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A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Self-Efficacy as a Resilience Measure: Evidence from PISA 2018
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Sibel Kaya; Nurullah Eryilmaz; Dogan Yuksel – Youth & Society, 2024
This study explored the equivalence of resilience across countries and economies that participated in PISA 2018. A total of 79 countries and economies were divided into ten sub-groups based on their socio-demographic characteristics. Analysis of the comparability of the PISA self-efficacy scale as a measure of resilience across the participating…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Cultural Differences, Resilience (Psychology)
Children's Overestimation of Performance across Age, Task, and Historical Time: A Meta-Analysis
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Mengtian Xia; Astrid M. G. Poorthuis; Sander Thomaes – Child Development, 2024
Children tend to overestimate their performance on a variety of tasks and activities. The present meta-analysis examines the specificity of this phenomenon across age, tasks, and more than five decades of historical time (1968-2021). Self-overestimation was operationalized as the ratio between children's prospective self-estimates of task…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Attitudes, Cognitive Ability, Performance
Empowering Educators: The Impact of a Professional Learning Program on Collective Teacher Efficacy
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Larisa Gray – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study examined the effectiveness of the Exploring Scholars Initiative (ESI) at Alpine International School (AIS) in Europe in enhancing collective teacher efficacy. Established nine years ago, the ESI supports innovation and best practices in professional development. Alpine International School faculty are invited to propose passion projects…
Descriptors: Teacher Empowerment, Faculty Development, Self Efficacy, Teacher Effectiveness
Space Science Education in Virtual Reality--Barriers to Gender Inclusion
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Joanna Pyrkosz-Pacyna; Marcin Zwierzdzynski; Jowita Guja; Maria Lis; Dominika Bulska – Educational Technology & Society, 2024
In this article, we present the results of research conducted to investigate the perception of VR educational materials for space technology courses being developed at a technological university in Europe. Our aim was to identify potential barriers faced by men and women when entering and continuing this form of education. As both VR and space…
Descriptors: Space Sciences, Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Barriers
Technology Factors Related to the Differences in Paper and Online Reading Scores in PIRLS 2016
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Plamen V. Mirazchiyski; Vadim Gershteyn – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2024
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) was conducted in paper and online reading modes in 2016 using the same samples of students in a number of countries. Differences in reading literacy scores were found in several European countries. In some countries, the differences favored the electronic reading mode. Yet in others, the…
Descriptors: Scores, Reading, Printed Materials, Electronic Books
School Culture's Openness to Creative Solutions and Teachers' Inquiry-Based Teaching: A Multinational Study of Asian and European Countries
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Ju-Hui Wei; Hsueh-Hua Chuang; Thomas J. Smith – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2024
Previous research suggests that teachers' adoption of inquiry-based teaching is influenced by school culture's openness to creative solutions, with teachers' self-efficacy in inquiry-based teaching acting as a mediator. However, considering the potential impact of local educational and socio-cultural context on teachers' behavior, findings from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, School Culture, Active Learning