Technology, Differentiated Instruction, & Teaching 21st-Century Skills

In this issue, we focus on technology, differentiated instruction, and teaching 21st-century skills. We begin with two technology-related articles, one that investigates the effect of virtual reality teaching and the interaction effect of gender and teaching methods on university students’ academic performance, and another that explores teachers’ perspectives on using ICT-based learning resources in schools. Then, we present two differentiated instruction articles, including one that synthesizes and analyzes the empirical evidence related to the effectiveness of differentiated instruction in diverse educational contexts, and another that explores specialized undergraduate programs for autistic college students and how faculty members who teach autistic students approach and promote self-advocacy. We then share three articles on the teaching of 21st-century skills, including one that demonstrates efficacy in enhancing students’ problem-solving abilities and self-efficacy in STEM fields, one that illustrates the impact of the autonomous learning approach on learners and assesses their ability to sustain the learning process, and one that describes the experiences at four different Australian universities to showcase some of the innovative approaches taken to embed workforce-integrated learning in accounting education. Five additional articles are presented on educational globalization, pedagogical research competence, ecological literacy, and the teaching of idioms. This issue concludes with one dialogue and commentary paper, and a book review.