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Katewongsa, Piyawat; Choolers, Panya; Saonuam, Pairoj; Widyastari, Dyah Anantalia – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to examine the effectiveness of a whole-of-school approach by using the 4PC model (Active Policy, Active People, Active Program, Active Place, and Active Classroom) in improving physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior of school children in Thailand. Method: We employed a quasi-experimental cohort design in which…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Program Effectiveness
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Cadime, Irene; Rodrigues, Bruna; Ribeiro, Iolanda – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2023
Although reading strategy use can be measured using different methods, self-report measures are particularly cost-effective in educational settings. The main goal of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the items of the Reading Strategy Use Scale (RSU), using the Rasch Rating Scale Model. Although the RSU has already been…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Use Studies, Measures (Individuals), Item Response Theory
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Kim, Jingu; Cillessen, Antonius H. N. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2023
The goal of this study was to examine the prospective associations of prosocial behavior and aggression with social preference in classrooms and whether these associations were moderated by classroom levels of peer-perceived liking and disliking by the teacher. Participants were 2900 fourth-to sixth-grade students in South Korea (M[subscript age]…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Aggression, Preferences, Grade 4
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El-Hamamsy, Laila; Bruno, Barbara; Avry, Sunny; Chessel-Lazzarotto, Frédérique; Dehler Zufferey, Jessica; Mondada, Francesco – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2023
Context: With the introduction of Computer Science (CS) into curricula worldwide, teachers' adoption of CS pedagogical content is essential to ensure the long-term success of reform initiatives. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programs play a key role in this process. Unfortunately, adoption is seldom evaluated in CS-CPDs or CPDs in…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Computer Science Education, Computer Science, Adoption (Ideas)
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Kiliçoglu, Gökçe; Yildirim, Damla – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2023
This study aims to determine the relationship between middle school students' innovative thinking tendencies and entrepreneurial skills and to identify the variables that predict entrepreneurial skill. To this end, the study used the correlational survey method. The study group consists of 274 5th-, 6th-, and 7th-graders studying in 3 middle…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Innovation, Cognitive Processes
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Powell, Robert B.; Stern, Marc J.; Frensley, Brandon Troy – Environmental Education Research, 2023
Which approaches are associated with better student learning outcomes in environmental education (EE)? We observed a sample of 299 day-long EE field trip programs occurring across the U.S.A. for youth in grades 5-8 (ages 9 to 14). We tracked the extent of use and quality of implementation of 66 programmatic, educator, and setting characteristics…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
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Örge Yasar, Funda; Basbayrak, Mert – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2023
The aim of this study is to reveal the opinions of Turkish language teachers about the reflection of Multiple Intelligence Theory in Turkish coursebooks. The participants of the research are 30 Turkish language teachers who teach in secondary schools in Cizre district of Sirnak province in the 2020- 2021 academic year. The data of the research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Multiple Intelligences
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Bauml, Michelle; Quinn, Brandy P.; Blevins, Brooke; Magill, Kevin R.; LeCompte, Karon – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2023
Research has shown that youth and their communities benefit from civics education, with its aim to prepare citizens for democracy. However, civics education for adolescents in the United States is not equitable, and determining how to best measure aspects of civic development in younger adolescents is a challenge. In this qualitative study, we…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
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Zübeyde Er – Educational Research and Reviews, 2023
This study aimed to determine the mathematical thinking levels of gifted and non-gifted students and to compare them according to some variables. In this study, screening model was used from quantitative research methods. The study group of the study consists of 194 gifted students and 168 non-gifted students studying in grades 5-8 in a province…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Logic, Academically Gifted, Grade 5
Mia L. Morgan – New England College Journal of Applied Educational Research, 2023
This paper presents one elementary school librarian's experience using gamification and game-based learning in the specialist classroom. While the academic literature on gamification and game-based learning is increasing, there has not been much written on using these techniques in the specialist classroom. Using a case study method, the…
Descriptors: Gamification, School Libraries, Game Based Learning, Grade 3
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Wu, Sheng-Yi; Su, Yu-Sheng – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2021
Currently, many countries actively cultivate students to develop computational thinking ability. Many visual programming environments (VPEs) and physical robot courses have been integrated into computational thinking learning in the elementary education stage. This study explores the relationship between the programming learning environment…
Descriptors: Programming, Computation, Thinking Skills, Grade 5
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Akpinar, Dilara; Yalçin, Sema Altun – Open Journal for Educational Research, 2021
The research is aimed to explore the effect of STEM education on the motivations and epistemological beliefs related to science among talented and gifted students. A mixed research method was employed in collecting the data of the research. The sample of the research consisted of 20 5th and 6th grade students who were diagnosed to be talented.…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Motivation, Student Attitudes, Epistemology
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Lyndsay N. Jenkins; Sonya Snyder Kaminski; Maritza Miller – International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 2021
The current study used latent profile analysis to find subgroups of youth based on bullying participant roles and then compared subgroups on the five bystander intervention steps (Notice, Interpret as an emergency, Accept Responsibility, Know how to Intervene, and Act). The sample included 641 fourth-eighth grade students (44.6% boys) who…
Descriptors: Bullying, Intervention, Audiences, Grade 4
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Julia Matthes; Michael Schneider; Franzis Preckel – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
The relation between prior knowledge and learning has been investigated in many studies. However, a recent meta-analysis showed that most of these studies suffered from serious methodological shortcomings, as they failed to account for knowledge growth over time, possible ceiling effects for learners with high prior knowledge, moderating effects…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Knowledge Level, Grade 5, Grade 6
Rachael C. Rost-Allen – ProQuest LLC, 2024
With large-scale wicked problems threatening our world, the integration of sustainability into teacher professional learning is systemically lacking in the United States. The purpose of this case study was to understand the impact of a multi-session, sustainability-related professional learning program on twelve PreKindergarten-8th grade educators…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Faculty Development, Private Schools, Self Efficacy
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