Network: 11. Educational Improvement and Quality Assurance
11 SES 01 A, Quality of Education Systems: School Inspection Models
Tuesday, 2026-08-18, 13:30-15:00, Room: Levi | Hotel Lapland |, Chair: Valerija Drozdova
11 SES 02 A, Developing Students' Language and Intercultural Competences and Digital Skills
Tuesday, 2026-08-18, 15:30-17:00, Room: Levi | Hotel Lapland |, Chair: Ieva Rudzinska
- Experiential Intercultural Learning through Online Intercultural Exchange to Foster Intercultural Awareness
- Developing Students’ Intercultural Communicative Competence in Higher Education Institutions in Five European Countries
- Digitalization of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Lectures in Higher Education: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives
- Balancing Peer-to-Peer and Self-Assessment in ESL Speaking Tests: Fostering Reflective Autonomy and Collaborative Learning
Loreta Chodzkienė
Ineta Luka
Valerija Drozdova Micaela Taulean
Zhassulan Yrysbek Diana Toimetova Aigerim Mazhidova
11 SES 03 A, Quality of Education Systems: School Development Practices
Tuesday, 2026-08-18, 17:15-18:45, Room: Levi | Hotel Lapland |, Chair: Ineta Luka
- School Development Counselling in Austria: A Multiperspective Qualitative Study on Practices, Challenges, and Success Factors
- Comparative Perspectives on School Improvement: Forces and Challenges in England and Türkiye
- Educational Guiding Principles in the Area of Tension Between School Self-regulation and External Control
- Pedagogical Support in Chile’s Public Education System: Policy Intentions and Implementation
Gregor Steinbeiß
Derya Kilicoglu Gokhan Kilicoglu
Daniel Pöppl
Fernanda Goñi Xavier Vanni
11 SES 05 A, Quality Assurance in Higher Education
Wednesday, 2026-08-19, 10:30-12:00, Room: Ounasvaara | Hotel Lapland |, Chair: Nijolė Burkšaitienė
- A Comparative Analysis of Quality Assurance Culture and Stakeholder Involvement in Thailand and Latvia
- When Standards Collapse: Rethinking Quality Higher Education Amid Genocide in Gaza
- Course Quality as a Lever for Digital Transformation: Developing an Education 5.0-aligned Scorecard for Reflective Practice and Informed Course Decisions
Buratin Khampirat Ieva Rudzinska
Tahani Aldahdouh Sanaa Aboudagga Amani AL-Mqadma
Marcelo Fabián Maina Lourdes Guàrdia Nati Cabrera Lanzo Ariadna Angulo Brunet Ludovica Fanni
11 SES 05.5 A, General Poster Session
Wednesday, 2026-08-19, 12:15-13:15, Room: Park Hall | Tampere Hall | 1 Fl., Chair:
- Enhancing Students’ Writing Skills through the Process Writing Approach
- Bridging Learning and Practice: Physicians’ Motivations, Barriers, and Reflective Competence in Upper GI Endoscopy
- Automating Curriculum-Textbook Comparison with AI: Thematic Mapping, Readability and LLM Approaches
- Developing Critical Thinking through the Diagnosis and Development of Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP) in Cross-Curricular Instruction
- A National Assessment Feedback Tool Supporting School-Level Quality Improvement in Slovenia
- Enhancing Analytical and Cognitive Competencies via Strategic Reading for Educational Quality Improvement.
- Experience in Learning Achievement Assessment during Crisis Situations for Development of Cloud University Model and Application in Case of Armed Conflicts
- Quality, Equity and Inclusion in São Tomé and Príncipe’s Education System: the ERGUES Project
- Developing Students’ Critical Thinking Skills Through Systematic Work with Historical Sources to Address Challenges in History Lessons and Assessment Practices.
- Developing Students’ Analytical Skills in Performing Qualitative Identification Tasks Using the Five Components of the Inquiry-Based Learning Strategy
- KAT-Soft Framework for Learning Management System Development
- Enhancing Students’ Research Skills through STEAM Projects in the Context of a Summer School: an Evidence-Based Approach
- Enhancing Students’ Problem-Solving Skills Through Structured Formative Checklists Across Computer Science Education, Art, Maths and the History of Kazakhstan
- Developing Speaing Skills through Debate Activity
- Enhancing High School Students’ Physical Experiment Evaluation Skills through Integrated Teaching Methods
Makbal Seitkassymkyzy
Raquel Ramos Patrícia Alves Mário Dinis-Ribeiro
Adela Chindris Ilinca Sas Mădălina Chitez Roxana Rogobete
Aisaule Zhaxylykova Ayakoz Askarova Bazarkul Baibiissova Zhanna Khadessova
David Janet
Symbat Dabylkyzy Nazira Imanbekova
Tamara Pigozne Arturs Medveckis Iluta Tarune Martins Spridzans
Bruna Batista Francisco Parrança da Silva Ana Isabel Andrade
Zhadyra Sadikhova Aitolkyn Tuleshova
Indira Kozhabekova Gulsana Talkanbayeva Vera Korableva Zhadra Zholdasbayeva Gulnara Saparova
Mudassir Arafat
Marina Popova Kairkan Toleuzhanov Malika Duzbayeva Assel Battalova Gaukhar Shamatova Zergul Mussatayeva
Zhanar Mynbayeva Zhanat Ryssakbayeva Zhanar Arkhabayeva Yestay Yessentayev Zharasbek Spabekov Nurgali Auyezov
Gulnur Izbassova Aigul Aitan Anziya Assanova Meiramgul Suleimenova Bakytzhan Issina Rauan Kabdolla
Zhangozy Ongarbay
11 SES 06 A, Quality Higher Education: Developing Students' Competences
Wednesday, 2026-08-19, 13:30-15:00, Room: Ounasvaara | Hotel Lapland |, Chair: Loreta Chodzkienė
- Exploring Lithuanian Students’ Self-Regulating Strategies: A Pathway to Quality Learning
- English Willingness to Communicate during Internship as an Indicator of Educational Quality Improvement
- The Influence of Selective High Schools on Students’ Academic Performance and College Admission
- Applying Lewin’s Three-Stage Model to Pedagogical Innovation: Factors Shaping Second-Order Organisational Change in an Arab School
Nijolė Burkšaitienė
Buratin Khampirat Ieva Rudzinska
Qinxue Feng Liping Ma Xuehan Zhou
Dr. Haneen Vasel
11 SES 07 A, Pre-school and Early Childhood Education
Wednesday, 2026-08-19, 15:30-17:00, Room: Ounasvaara | Hotel Lapland |, Chair: Buratin Khampirat
- Assessing Inclusive Education Quality in Preschool Settings: A Cross-National Analysis of Teachers’ Universal Design for Learning Practices in Europe
- Rural Schools “from Within”: Investigating Challenges in the Spanish Context Through the Lens of In-service Teachers
- Tensions, Transition and Collaboration in Pre-primary and Pre-primary Teacher Peer Group Discussions
- The Impact of Compulsory Preschool on Early Cognitive Development and Inequality in Brazil
Dina Bethere Inese Tīģere
Ernesto López-Gómez Paula Martínez-Enríquez Raúl González Fernández Laura Guerrero-Puerta
Taina Kyrönlampi Laura Rantavuori Maria Peltola
Mariane Koslinski Tiago Bartholo Felipe Andrade
11 SES 08 A, Learners' Engagement in STEAM and STEM Education
Wednesday, 2026-08-19, 17:15-18:45, Room: Ounasvaara | Hotel Lapland |, Chair: Tamara Pigozne
- Developing Environmental Competencies of School Students in Biology through Inquiry-Based Learning
- Personalized Learning Based On The Type Of Students' Perception Of Learning Resources
- Inquiry-based STEM Tasks as a Response to Poly-crisis: Developing Systems Thinking in Upper Secondary Students
Zhanar Shakhmetova Anna Mechshanova Botagoz Sharipova Assel Bekbolova
Anna Mechshanova
Gulnur Kenenbayeva Ainur Baimenova Ainur Kenenbayeva Gulzhan Junusbayeva Yerbol Abuov Dinara Kenenbayeva
11 SES 10 A, Quality Teacher Education
Thursday, 2026-08-20, 10:30-12:00, Room: Levi | Hotel Lapland |, Chair: Paula Martínez-Enríquez
- Rethinking the Quality of Teacher Education in the Era of Generative Artificial Intelligence
- Exploring Pre-Service Teachers’ Experiences with Artificial Intelligence Tools in the Latvian Higher Education Context
- Transferring Results of Professional Development into Practice and Measuring Effectiveness.
- Imagining the Emancipatory Future of the Expert Teacher Designation: an International History of a Phenomenon?
Adiela Ruiz-Cabezas Blanca Berral Ortiz Judit Ruiz-Lázaro
Daiga Kalniņa Dagnija Kumeliņa Sanita Baranova Dita Nimante
Dita Nimante Svetlana Surikova Sanita Baranova
Andrew Goodwyn
11 SES 10.5 A, Network Meeting - NW 11. Educational Improvement and Quality Assurance
Thursday, 2026-08-20, 12:15-13:15, Room: Levi | Hotel Lapland |, Chair: Ineta Luka
11 SES 11 A, School Education: Pedagogical Innovations, Technologies and AI for Quality Teaching/Learning
Thursday, 2026-08-20, 13:30-15:00, Room: Levi | Hotel Lapland |, Chair: Mudassir Arafat
- Developing a Quality Framework and Evaluation Procedure for Learning Materials
- Identifying Learning Gaps in Native Language (L1) and Mathematics: Teachers’ Perspectives for Developing an AI-Based Diagnostic and Improvement Tool
- Blended Learning in Advanced Physics Education in Latvia Integrating Khan Academy Videos
- Reframing School Self-Evaluation: Student and Teacher Participation as a Discursive Policy Tool
- Becoming a University Teacher: Narratives of Educational Competence Development in Early Academic Careers
Heleen Bourdeaud'hui Lore Bellemans
Brigita Miseliūnaitė Audrone Vizbariene Vaidas Gaidelys Rūta Čiūtienė Jolita Jukštaitė
Daiga Kalniņa Ilva Cinīte Inese Dudareva Jeļena Kosmača Ludmila Belogrudova
Şeyma Dağıstan Terzi Ekin Gencer Yaprak Sarıışık
Antanas Vitkauskas
11 SES 12 A, Quality Assurance and Efficiency in Higher Education
Thursday, 2026-08-20, 15:30-17:00, Room: Levi | Hotel Lapland |, Chair: Daiga Kalniņa
- Effectiveness of Online Learning Support for Promoting Equitable Learning in Remote Higher Education in Thailand
- Knowing and Acting on Student-Centered Learning: Evidence-Informed Quality Enhancement through Indicators of Student Agency
- Critical Digital Citizenship and Quality in Higher Education: Guidelines for the Education of Social Educators
- Securing the Right Qualified Teachers Where They Are Most Needed by the System
Phanommas Bamrungsin Buratin Khampirat Phra Udomtheerakhun Paing Soe Oo Narupollawat Hastindra Na Ayudhaya Jetnipit Kunchai
Marina García-Herrero Alberto Ortiz-López Susana Olmos-Migueláñez María-José Rodríguez-Conde Celia Rodríguez Lozano
Paula Martínez-Enríquez María del Mar Román María Luz Cacheiro-González
Scott Eacott Zih-Hong Lin Pushkal Garg
11 SES 13 A, Improving School Leadership
Thursday, 2026-08-20, 17:15-18:45, Room: Levi | Hotel Lapland |, Chair: Arturs Medveckis
- Professional Learning of Novice School Principals
- School Leader Perspectives on Sensing, Seizing, and Reconfiguring Instructional Practices in Australian schools
- Unpacking the Purposes of Data Use for School Improvement Among School Leaders
Jana Poláchová Vašťatková Veronika Siegelová Martin Andrasi
Melissa Barnes Kate Lafferty
Felipe Aravena Carmen Montecinos Mónica Cortez Barbara Zoro Fabián Campos Belen Barria
11 SES 14 A, Quality of Education Institutions
Friday, 2026-08-21, 09:00-10:30, Room: Levi | Hotel Lapland |, Chair: Jana Poláchová Vašťatková
- Understanding the Dimensions of Teaching Quality in Primary Education: A Systematic Review
- Implementing the Claim–Analysis–Evidence (CAE) Framework to Develop Grade 12 Students’ Research Skills in History and Geography
- Improving Instructional Quality in Physics through Structured Multilingual Workbooks: A Classroom-Based Study in Upper Secondary Education
- Supporting Spiritual Formation in Christian Ethos Schools: A Systems View Using School and Classroom Climate
Julia Warmdt Daniel Then Nina Gröger Theresa Zdzieblo
Moldir Amanbayeva Galiya Yeszhanova Kamila Utegenova Zhaxybek Suleimenkulov Gulnaz Sopbekova
Sayagul Nurzhigitova Symbat Manat Bakhyt Kassymbayeva Maiya Beissenbekova Martina Khontay Madina Turasheva
Felicity McLure Jill Aldridge
11 SES 15 A, Understanding and Using Research Evidence in Education: Cross-National Evidence from Brazil, China, and England
Friday, 2026-08-21, 11:00-12:30, Room: Levi | Hotel Lapland |, Chair: Stephen Gorard
- Understanding and Using Research Evidence in Education: Cross-National Evidence from Brazil, China, and England
- What is the Most Promising Approach to Facilitate Use of Evidence?
- Evaluating Teachers’ Use of Evidence on Students’ Literacy Outcomes in Chinese Primary School
- Using Research Evidence in Teaching Practice and School Decision-making: Evidence from Primary Schools in England
- Strategies to Enhance the Pedagogical Use of iPIPS Data in Brazil
Wenqing Chen Stephen Gorard Mariane Koslinski
Wenqing Chen Stephen Gorard
Wenqing Chen
Wenqing Chen Beng Huat See
Wenqing Chen Tiago Bartholo
11 SES 16 A, Beyond Ties: How Network Structure and Relationship Quality Shape Students’ Inclusion, Well-Being, and Educational Trajectories
Friday, 2026-08-21, 14:00-15:30, Room: Levi | Hotel Lapland |, Chair: Anna Gieschen
- Beyond Ties: How Network Structure and Relationship Quality Shape Students’ Inclusion, Well-Being, and Educational Trajectories
- Social Referencing in Elementary Classrooms: How Teacher–Student Conflict is Perceived by Peers and Affects Social Acceptance of Students
- Diagnosing and Supporting Peer Network Integration during Educational Transitions
- Quality over Quantity? The Influence of Qualitative and Quantitative Relationship Dimensions on Students' Satisfaction with Peer Relationships at School
- Peer Relationship Profiles during Basic Education: Their Role in Subsequent Socioemotional Functioning and Graduation from Upper Secondary Education
Anna Gieschen Ineke Pit-ten Cate
Anna Gieschen Ariana Garrote Claudia Hadorn Markus Neuenschwander Lukas Ramseier
Anna Gieschen Wolfram Rollett Jan Henning-Kahmann Katja Scharenberg
Anna Gieschen Johannes Schuster Mathias Kuhnt
Anna Gieschen Emmi Koukkari Katri Savolainen Noona Kiuru Kati Vasalampi
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