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Wolfgramm, Christine; Suter, Nicole; Göksel, Eva – International Journal of Listening, 2016
Listening is regarded as a key requirement for successful communication and is fundamentally linked to other language skills. Unlike reading, it requires both hearing and processing information in real-time. We therefore propose that the ability to concentrate is a strong predictor of listening comprehension. Using structural equation modeling,…
Descriptors: Listening Skills, Predictor Variables, Listening Comprehension, Attention
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Park, Yujeong; Seo, Dong Gi; Moore, Eric J.; Kim, Byungkeon – Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The authors' purpose was to examine the degree to which low achievement is related to ontogenetic factors (i.e., personal psychological traits expressed as attention and depression) or microsystemic factors (i.e., socioeconomic status, parenting, relationship with peers and teachers), using a total of 721 middle school students in South Korea.…
Descriptors: Low Achievement, Middle School Students, Structural Equation Models, Ecological Factors