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Gil, Alfonso J.; Antelm-Lanzat, Ana M.; Cacheiro-González, María L.; Pérez-Navío, Eufrasio – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
The literature on school dropout indicates a set of predictors of dropout. These factors are fundamentally grouped into three dimensions: behavioral, academic, and social. This study aims to analyze the relationships between of dropout. It is proposed that students' socialization abilities in the classroom affect their behavioral engagement, and…
Descriptors: Family Role, Social Support Groups, Learner Engagement, Adolescents
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Dutrisac, Shannah; Bearden, Anomi G.; Borgel, Jazmyn; Weddell, Rob; Jones, Mark; Oddie, Scott – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Achieving adequate physical activity is an important health goal that many elementary school students are not meeting during the school day. The physical activity leadership (PAL) Program was designed to provide individually tailored supports to improve the quantity and quality of physical activity in schools, as well as promote improvements in…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Individualized Instruction, Elementary School Students, Self Efficacy
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Chelsea A. Kaihoi; Summer S. Braun; Jessika H. Bottiani; Catherine P. Bradshaw – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Teachers' classroom management practices are an essential aspect of supporting student engagement, yet they often vary in response to changing conditions in the classroom. This study explored the variability within middle school teachers' observed practice and their students' engagement as a function of contextual factors. Observers visited…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Learner Engagement, Context Effect
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Zhang, Furong; Feng, Shiting; Li, Jie – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
Sufficient engagement in studying promotes students' academic performance and ability to compete in the job market. In this study, we explore the role of future focus and dispositional awe in stimulating college students' study engagement. To examine our hypotheses, we conducted a questionnaire survey with 237 students from a national college in…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Study, Student Characteristics, College Students
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Jessica Emick; Nathan M. Griffith; Hannah Schweitzer – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders in young people, which disrupts daily life and results in an increased risk of victimization. Archival data from the 2018/2019 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey, were used. Data from the NSCH were collected via parent reports and…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Severity (of Disability), Students with Disabilities, Parents
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Kim, Myung-Seop; Park, Soowon – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
This study investigated students' fixed mindset trajectories using 6-year longitudinal data from the 4th grade (elementary school) to the 9th grade (middle school). The longitudinal associations between the trajectories and academic achievement with behavioral engagement as a mediator were examined using a piecewise latent growth model. The…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Student Behavior
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Grazia, Valentina – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
The literature on school climate, albeit vast, is limited by a scarcity of longitudinal research. This two-wave longitudinal study aims to bridge this gap by (a) assessing, over two school years, the changes in students' perceptions of several dimensions of school climate and (b) exploring the reciprocal longitudinal effects of student perceptions…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Burnout, Educational Environment, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Agger, Charlotte A.; Koenka, Alison C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
The evolving economic landscape of the 21st century demands graduates who possess deeper learning (DL) competencies such as critical thinking and collaboration skills. Despite their importance, little work has examined the motivational mechanisms through which DL predicts essential academic outcomes. The current study (N = 1,288) used an…
Descriptors: Competence, Critical Thinking, Self Efficacy, Mastery Learning
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Mulvey, Kelly Lynn; Cerda-Smith, Jacqueline; Joy, Angelina; Mathews, Channing; Ozturk, Emine – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Maintaining adolescents' engagement with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) in and out of school may help ensure that adolescents are prepared to enter the STEM workforce. This study aims to extend prior work by documenting internal and external factors that matter for both STEM class engagement as well as engagement with STEM…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 9, Grade 10, STEM Education
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Dou, Angela; Oram, Rylee; Rogers, Maria; DuPaul, George – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
University students demonstrating higher levels of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptom severity largely experience lower academic achievement. Educational research has found that a group of behaviours (i.e., study skills, interpersonal skills, engagement, and motivation) known as academic enablers (AE) facilitate positive…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Ying Liu; Jinyan Huang – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
In this research, structural equation modeling and TIMSS data were employed to examine the impact of school belonging on math achievement among secondary students in Japan, Korea, and the United States, with a focus on the roles of math attitude and disorderly behavior. Utilizing SmartPLS 4.0, the study delved into the reliability and validity of…
Descriptors: Sense of Community, Student School Relationship, Mathematics Achievement, Secondary School Students
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Marziliano, Allison; Applebaum, Allison; Siess, Samantha; Moyer, Anne – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
There is limited literature on emerging young adult (EYA) care partners, despite a recent rise in interest in this group. The purpose of this study is to compare EYA care partners and their non-care partner peers in the domains of academic achievement and engagement, employment, health-related behaviors and self-care, and mental health and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Young Adults, Peer Relationship, Social Support Groups
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Stremel, J. Meredith; Hawkins, Renee O.; Collins, Tai A.; Nabors, Laura – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
An ABAB design was used to analyze the effects of positive peer reporting plus a randomized dependent group contingency (PPR + DGC). This intervention package was implemented across three classrooms in an alternative school setting for students diagnosed with emotional and behavioral disorders. The DGC consisted of the teacher randomly choosing a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Intervention, Behavior Modification
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Fredrick, Stephanie S.; McClemont, Abbey J.; Traudt, Stephanie; Kern, Michael – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
The unique residential context found within boarding schools may have important implications for students' perceptions of school climate and, in turn, may impact their social-emotional well-being. However, there is limited research on the relations between school climate and boarding students social-emotional well-being. This study intended to…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Student Attitudes, Educational Environment, Well Being
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Yang, Yanfei; Yuan, Yuan; Tan, Hongqi; Wang, Yili; Li, Guangzheng – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
Student engagement not only improves student achievement but also affects the dropout rate. Positive classroom interaction between teachers and students enhances student engagement. The interaction between teachers and students is bidirectional, and student engagement can also affect teachers' classroom teaching behavior. Both student engagement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Interaction, Interpersonal Relationship
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