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90 gap statements mined from Education Practices and Challenges papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 1,628 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • Future research should address current limitations by incorporating delayed posttests to assess long-term retention and by exploring individual learner factors—such as metaphor comprehension and cognitive style—that may moderate instructional effects.

    How Metaphorical Instructions Influence Children’s Motor Learning and Memory in Online Settings · 2025 · DOI

  • The teacher educators were not instructed on how to work with identity assignments in general and the metaphor assignment in particular. This might be seen as a limitation of this study, but this is often common practice in teacher education where teacher educators learn by doing and by reflecting on experiences and through dialogues with their colleagues.

    Exploring Metaphors and Metaphorically Written Narratives in Student Teachers’ Professional Identity Work · 2024 · DOI

  • The results of this study should be evaluated within the framework of some limitations.

    Are the Notions of Leader–Member Exchange and Organisational Citizenship Effective in Enhancing Teachers’ Job Performance in Türkiye? A Moderated Mediation Model · 2025 · DOI

  • Future studies can use the developed scale to assess teacher candidates' DIMDC in different contexts. Future research can explore the relationship between DIMDC and other variables, such as teacher self-efficacy and student outcomes.

    Öğretmen Adayları için Dijital Öğretim Materyali Geliştirme Yeterliği Ölçeği · 2026 · DOI

  • The need for operational definitions of digital competence remains paramount to assess teacher candidates' awareness and capacity. The study identifies a gap in the literature on measuring DIMDC of teacher candidates.

    Öğretmen Adayları için Dijital Öğretim Materyali Geliştirme Yeterliği Ölçeği · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need for studies that examine AI-assisted social stories for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The study aims to address this gap by investigating teacher views on the production process, pedagogical quality, and application functionality of AI-assisted social stories.

    Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğu Tanılı Öğrencilere Yönelik Yapay Zekâ Destekli Oluşturulan Sosyal Öykülerin Öğretmen Görüşleri Bağlamında İncelenmesi · 2026 · DOI

  • Ensuring student satisfaction is a challenge for universities. Developing employability skills is a challenge for universities. Meeting the individual needs of students and the changing demands of the business world is a challenge for universities.

    Factors Affecting the Satisfaction Levels of Students in Horticulture Departments of Ege University Faculty of Agriculture and Azerbaijan State Agricultural University · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need to evaluate the satisfaction levels of students in Horticulture Departments. There is a lack of studies on the factors that affect student satisfaction in Horticulture Departments.

    Factors Affecting the Satisfaction Levels of Students in Horticulture Departments of Ege University Faculty of Agriculture and Azerbaijan State Agricultural University · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could investigate the impact of lesson plans on student success. Future research could explore the use of technology in lesson planning.

    Views and Suggestions of Turkish Teachers on Lesson Plans · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on the views and suggestions of Turkish teachers on lesson plans. The study aims to fill this gap by providing insights into the views and suggestions of Turkish teachers.

    Views and Suggestions of Turkish Teachers on Lesson Plans · 2026 · DOI

  • Teachers need support to develop sustainable differentiated instruction practices. Schools face challenges in providing training for teachers on inclusive education and differentiated instruction.

    Differentiated Instruction in Turkish Public Schools: Teachers’ Levels of Implementation · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need to investigate the level of teachers' differentiated instruction practice in Turkish public schools. There is a lack of research on the factors that influence teachers' differentiated instruction practices.

    Differentiated Instruction in Turkish Public Schools: Teachers’ Levels of Implementation · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need for a valid and reliable measurement instrument to assess artificial intelligence literacy. The existing literature lacks a comprehensive scale to determine individuals' levels of artificial intelligence literacy.

    Artificial Intelligence Literacy Scale · 2026 · DOI

  • Teachers lack knowledge of inclusive practices and need support. Schools need to improve their guidance services, educational support room services, and environmental educational arrangements.

    An Examination of Schools’ Inclusive Education Practices across Selected Variables · 2026 · DOI

  • There are limited indicators that directly measure the competence of practices in schools in Turkey. Previous studies in Turkey indicate that teachers lack knowledge of inclusive practices and need support.

    An Examination of Schools’ Inclusive Education Practices across Selected Variables · 2026 · DOI

  • New requirements in health and physical development brought by the digital age should be integrated into the curriculum.

    Evaluation of Preschool Education Programs in Terms of Health and Physical Development Domains · 2026 · DOI

  • Furthermore, the study was limited to the current versions of the programs; no comparison was made with previous versions of the preschool education programs implemented in either country. No field study was conducted, and no data were collected regarding classroom implementations by preschool teachers, teachers’ experiences, or the effects of activities designed based on learning outcomes on children.

    Evaluation of Preschool Education Programs in Terms of Health and Physical Development Domains · 2026 · DOI

  • The study faced challenges in terms of the limited number of international programs analyzed.

    Rekreasyon Bölümü Ulusal Çekirdek Eğitimi Programının Değerlendirmesi · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a need for comparative analysis of rekreasyon education programs in Turkey and internationally.

    Rekreasyon Bölümü Ulusal Çekirdek Eğitimi Programının Değerlendirmesi · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a gap in the literature on the role of teacher candidates' attitudes and behaviors in predicting the power sources used by faculty members. The study aims to fill this gap by investigating the relationship between teacher candidates' attitudes and behaviors and the power sources used by faculty members.

    Öğretmen Adaylarının Sergilediği Tutum ve Davranışların, Akademisyenlerin Öğretim Yönetiminde Kullandıkları Güç Kaynaklarını Yordama Rolü · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need to examine the approaches of social studies teacher candidates toward inclusive education. The study aims to fill the gap in the literature by investigating the role of teacher candidates in creating an appropriate learning environment for students with different characteristics.

    Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretmen Adaylarının Kapsayıcı Eğitime Yönelik Yaklaşımlarının İncelenmesi · 2026 · DOI

  • The study has a limited sample size of 176 students. The study only examines the experiences of university students and instructors in one specific context.

    KRİZ DÖNEMLERİNDE UZAKTAN EĞİTİM DENEYİMİ: ÇOCUK GELİŞİMİ ÖN LİSANS ÖĞRENCİLERİ VE ÖĞRETİM ELEMANLARININ GÖRÜŞLERİ · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a gap in the literature on the relationship between distance education experiences and students' psychometric properties. Prior studies have not examined the experiences of university students and instructors with distance education during crisis periods.

    KRİZ DÖNEMLERİNDE UZAKTAN EĞİTİM DENEYİMİ: ÇOCUK GELİŞİMİ ÖN LİSANS ÖĞRENCİLERİ VE ÖĞRETİM ELEMANLARININ GÖRÜŞLERİ · 2026 · DOI

  • The intervention was limited to a four-week analogy design process following astronomy instruction. Although a prior knowledge check was conducted, no standardized analogical reasoning pre-test was administered.

    The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Preservice Science Teachers’ Analogical Reasoning: Evidence from Analogy Design · 2026 · DOI

  • In Türkiye, teacher education programs offer some common courses because of the teacher qualification (KPSS) exam. However, PSTs’ self-perceptions about their MKT and their performance on the MKT-EM test varied with respect to their universities.

    Exploring Preservice Teachers’ Knowledge for Teaching: Self-Perception Versus Actual Performance · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) Future studies can use the developed scale to assess teacher candidates' DIMDC in different contexts (“Öğretmen Adayları için Dijital Öğretim Materyali Geliştirme Yeterliği Ölçeği”, 2026); (2) There is a need for studies that examine AI-assisted social stories for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (“Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğu Tanılı Öğrencilere Yönelik Yapay Zekâ Destekli…”, 2026); (3) There is a need to evaluate the satisfaction levels of students in Horticulture Departments (“Factors Affecting the Satisfaction Levels of Students in Horticulture…”, 2026); (4) Future research could investigate the impact of lesson plans on student success (“Views and Suggestions of Turkish Teachers on Lesson Plans”, 2026); (5) There is a need to investigate the level of teachers' differentiated instruction practice in Turkish public schools (“Differentiated Instruction in Turkish Public Schools: Teachers’ Levels of…”, 2026). 90 gap statements have been mined from Education Practices and Challenges papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 1,628 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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