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Unveiling Why Race Does Not Affect the Mask Effect on Attractiveness: But Gender and Expression Do
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Ellie Hewer; Michael B. Lewis – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2024
Studies show that surgical face masks can have both positive and negative effects on attractiveness. Race has been implicated as a moderator of the size of this mask effect. Here, the moderating effects of expression, race and gender are explored. The mask effect was more positive for males than for females, for neutral faces than for smiling…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Public Health, Hygiene
Cross-Cultural Differences in Children's Conceptualizations of Happiness at School
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López-Pérez, Belén; Zuffianò, Antonio; Benito-Ambrona, Tamara – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2022
Children's happiness at school has been mainly investigated from a quantitative perspective, largely overlooking what children understand by happiness and whether their conceptualizations are shaped by culture. Hence, in the present study, using a quantification of qualitative data, we investigated whether English (n = 421, M = 10.63 years, 223…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Psychological Patterns, Educational Environment, Student Attitudes
The Global Learner Survey
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Pearson, 2020
This survey was conducted on behalf of Pearson from June 8-14, 2020 by The Harris Poll, a global market research firm based in New York City with over 50 years of history in polling. This 20-minute online survey was completed by 7,038 people aged between 16-70 years old across the globe. All data in this report show general online population data…
Descriptors: Online Surveys, Cross Cultural Studies, Age Differences, Gender Differences
Associations between Being Bullied, Perceptions of Safety in Classroom and Playground, and Relationship with Teacher among Primary School Pupils
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Boulton, Michael J.; Duke, Elizabeth; Holman, Gemma; Laxton, Eleanor; Nicholas, Beth; Spells, Ruth; Williams, Emma; Woodmansey, Helen – Educational Studies, 2009
This study examined three main issues among 364 primary school children: (1) self-reported levels of perceived safety in classroom and playground, and relationship with teacher, (2) associations between perceived safety in the two contexts and peer reported levels of being bullied, and (3) if relationship with teacher moderated the associations…
Descriptors: School Safety, Playgrounds, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics
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Mullis, Ina V. S.; Martin, Michael O.; Foy, Pierre; Arora, Alka – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2012
The "TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics" summarizes fourth and eighth grade student achievement in each of the 63 countries and 14 benchmarking entities which participated in TIMSS 2011. The report includes trends in mathematics achievement over time for participants in the previous TIMSS 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 8, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement
TIMSS 2011 International Results in Science
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Martin, Michael O.; Mullis, Ina V. S.; Foy, Pierre; Stanco, Gabrielle M. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2012
For more than 50 years, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) has been conducting comparative studies of educational achievement in a number of curriculum areas, including mathematics and science. TIMSS 2011 represents the fifth cycle of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS),…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Comparative Education, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis