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Raúl Gutiérrez-Fresneda; Teresa Pozo Rico; María José García Tárraga; Elena Jiménez-Pérez – Journal of Educational Research, 2024
The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of Spanish literacy precursor skills on reading learning to read in the mother tongue and their degree of transfer to English. A quasi-experimental design was used, which allowed for a repeated measures comparison between two groups of students, who underwent a follow-up assessment one year…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spanish Speaking, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Tirado-Morueta, Ramón; Ceada-Garrido, Yolanda; Barragán, Antonio J.; Enrique, Juan M.; Andujar, José M. – Journal of Educational Research, 2022
Project-based learning (PBL) has been a methodology traditionally associated with student engagement and good results. However, not all experiences are sufficiently satisfactory. Comprehensive models that explain the success or failure of these experiences are still lacking. The objective of this study was to understand the mechanisms that explain…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Active Learning, Student Projects, Learner Engagement
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Conesa, Pedro Javier; Duñabeitia, Jon Andoni – Journal of Educational Research, 2021
In terms of critical skills for academic achievement, the literature has revealed that the development of executive functions (EF) plays a key role. Although numerous researchers have aimed to improve EF through computerized cognitive training interventions, the evidence of the effect derived from these interventions remains ambiguous. The purpose…
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement, Instructional Effectiveness
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Rodríguez-Negro, Josune; Pesola, J. Arto; Yanci, Javier – Journal of Educational Research, 2020
The aim of this study was to carry out three intervention programs [i.e. balance intervention program (BIP), game based program (GBP) and drama learning program (DLP)] and to assess their effects on school-age children's cognitive (creativity, attention and impulse control) and motor (balance, aiming and catching) development. These functions were…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Cognitive Development, Motor Development, Creativity
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Zamora, Ángela; Suárez, José Manuel; Ardura, Diego – Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The authors' objective was to study the role of error detection and retroactive self-regulation as determinants of performance in secondary education students. A total of 198 students participated in the quasiexperimental study, which involved a control group and two experimental groups. This enabled the authors to analyze the effects of both…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Secondary School Students, Correlation, Error Patterns
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Zamora, Ángela; Súarez, José Manuel; Ardura, Diego – Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The authors' aim was to determine the extent to which error detection contributes to the explanation of a cognitive and motivational model of student performance in an assessment test. A total of 151 science students of secondary education participated in the investigation. Two causal models were developed using a structural equation analysis.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Private Schools, Error Patterns