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Ciampa, Katia – Reading Psychology, 2016
A pre-experimental case study design was used to explore the value of intrinsic motivation in mobile eBook reading among 30 Grade 1 child participants. Data collection comprised pre- and post-test motivation questionnaires and researcher field notes. Child participants' enjoyment of mobile eBooks corresponded to 3 motivational aspects of intrinsic…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Electronic Publishing
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Meghan McCormick; Hope White; Parham Horn; Rachel Lacks; Erin O'Connor; Elise Cappella; Sandee McClowry – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: This study investigated how mean classroom-level shyness scores moderated the impacts of "INSIGHTS" into "Children's Temperament" on instructional support and students' math and reading skills in kindergarten and 1st-grade classrooms. "INSIGHTS" is a temperament-based social-emotional learning…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Student Characteristics
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Meunier, Jean-Christophe; Roskam, Isabelle – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
This study presents a validation of a scale that assesses parents' childrearing behavior toward young children. The scale was validated on 565 parents of 2- to 7-year-old children. The current results replicated the factor solution of the original scale designed for parents of school-aged children. The scale demonstrated good psychometric…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics
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Willson, Victor L.; Hughes, Jan N. – Elementary School Journal, 2009
A sample of 784 children with below-median literacy performance in kindergarten or at the beginning of grade 1 was assessed in 5 areas of psychological and social variables: academic competence, sociodemographic characteristics, social/emotional/behavioral characteristics, school context, and home environment. We examined the contribution of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Grade 1, Grade Repetition, Low Achievement