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José-Pablo Escobar; Alejandra Meneses; Evelyn Hugo; Ana Taboada Barber; Maximiliano Montenegro – Journal of Research in Reading, 2024
Background: Cognitive and linguistic factors have been incorporated into models to explain reading comprehension beyond classical models of reading. This study explores the contribution of executive functions, mainly domain-general and reading-specific cognitive flexibility, in reading comprehension of science texts in monolingual Spanish speaking…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Academic Language, Vocabulary Development
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Gómez, Gabriela; Rivas, Marlene – Reading Psychology, 2022
Recent research has proven the importance of non-cognitive determinants, such as motivation and resilience, in improving reading achievement. This study provides insights on how these two determinants are displayed by students living in contexts of high social vulnerability. A mixed methodology was used to conduct the study in six schools across…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Resilience (Psychology), Reading Motivation, Self Efficacy
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Braeken, Johan; Blömeke, Sigrid – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2016
Using data from the international Teacher Education and Development Study: Learning to Teach Mathematics (TEDS-M), the measurement equivalence of teachers' beliefs across countries is investigated for the case of "mathematics-as-a fixed-ability". Measurement equivalence is a crucial topic in all international large-scale assessments and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, Test Bias, Teacher Education