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Ahmed, Ayesha; Howe, Christine; Major, Louis; Hennessy, Sara; Mercer, Neil; Warwick, Paul – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2022
As part of an investigation into the relationship between classroom dialogue and student outcome, a test of reasoning has been developed that is suitable for preadolescents (i.e. c.10-13-year-olds). Building on previous work but expanding this considerably, the test focuses upon four areas of reasoning: differentiation of facts from opinions,…
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Foreign Countries, Abstract Reasoning, Logical Thinking
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Kilhamn, C.; Bråting, K.; Helenius, O.; Mason, J. – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2022
In this paper we consider implications of the current world-wide inclusion of computational thinking in relation to children's development of algebraic thinking. Little is known about how newly developed visual programming environments such as Scratch could enhance early algebra learning. The study is based on examples of programming activities…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Preadolescents, Programming
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O'Connor, Rachel A. G.; van den Bedem, Neeltje; Blijd-Hoogewys, Els M. A.; Stockmann, Lex; Rieffe, Carolien – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Autistic (pre-) adolescents are often misunderstood by their peers, which can lead to challenges within their friendships. Yet, friendships play an important role in our psychological wellbeing, whereby in the non-autistic population good quality friendships usually protect against mental health difficulties, whereas conflictual friendships…
Descriptors: Friendship, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Mental Health, Peer Relationship
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Vali Noghondar, Narges; Saberi Kakhki, Alireza; Sohrabi, Mehdi; Alirezaei Noghondar, Fatemeh – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Purpose: Children with Down syndrome (DS) have multiple difficulties in gait pattern. So, the effect of the activity level and speed on the gait coordination and variability was investigated. Methods: In this case-control observational study, 24 participants in three groups of active and non-active children with DS, and the control group without…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Psychomotor Skills, Children, Preadolescents
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Sabine Little – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
The Rivers of Reading methodology has been used previously to explore children's reading development, but very little research focusing on multilingual children exists. Similarly, reading for pleasure in multiple languages has received little attention. This paper addresses both these gaps. Seven children aged 8-13, across six multilingual…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Literacy, Preadolescents, Teaching Methods
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Emily N. Cyr; Kathryn M. Kroeper; Hilary B. Bergsieker; Tara C. Dennehy; Christine Logel; Jennifer R. Steele; Rita A. Knasel; W. Tyler Hartwig; Priscilla Shum; Stephanie L. Reeves; Odilia Dys-Steenbergen; Amrit Litt; Christopher B. Lok; Taylor Ballinger; Haemi Nam; Crystal Tse; Amanda L. Forest; Mark Zanna; Sheryl Staub-French; Mary Wells; Toni Schmader; Stephen C. Wright; Steven J. Spencer – Child Development, 2024
Girls and women face persistent negative stereotyping within STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). This field intervention was designed to improve boys' perceptions of girls' STEM ability. Boys (N = 667; mostly White and East Asian) aged 9-15 years in Canadian STEM summer camps (2017-2019) had an intervention or control…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, STEM Education, Summer Programs
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Samuel D. Calder; Mark Boyes; Christopher G. Brennan-Jones; Andrew J. O. Whitehouse; Monique Robinson; Elizabeth Hill – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Developmental language disorder (DLD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental conditions. Due to variable rates of language growth in children under 5 years, the early identification of children with DLD is challenging. Early indicators are often outlined by speech pathology regulatory bodies and other developmental services as…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Developmental Delays, Disability Identification, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Kari N. Thomsen; Kathryn H. Howell; Debra Bartelli – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2024
Background: School engagement is a positive, malleable aspect of youth functioning that may be influenced by familial factors. Both risk and protective factors may affect youth's school engagement. Objective: Utilizing an intergenerational transmission of risk framework, the current study examined how maternal factors (i.e., maternal…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Mothers, Individual Characteristics, Mental Health
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Pallavi Kanungo; Seemita Mohanty; Apparao Thamminaina – Educational Review, 2024
Parental involvement in educating children remains a crucial first step in building an informed citizen. It becomes a routine matter for children to follow the footsteps of educated parents. However, for the first-generation learners, e.g. particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs), it is an arduous task because they belong to the least…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Early Adolescents, Preadolescents
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Taylor Ross; Xiaoqi Ma; Jennifer L. Doty – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2024
Guided by social cognitive theory and past empirical findings, the study's conceptual model posited that parent-child trust promotes positive youth mental health through the pathways of social self-efficacy and self-blame. Using longitudinal data from 129 children aged 10-14 who participated over three waves of data collection in fall 2019, spring…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Trust (Psychology), Parent Child Relationship, Mental Health
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Chloe Turcan; Henry Delamain; Asher Loke; Richard Pender; Will Mandy; Rob Saunders – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Mental health conditions are more prevalent in autistic people than non-autistic people. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire is a commonly used screening tool for emotional and behavioural difficulties in autistic children and adolescents. However, few studies have assessed the psychometric properties of the Strengths and Difficulties…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adolescents, Preadolescents
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Estel Malgosa; Bruna Alvarez; Diana Marre – Gender and Education, 2024
Through language, children participate actively in the construction of meanings around sexuality, which is governed unequally according to gender. This article examines the articulation of the social constructions of sexuality and gender with the pictorial and narrative representations of boys and girls from 9 to 11 years of age from four public…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masculinity, Sexuality, Elementary School Students
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Isabella Toledo Caetano; Valter Paulo Neves Miranda; Fernanda Rocha de Faria; Cheryl Anne Howe; Paulo Roberto dos Santos Amorim – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2024
Latent Class Analysis (LCA) is a statistical method that can help researchers interested in better understanding the movement behaviors (MB) of children, based on the analysis of the level of physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST). This study aimed to evaluate and compare two models LCA (one for the accelerometer and one for the 24-hour…
Descriptors: Motion, Child Behavior, Multivariate Analysis, Measurement Techniques
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Esha Vaid; Martha E. Wadsworth – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2024
This study examined the intersecting experiences of perceived racial discrimination, poverty-related stress (PRS), and civic efficacy with psychological functioning in preadolescents. The sample consisted of 129 low-income, racially and ethnically diverse preadolescents. Hierarchical linear regression analyses found that perceived racial…
Descriptors: Racial Discrimination, Poverty, Stress Variables, Mental Health
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Kerry Danahy Ebert; HaeJi Lee – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: Treatment response is the degree to which an individual benefits from a treatment. This systematic review sought to identify and synthesize research evidence regarding individual characteristics that predict language treatment response among children with developmental language disorder (DLD). Method: To be eligible for inclusion,…
Descriptors: Young Children, Preadolescents, Developmental Delays, Language Impairments
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