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Michelle M. Cumming; Rachel Oblath; Yuxi Qiu; Stacy L. Frazier; Philip David Zelazo; Helen Flores; Jeehyun Park – Remedial and Special Education, 2024
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) characteristically experience academic difficulties. There is growing evidence that the continuum from academic competence to underachievement is partially explained by executive function (EF; neurocognitive attention-regulation processes) and stress. Yet, there is scarce research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Middle School Students, Behavior Problems
Michelle M. Cumming; Rachel Oblath; Yuxi Qiu; Stacy L. Frazier; Philip David Zelazo; Helen Flores; Jeehyun Park – Grantee Submission, 2023
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) characteristically experience academic difficulties. There is growing evidence that the continuum from academic competence to underachievement is partially explained by executive function (EF; neurocognitive attention-regulation processes) and stress. Yet, there is scarce research…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Anxiety, Academic Achievement, Middle School Students
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Felimban, Huda; Nowicki, Elizabeth A.; Dare, Lynn; Brown, Jason – British Journal of Special Education, 2016
In this comparative study, students from inclusive schools in Canada and Saudi Arabia shared their beliefs about factors associated with learning difficulties. Qualitative data were collected through interviews with 36 Canadian and 62 Saudi elementary students in Grades 5 and 6. Thematic analysis uncovered six themes: lack of knowledge,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Learning Problems
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Chisolm, Terrence Rainer – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2015
In this quantitative, archival study, academic achievement and self-concept scores were compared for middle-school students with EBD based on whether the students had been placed into a self-contained learning environment (SCLE) or a mainstreamed least restrictive environment (MLRE). Academic achievement scores and self-concept scores for 2007…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Emotional Problems, Comparative Analysis, Academic Achievement
Galini, Rekalidou; Efthymia, Penderi – New Horizons in Education, 2009
Background: The quality of the classroom environment, as conceptualised and measured through the construct of classroom climate, focuses on the social and psychological interactions among its members which have been found to be related to students' academic achievement and reduced emotional problems. Aims: With regard to the limited data…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Emotional Problems, Socialization, Greek Civilization
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Duchesne, Stephane; Ratelle, Catherine – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
Recent literature on the determinants of academic motivation has shown that parenting and emotions are central elements in understanding students' achievement goals. The authors of this study set out to examine the predictive relationship between parental behaviors during the last year of elementary school and adolescents' achievement goals at the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Elementary School Students, Emotional Problems, Structural Equation Models