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Valenciano Valcárcel, Javier; Jiménez-Loaisa, Alejandro; Rieiro, Ignacio; Martínez-Martínez, Jesús – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2023
This study examines the convergent validity of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C) for assessing moderate-to-vigorous and total physical activity (PA) in school children. 430 participants (51.6% girls) aged 9-12 years provided valid accelerometer data (wGT3X-BT) and completed the PAQ-C. Convergent validity was assessed using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Validity, Questionnaires, Physical Activity Level
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Jiménez Catalán, Rosa M.; Dewaele, Jean-Marc – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2017
This study intends to contribute to L2 emotion vocabulary research by looking at the words that primary-school English as foreign language learners produce in response to prompts in a lexical availability task. Specifically, it aims to ascertain whether emotion prompts (Love, Hate, Happy and Sad) generate a greater number of words than non-emotion…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Prompting, Nouns
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Nieto Moreno de Diezmas, Esther; Dondarza Manzano, Pablo – Digital Education Review, 2016
In this paper the experience of learners during the first phase of the PIPLEP project is explored. PIPLEP is aimed at promoting digital literacy and independent learning with the creation of personal learning environments (PLEs) as the final product. The participants were a group of 17 students enrolled in year 5 of primary school, and the main…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Technological Literacy, Independent Study, Student Attitudes
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Arriaga Sanz, Cristina; Madariaga Orbea, José-María – Music Education Research, 2014
This paper contains research on the relationship between factors that explain the pupils' perception of music and musical education and their motivation rates to study the subject of music based on motivational explanatory models of cognitive orientation. One hundred and sixteen, sixth-year primary education students belonging to four schools in…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Music Education, Student Motivation, Elementary School Students
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Filella, G.; Cabello, E.; Pérez-Escoda, N.; Ros-Morente, A. – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2016
Introduction: Coexistence in schools inevitably implies conflicts among peers, which can have a negative impact in both the students' well-being and their academic achievement. In this sense, the main objective of the present article is to introduce and describe the evaluation of the Training Program in Emotional Management Happy 8-12. This…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Peer Relationship, Affective Measures, Grade 5
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Chorro, Estefanía Gomis; Fernández, María Ángela Morales; Corbí, Raquel Gilar – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
The objective of this research is twofold: first intending to assess the level at which students prioritize happiness; and second discerning how the experience of happiness affects the formation of their identity and their relationship with their environment, taking into account the values deduced from their perceptions, and understanding from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6
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García-López, L. M.; Gutiérrez, D. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2015
Background: One of the objectives of the new Spanish Education Act is for students to develop a series of social skills, largely derived from the ability variables of assertiveness and empathy. Sport Education is an instructional model that is deemed useful in the development of personal and social responsibility and social values. It requires…
Descriptors: Empathy, Foreign Countries, Athletics, Interpersonal Competence
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Muñoz-Cristóbal, Juan A.; Jorrín-Abellán, Iván M.; Asensio-Pérez, Juan I.; Martínez-Monés, Alejandra; Prieto, Luis P.; Dimitriadis, Yannis – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2015
During the last decades, educational contexts have transformed into complex technological and social ecologies, with mobile devices expanding the scope of education beyond the traditional classroom, creating so-called Ubiquitous Learning Environments (ULEs). However, these new technological opportunities entail an additional burden for teachers,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
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Susinos, Teresa; Haya, Ignacio – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2014
This article describes a case study that is part of a broader research project in which schools set up processes of school improvement inspired by the proposals put forward by students. The project furthers the initiatives of the student voice movement and seeks to implement more participative pedagogical models. This as a whole represents a novel…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Student Participation
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Gutiérrez-Zornoza, Myriam; Sánchez-López, Mairena; García-Hermoso, Antonio; González-García, Alberto; Chillón, Palma; Martínez-Vizcaíno, Vicente – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine (a) whether distance from home to school is a determinant of active commuting to school (ACS), (b) the relationship between distance from home to heavily used facilities (school, green spaces, and sports facilities) and the weight status and cardiometabolic risk categories, and (c) whether ACS has a…
Descriptors: Child Health, Body Weight, At Risk Persons, Rural Areas
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Núñez, José Carlos; Suárez, Natalia; Rosário, Pedro; Vallejo, Guillermo; Cerezo, Rebeca; Valle, António – Journal of Educational Research, 2015
The authors intended to (a) identify the association between gender or grade level and teachers' homework (HW) feedback and (b) examine the relationship between teachers' HW feedback, HW-related behaviors (e.g., amount of HW completed), and academic achievement. Four hundred fifty-four students (Grades 5-12) participated in this study. The results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Homework, Academic Achievement, Gender Differences
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Sanchez, Consuelo; Cerezo, Fuensanta – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2010
Introduction: According to the latest Ombudsman's report, aggressive behavior happens frequently in our country's schools (Spain), appearing in all its manifestations: insults, threats, physical aggression, social isolation, etc. Now, however, we are witnessing a growing interest in this phenomenon and the possible risk factors that may help us…
Descriptors: Bullying, Aggression, Grade Repetition, Foreign Countries
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de Luna, Inaki Martinez; Suberbiola, Pablo – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2008
After the experience of many years of teaching in two or three languages, the Basque speech community needs to know not merely how much students achieve in each language and what level of proficiency they attain but also which language they use, how often they use each language, and the relationship between language use and other variables. This…
Descriptors: Grade 6, English (Second Language), Indo European Languages, Language Usage
Pracana, Clara, Ed. – Online Submission, 2014
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends 2014, taking place in Porto, Portugal, from 4 to 6 of April. Psychology, in our time, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and behavioral…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Prevention