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García-Sanz, M. Paz; Belmonte, M. Luisa; Galián, Begoña – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2022
Introduction: The furtherance of educational, social and occupational inclusion has led to increasing acceptance of people with intellectual disabilities as full members of the community. However, attitudes and behaviors towards these people are not always positive. Method: Taking the model of the FUNDOWN School of Life as the theoretical basis,…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Secondary School Students
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Radu Bogdan Toma – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2024
The Expectancy-Value model has been extensively used to understand students' achievement motivation. However, recent studies propose the inclusion of cost as a separate construct from values, leading to the development of the Expectancy-Value-Cost model. This study aimed to adapt Kosovich et al.'s ("The Journal of Early Adolescence", 35,…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
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Fernández Faúndez, Eva María – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2018
Introduction: The focus of our research converges on the analysis of attitudes and the prediction of the behavior of university students towards the inclusion of students with disabilities in university. The evaluation of attitudes and the prediction of behavior are complex, but it is fundamental because of the decisive impact they have on the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Student Attitudes, College Students, Inclusion
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Sánchez-García, Ana B.; Cabello, Ana Belén – Educational Research and Reviews, 2016
In this paper we present the process of constructing a test for assessing student performance in geometry corresponding to the first year of Secondary Education. The main goal was to detect student errors in the understanding of geometry in order to develop a proposal according to the Van Hiele teaching model, explained in this paper. Our research…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Achievement, Secondary School Students, Models
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Escobar-Rodríguez, Tomás; Carvajal-Trujillo, Elena; Monge-Lozano, Pedro – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2014
Social media technologies are becoming a fundamental component of education. This study extends the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to identify factors that influence the perceived advantages and relevance of Facebook as a learning tool. The proposed model is based on previous models of UTAUT. Constructs from previous…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Networks, Models, Student Attitudes
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Gomez, Laura E.; Arias, Benito; Verdugo, Miguel Angel; Navas, Patricia – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: Most instruments that assess quality of life have been validated by means of the classical test theory (CTT). However, CTT limitations have resulted in the development of alternative models, such as the Rasch rating scale model (RSM). The main goal of this paper is testing and improving the psychometric properties of the INTEGRAL…
Descriptors: Evidence, Models, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life
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Pomeda, Jesús Rodríguez; Casani, Fernando – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2013
Problem Statement. What the self-perceptions of higher officials in Spanish universities are about the main competencies required in their daily tasks. Purpose of Study. To analyze what the main competencies are in the professional behaviour of higher officials at Spanish universities. The improvement of their competencies through a systematic…
Descriptors: Universities, College Administration, Foreign Countries, Administrator Attitudes
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Schaufeli, Wilmar B.; Bakker, Arnold B.; Salanova, Marisa – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2006
This article reports on the development of a short questionnaire to measure work engagement--a positive work-related state of fulfillment that is characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption. Data were collected in 10 different countries (N = 14,521), and results indicated that the original 17-item Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) can be…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Burnout, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Ferrando, Pere J.; Lorenzo, Urbano; Molina, Gabriel – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2001
Developed an item response theory model of response stability based on the local independence principle. Tested the model, which predicts response changes under repeated administrations of the same instrument, with real data for 432 Spanish undergraduates. Results indicate that the model predictions are approximately fulfilled. (SLD)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Item Response Theory, Models
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Betoret, Fernando Domenech – Educational Psychology, 2006
The relationships among teacher occupational stressors, self-efficacy, coping resources, and burnout were investigated in a sample of 247 Spanish secondary school teachers. Concretely, two specific aims were formulated in order to examine the effect of teaching stressors on teacher burnout and the role of self-efficacy and school coping resources…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Coping, Teacher Burnout
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers