31

Addressing practical challenges in traditional ideological and political education within Public Finance courses, such as forced integration, outdated case studies, and one-dimensional assessment, this paper innovatively constructs a three-dimensional integrated teaching model. The model aims to shape public values, leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology as its core driver, and achieves closed-loop improvement through evidence-based teaching optimization. Taking the teaching module on “Tax Principles and Systems” as a case study, this study aims to provide a forward-looking, operational theoretical framework for ideological and political education reform in finance-related courses in the AI era.

Research on the Interdisciplinary Integration Path of College English Empowered by Artificial Intelligence

Limei Zhang — 2025-12-31

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology and its deep integration with the field of education, college English teaching is facing a major opportunity to shift from cultivating single language skills to empowering students' interdisciplinary literacy and comprehensive abilities through language as a medium. This study aims to explore how artificial intelligence technology can effectively empower interdisciplinary integration in college English teaching in order to meet the needs of cultivating compound and international talents in the new era. The paper first analyzes the core dilemmas faced by current college English teaching in interdisciplinary integration practices, such as the disconnect between teaching content and real subject scenarios, the scarcity of teaching resources, insufficient interdisciplinary teaching ability of teachers, and the single evaluation method. Based on this, this study constructs an “AI-empowered Interdisciplinary Integration Pathway Model for College English.” With the core philosophy of “student-centered, output-oriented”, this model systematically elaborates three key integration pathways: First, the content integration pathway utilizes AI technology to thoroughly mine and dynamically generate authentic language materials and teaching cases related to specific majors, thereby establishing a personalized, scenario-based teaching content system. Second, the teaching process restructuring pathway reshapes the “pre-class, in-class, and post-class” teaching process through tools such as intelligent writing assistants and cross-language information retrieval, creating an interdisciplinary project-based learning environment that guides students to utilize English in completing analysis, collaboration, and creation tasks with disciplinary characteristics. Third, the evaluation and teacher development pathway employs AI learning analytics technology to achieve diversified, process-oriented evaluations of students' language use and cognitive processes in interdisciplinary tasks; simultaneously, it advocates for the establishment of an “AI+ teaching research community” to enhance teachers' interdisciplinary teaching design capabilities and AI literacy. This study posits that artificial intelligence serves not only as a technical tool for achieving interdisciplinary integration but also as a core driver that catalyzes the reconstruction of teaching philosophies and the innovation of teaching models. Through these pathways, college English teaching can effectively dismantle disciplinary barriers, transforming from a “general education course” serving liberal arts education into an “empowerment platform” that supports professional development, thereby cultivating exceptional talents equipped with global perspectives, cross-cultural communication skills, and interdisciplinary innovation capabilities.

From the Source to the Other Place: A Comparative Study on the Path of Yunnan Hulusi Empowering Lianghe Rural Construction to Cross-regional Urban Education Activation in Guangdong Province

Ruiji Shengchuan — 2025-12-31

This study examines the cross-regional dissemination pathways of the hulusi (a traditional Chinese wind instrument) within the educational systems of Lianghe County, Yunnan Province, and cities in Guangdong Province. It explores how this intangible cultural heritage transitions from “source-based culture” to “educational resource,” thereby achieving the collaborative construction of local identity and national cultural consensus. Through a combination of literature analysis and field research, this study systematically presents Lianghe County's rural practice mechanism for building cultural confidence based on the “intangible cultural heritage + tourism + education” pathway, alongside Guangdong's institutionalized teaching and dissemination transformation of cross-regional Hulusi under the policy guidance of “incorporating intangible cultural heritage into classrooms.” By comparing the similarities and differences between the two regions in terms of hulusi resource integration mechanisms, educational adaptation pathways, and cultural identity formation, the author argues that the cross-regional dissemination of intangible cultural heritage is not merely a spatial migration but a complex process involving social reproduction and institutional coordination. The study concludes that establishing a “local-remote” collaborative mechanism that balances cultural consciousness and dissemination adaptability is a key pathway for promoting the sustainable development of intangible cultural heritage.

Study on the Generative Logic and Practical Path of Network-based Education in Higher Vocational Education Institutions

Chang Liu — 2025-12-31

With the rapid development of information technology, the internet has become a crucial domain for students in Higher Vocational Education Institutions to study, live, and socialize. Consequently, network-based education has emerged as a key link for Higher Vocational Education Institutions to fulfill the fundamental task of "fostering virtue through education". This paper first analyzes the generative logic of network-based education in Higher Vocational Education Institutions from three dimensions: the times' development, policy requirements, and educational needs, clarifying its implementation inevitability and urgency. It then identifies current problems, including outdated concepts, low-quality content, weak team construction, lack of collaboration, and insufficient evaluation. In response, a "five-in-one" practical path is proposed, aiming to provide references for Higher Vocational Education Institutions to enhance network-based education effectiveness and cultivate high-quality technical talents.

Application and Effectiveness of Research- Oriented Teaching Model in Residency Training

Chen Chang — 2025-12-31

Objective: To explore the application pathways and practical effectiveness of a research-oriented teaching model in residency training, providing empirical references for reforming residency training education. Methods: A total of 160 physicians who completed residency training at a general hospital from September 2021 to August 2024 were selected as the study subjects. Among them, 80 adopted a research-oriented teaching model (experimental group), and 80 adopted a traditional teaching model (control group). Clinical competency assessment scores, research output, and career development one year after graduation were compared between the two groups. Results: The experimental group demonstrated significantly higher accuracy rates in diagnosing difficult cases and adoption rates for optimization suggestions in treatment plans compared to the control group (P < 0.05). The experimental group also outperformed the control group in terms of the average number of published papers per student, the proportion of publications in core journals, participation rates in research projects, and the number of approved specialized research projects. One year after graduation, the employment rate in tertiary hospitals and the rate of continuing education in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The research-oriented teaching model significantly enhances clinical decision-making abilities, research literacy, and career competitiveness among residency training physicians, serving as an effective pathway to promote high-quality development in residency training.

Exploration of a Dual-Helix-Driven Practical Teaching Model Integrating PDCA Cycle and Aerospace Cases

Jinli Li — 2025-12-31

Aiming at the problems existing in traditional programming practice courses, such as fragmented cases, insufficient integration of aerospace scenarios, and a lack of process-oriented assessment, an innovative dual-helix-driven teaching model is proposed. Taking the Beidou Satellite Navigation System as a cross-cutting case, this model deeply integrates the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) quality management theory to construct a dual-helix teaching framework of “aerospace case traction + PDCA cycle control”. By embedding core knowledge points such as Python syntax, data structures, and algorithm design into aerospace application scenarios, including Beidou satellite orbit calculation, positioning solution, and data visualization, the synergistic improvement of theoretical knowledge and application capabilities is realized.

The Art of Heart-to-Heart Talks by College Counselors and Strategies to Enhance the Effectiveness of Ideological and Political Education

Yutong Wang — 2025-12-31

Heart-to-heart talks are the core means for college counselors to fulfill their ideological and political education responsibilities, a key bridge connecting teachers and students emotionally, and a critical path to implement the fundamental task of moral education. In the new era, college students have diverse ideological concepts and multi-dimensional growth needs, making traditional heart-to-heart talk models incompatible with the new requirements of ideological and political education. Based on the practical work of college counselors, this paper defines the core connotations and coupling relationship between heart-to-heart talks and ideological and political education, analyzes the practical dilemmas of counselors’ heart-to-heart talks in content, methods, capabilities and mechanisms, systematically expounds the key artistic points of heart-to-heart talks throughout the whole process, puts forward targeted strategies to enhance the effectiveness of ideological and political education, and verifies the practical paths with typical cases of college student management, so as to provide theoretical support and practical reference for college counselors to optimize heart-to-heart talks and improve the pertinence and effectiveness of ideological and political education.

AI + Knowledge Graphs Empower the Construction of Blended Online-Offline Teaching Courses for “Botany”

Danfeng Li — 2025-12-31

Against the background of new quality productivity, knowledge graphs, and AI technology have opened up new paths for higher education reform, promoting the transformation of traditional teaching models to “smart classrooms.” Taking the “Botany” course as the research object, this paper explores the path of constructing a blended online-offline teaching model using AI + knowledge graphs to address the problems of a fragmented knowledge system, static teaching resources, and a single learning path in traditional teaching. Based on the technological characteristics and educational application value of AI and knowledge graphs, a “Knowledge Graph + AI Scenario Practice + BOPPPS” model is proposed: a knowledge graph is constructed by extracting knowledge points and sorting out knowledge relationships to help students consolidate basic knowledge; scenario-based practice tasks are released through an AI course assistant to stimulate students’ learning interest, and full-process blended teaching activities of “pre-class—in-class—post-class” progressive exploration are carried out, aiming to enhance students’ independent learning, communication, and teamwork abilities. Research results show that this blended teaching model can effectively realize the systematic organization and visual presentation of botanical knowledge, significantly improving students’ learning efficiency and deep learning capabilities.

Reconstructing the University Employment Guidance Curriculum System through Digitalized Traditional Culture

Bo Zhang — 2025-12-31

The current university employment guidance curriculum faces significant issues: homogenization of teaching materials, a lack of cultural depth, and insufficient digitalization. These problems may adversely impact students’ job readiness. In recent years, the digitalization of traditional culture has been rapidly developing as a prominent trend. By leveraging technologies like virtual reality and big data, elements of traditional culture, such as professional values and ethics, can be integrated into teaching and learning. This approach can enhance the appeal of the courses, broaden their dissemination, and strengthen students’ employability. Reconstructing a university employment guidance curriculum system that reflects its unique characteristics, while utilizing the process and features of traditional culture digitalization to reform and reorganize, will help resolve existing issues and achieve better educational outcomes. To validate this approach, this study conducts surveys and interviews with university career instructors and graduates to gather insights into course satisfaction, employment quality, and related information. Analysis of the collected data shows that integrating traditional cultural elements into digital course design—for instance, by developing interactive platforms or creating case-based teaching modules—can establish a distinctive curriculum system rooted in traditional culture, with the core objective of improving employment outcomes and achieving tangible results. In summary, this paper explores innovative approaches to enhancing university employment guidance curriculum. However, due to the currently limited adoption, numerous challenges remain in the curriculum reconstruction process.

The Impact of Digital Literacies on Reading Comprehension among Selected Grade 9 Students at GFLMNHS

Leah A. Embajadora — 2025-12-31

This study examined the impact of digital literacies on the reading comprehension of selected Grade 9 students at Governor Feliciano Leviste Memorial National High School (GFLMNHS). As digital technology becomes increasingly integrated into education, the ability to evaluate, navigate, and interpret online information has become essential for English language learners. The study assessed students’ digital literacy across four areas: information literacy, media literacy, technology literacy, and communication and collaboration skills, and explored how these relate to reading comprehension components such as understanding main ideas, identifying details, making inferences, and evaluating texts. A descriptive correlational research design was used, employing a researcher-made questionnaire composed of Likert scale items. The weighted mean was utilized to determine students’ levels of digital literacy and reading comprehension, while Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient (Pearson r) measured the relationship between the variables. Results indicated that students generally possess a high level of digital literacy and reading comprehension. Furthermore, a significant positive relationship was found between the two variables, suggesting that students with stronger digital literacy skills are better able to comprehend English texts. Student responses also highlighted that digital platforms, such as e-books and online reading exercises, enhance engagement, motivation, and confidence in reading English materials. The study concludes that reinforcing digital literacy instruction can meaningfully improve ESL learners’ reading comprehension and support their academic and future career needs. Recommendations include integrating digital reading strategies into the English curriculum and providing teachers with training on technology-enhanced instruction to maximize learning outcomes.

Empowering Rural Preschool Education Talent Supply through Industry-Education Integration: The Logic and Strategies for Vocational Education Program Development

Haiqing Yang — 2025-12-31

This paper focuses on the development of higher vocational education programs in the context of industry-education integration to empower rural preschool education talent supply. It first analyzes the internal logic of industry-education integration in enhancing rural preschool education talent supply and advancing vocational education programs, including policy orientation, talent cultivation demands, and industrial development. The paper then identifies existing issues in current vocational education programs regarding curriculum design, practical teaching, and faculty development. Finally, it proposes targeted solutions such as improving curriculum systems, strengthening practical teaching bases, and enhancing faculty development. These measures aim to effectively improve the quality of rural preschool education talent supply through industry-education integration, thereby promoting the healthy development of higher vocational preschool education programs.