NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Audience
Location
United Kingdom6
United States2
China1
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Howard-Jones, Paul; Warren-Lee, Nicola; Aldred, Chris – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2023
A challenge for using evaluation data to improve climate change education in schools is access to an instrument for teachers to measure behavioral changes and their antecedents. We report on teachers' implementation of a brief survey measuring climate-related beliefs, self-efficacy, intention to act, action, and anxiety before and after their…
Descriptors: Climate, Environmental Education, Beliefs, Self Efficacy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kensicki, Anna Evelyn; Harlow, John; Akhilandeswari, Janani; Peacock, Sean; Cohen, Jedd; Weissman, Ross; Gordon, Eric – Journal of Political Science Education, 2022
The study of educational simulations at the secondary level has typically centered on programs that are competitive, shorter in duration, and characterized by their low fidelity, or a lack of realism. The resources required to hold longer, more immersive, and nuanced programs are often prohibitive for teachers of political science programs. As…
Descriptors: Simulation, Teaching Methods, Skill Development, 21st Century Skills
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Grieve, Kirsty; Holloway, Bevan – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2021
Interested in exploring a form of learner agency that moves beyond a focus on using it to get better results? This article explores what happened when Year 11 students in a cross-curricular course were granted full control of their learning, and offers three strategies for starting out on a creative-agency path.
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Creativity, Well Being, Self Efficacy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Prevett, Pauline S.; Pampaka, Maria; Farnsworth, Valerie L.; Kalambouka, Afroditi; Shi, Xin – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2020
In setting a new direction for the field by highlighting the importance of measure development, this article offers an original approach to modeling financial literacy, in which theories of situated learning meet self-efficacy: an approach that we claim fits well with the aims of program evaluation. It presents results from the validation of a new…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Money Management, Self Efficacy, High School Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Martin, Andrew J.; Yu, Kai; Ginns, Paul; Papworth, Brad – Educational Psychology, 2017
We investigated academic buoyancy (a response to challenge) and adaptability (a response to change) among a sample of 12-16-year-olds in China (N = 3617) compared with same-aged youth from North America (N = 989) and the United Kingdom (UK; N = 1182). We found that Chinese students reported higher mean levels of buoyancy and adaptability. We also…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Correlation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Skidmore, Michael; Dede, Yemi U.; Moneta, Giovanni B. – Educational Psychology, 2009
This study investigated the relationships between role models, approaches to studying, and self-efficacy in students attending a high school specialising in educating those with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD, n = 30) and students attending a mainstream high school (n = 41) in the UK. Types and quantity of role models held by students…
Descriptors: Role Models, Self Efficacy, Interviews, Study Skills