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Philosophy and Methodology of Psychological Measurement for Social-Emotional Skills
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Weeraphat Suksiri – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Operationalism, representationalism, and pragmatism are three major philosophies of measurement in psychology and education. These philosophies play important roles in designing and conducting measurements, as well as interpreting results. When measurement results are available, validity evidence plays important roles in supporting the…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Skill Development, Philosophy
Incorporating a Metacognitive Learning Model to Improve Geometric Thinking in High-School Students
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Nahmias, Erez; Teicher, Mina – Journal of Education and Learning, 2021
Thinking development processes among high-school students is an important and significant issue that has been widely investigated (Leviathan, 2012; Ball, 1996; De Risi, 2015). A few studies discuss the development of mathematical thinking as this field contains additional difficulties to the traditional factors, teachers, students, and parents,…
Descriptors: Geometry, High School Students, Thinking Skills, Mathematics Instruction
Implementing the Movement-Oriented Practising Model (MPM) in Physical Education: Empirical Findings Focusing on Student Learning
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Lindgren, R.; Barker, D. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2019
Background: Despite the existence of numerous pedagogical models, Aggerholm, Standal, Barker and Larsson [2018. Aggerholm, K., O. Standal, D. M. Barker, and H. Larsson. 2018. "On Practising in Physical Education: Outline for a Pedagogical Model." "Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy" 23 (2): 197-208] recently made a case for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Movement Education, Educational Philosophy, Teaching Models
The Long-Term Development of Volleyball Game Play Performance Using Sport Education and the Step-Game-Approach Model
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Araújo, Rui; Hastie, Peter; Lohse, Keith R.; Bessa, Cristiana; Mesquita, Isabel – European Physical Education Review, 2019
The purpose of this study was to analyse 18 Portuguese high school students' game play performance improvements across three hybrid Sport Education-Step-Game-Approach volleyball seasons. Students' play performance at the entry and exit points of each season was evaluated using the Game Performance Assessment Instrument during 2vs2 games. A series…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Games, Models, Foreign Countries
Evaluating Scientific Thinking among Shanghai's Students of High and Low Performing Schools
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Rind, Irfan Ahmed; Ning, Bo – Journal of Educational Research, 2020
Shanghai is dubbed as a role model for science and mathematics education as its fifteen-year-olds have been outperforming all in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) since 2009. Shanghai's achievements are attributed to its interest in adopting innovative international trends in education and equally effectively implementing…
Descriptors: Science Process Skills, Thinking Skills, Prediction, Skill Development
Is the Receptivity of Substance Abuse Prevention Programming Affected by Students' Perceptions of the Instructor?
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Stephens, Peggy C.; Sloboda, Zili; Grey, Scott; Stephens, Richard; Hammond, Augustine; Hawthorne, Richard; Teasdale, Brent; Williams, Joseph – Health Education & Behavior, 2009
Drawing on the elaboration likelihood model of persuasive communication, the authors examine the impact of the perceptions of the instructor or source on students' receptivity to a new substance abuse prevention curriculum. Using survey data from a cohort of students participating in the Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Study, the authors use…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Student Attitudes, Structural Equation Models, Prevention
Effects of Two Instructional Approaches on Skill Development, Knowledge, and Game Performance
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Pritchard, Tony; Hawkins, Andrew; Wiegand, Robert; Metzler, Jonathan N. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2008
Two instructional approaches that have been of interest in promoting sport have been the Sport Education Model (SEM) and the Traditional Style (TS) of teaching physical education. The purpose of this study was to investigate how SEM and TS would affect skill development, knowledge, and game performance for volleyball at the secondary level. A 2 x…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Team Sports, Games, Skill Development