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Thompson, Brittany N.; Goldstein, Thalia R. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2022
Pretend play is an important, universal activity of early childhood, but research to date contains multiple inconsistencies in definitions and measurement of pretend play. To begin to resolve this issue, we conducted a first study of the multiple different behaviors of pretend play in the preschool years (3-5 years), and investigated their…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Play, Behavior Patterns, Child Development
Mengjiao Guo – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Today's youth have lives dramatically different from the past and face an unpredictable future and challenging job market, thus being entrepreneurial is increasingly more important to cultivate (Ford, 2015). I aim to understand the state and development of being entrepreneurial and its implications for broadly educating young people, as one…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Entrepreneurship, Skill Development
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Ni Li – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2025
In depth exploration of how the pandemic has reshaped the education ecosystem over the past three years, especially in the context of the surge in demand for online education courses and learning platforms, this article focuses on the field of student ideological and political education, and innovatively constructs a moral and political education…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Technology Integration, Algorithms
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Susu Zhang; Xueying Tang; Qiwei He; Jingchen Liu; Zhiliang Ying – Grantee Submission, 2024
Computerized assessments and interactive simulation tasks are increasingly popular and afford the collection of process data, i.e., an examinee's sequence of actions (e.g., clickstreams, keystrokes) that arises from interactions with each task. Action sequence data contain rich information on the problem-solving process but are in a nonstandard,…
Descriptors: Correlation, Problem Solving, Computer Assisted Testing, Prediction
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Marcantonio, Tiffany L.; Jozkowski, Kristen N. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
Affirmative consent initiatives advocate that college students understand sexual consent and refusal. There has been an influx of research focused on students' definitions or understanding of consent; however, research examining students' definitions of sexual refusals is limited. Additionally, different terminology (e.g., non-consent vs. sexual…
Descriptors: College Students, Sexuality, Interpersonal Relationship, Definitions
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Forbes, Cory T.; Neumann, Knut; Schiepe-Tiska, Anja – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
Scientific literacy is a central aim of science education. The "Programme for International Student Assessment" (PISA) provides a measure of secondary students' scientific literacy and reported science instruction in 72 countries. Researchers have analyzed PISA data to identify important relationships between science instruction and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Science Instruction, Science Achievement
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Pham, Xuan Lam; Nguyen, Thi Huyen; Chen, Gwo Dong – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2018
In this study, we analyzed usages behaviors of 53,825 active users from 12 countries in a mobile app called "English Practice." The data indicated that the app was used most often in the evening from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., and especially midweek, with less use at weekends and on Mondays. Learners used the app for about 5 minutes each session…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Software
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Wade, Shirlene; Kidd, Celeste – Cognitive Science, 2018
Certain social context features (e.g., maternal presence) are known to increase young children's exploration, a key process by which they learn. Yet limited research investigates the role of social context, especially peer presence, in exploration across development. We investigate whether the effect of peer presence on exploration is mediated by…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Play, Child Development, Peer Influence
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Bitgood, Stephen; Davey, Gareth; Huang, Xiaoyi; Fung, Holly – Environment and Behavior, 2013
Pedestrian navigation through public spaces reflects the nature of interaction between behavior and environment. This study compared pedestrian choice behavior at shopping mall intersections in China and the United States. The study found that in both countries (a) pedestrians chose movement patterns that involved the fewest steps and (b) there…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Pedestrian Traffic, Behavior Patterns, Traffic Safety
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Hoxha, Eneda; Hatala, Mark N. – College Student Journal, 2012
Cross-cultural differences in romantic attitudes are often taken for granted and accepted. However, very little research has been conducted to clearly state how much and how different Albanian and American college students are in the way they love. Results indicate that Americans are more romantic than Albanians. In addition, Americans are more…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Student Attitudes, Intimacy, College Students
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Dong, Yang; Ding, Cody – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
Within the framework of problem behavior theory, the purpose of this study was to examine risk behavior profiles of typical and atypical adolescents and the differential outcomes of well-beings for these individuals in the United States. Based on the data from the survey of Health Behavior of School-Aged Children by World Health Organization,…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Behavior Patterns, Health Behavior, Adolescents
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Goodwin, Renee D.; Mocarski, Michelle; Marusic, Andrej; Beautrais, Annette – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2013
The association between thoughts of self-harm and help-seeking among youth with symptoms of depression was examined. Data were drawn from the Health Behavior of School-aged Children Study ("n" = 15, 686), a nationally representative sample of youth in the United States. Analyses focused on comparing help-seeking behaviors among youth…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Self Destructive Behavior, Injuries, Correlation
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Allgood, Sam; Bosshardt, William; van der Klaauw, Wilbert; Watts, Michael – Journal of Economic Education, 2012
Using data collected from graduates who attended four large public universities in 1976, 1986, or 1996, the authors investigate the relationship between studying economics and civic behaviors. They compare students who majored in economics, business, or other majors, and by the number of undergraduate economics courses completed. Coursework is…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Voting, Economics Education, Citizen Participation
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Sternberg, Robert J. – High Ability Studies, 2009
Is there an ethical giftedness, and if so, what does it look like? In this article, I consider why ethical behavior is much harder to come by than one would expect. Ethically gifted individuals are able to complete a series of eight steps to action, the failure of any one of which may result in a person, even one who is ethically well trained, to…
Descriptors: Gifted, Ethics, Behavior Patterns, Universities
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Spillane, James P.; Parise, Leigh Mesler; Sherer, Jennifer Zoltners – American Educational Research Journal, 2011
The institutional environment of America's schools has changed substantially as government regulation has focused increasingly on the core technical work of schools--instruction. The authors explore the school administrative response to this changing environment, describing how government regulation becomes embodied in the formal structure of four…
Descriptors: Institutional Environment, Educational Environment, Government School Relationship, Public Officials
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