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Alice J. Amaya; Lisa Amundson – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2024
Various district-level factors contribute to the successful implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) in schools, a widely implemented evidence-based framework supporting students' social, emotional, and behavioral development. Prior research has identified the district PBIS coordinator as a critical factor supporting…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Program Implementation, Instructor Coordinators, Role
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Jiang, Juming; Kusamoto, Misaki; Tanaka, Ayumi – Frontline Learning Research, 2021
This study examined whether individual differences in causality orientation moderate the effects of monetary reward and choice on perceived competence, which affect intrinsic motivation in turn. Causality orientation refers to an individual's tendency to experience or interpret events in a social context in a specific way and to behave…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Correlation, Rewards, Incentives
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Rossi, Tony; Pavey, Amanda; Macdonald, Doune; McCuaig, Louise – British Educational Research Journal, 2016
With increasing cross-sectoral relationships and partnerships and the blurring of the boundaries of the various service sectors, the membrane that is assumed to separate education and health in terms of young people's wellbeing looks thinner than ever. In this project we are concerned to know what teachers do in terms of young people's health, how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching (Occupation), Educational Practices, Health Promotion
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Acikalin, Mehmet – Canadian Social Studies, 2014
The Internet has become one of the most common educational tools used by teachers and students in social studies education worldwide. Although there are extensive studies on how the Internet is used by teachers as an instructional tool in social studies classes, less work has been done to explain how students themselves use and interact with…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Foreign Countries, Internet, Social Studies
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Logan, Samuel; Robinson, Leah; Webster, E. Kipling; Barber, Laura – European Physical Education Review, 2013
The purpose of this study was to describe children's engagement during two (high and low) autonomy-based climates. Twenty-five preschool children participated in a nine-week object control skill intervention. Children completed the object control subscale of the Test of Gross Motor Development 2nd Edition and the perceived physical competence…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Learner Engagement, Competence, Psychomotor Skills
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Prasuhn, Frederick Carl – American Journal of Distance Education, 2014
U.S. public university system policies were examined to learn how credit hours were determined for asynchronous online education. Findings indicated that (a) credit hour meaning and use are not consistent, (b) primary responsibility for credit hour decisions was at the local level, and (c) no policies exist to guide credit hour application for…
Descriptors: Distance Education, College Credits, Electronic Learning, Asynchronous Communication
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Plotner, Anthony J.; Fleming, Allison R. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2014
Rehabilitation counselors are increasingly called on to provide services to transition-aged youth. However, preparation and training efforts are not sufficient to ensure that counselors have the required knowledge and skills to adequately serve these students and young adults. The purpose of this study was to investigate how secondary…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Counseling, Counselor Training, Transitional Programs, Youth Programs
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Anderson, Ruth; Feldman, Sue; Minstrell, Jim – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2014
There is growing empirical evidence that instructional coaching can help teachers transfer their learning from professional trainings (e.g., new strategies) to classroom practice and that coaching promotes greater collaboration and reflection among teachers. At the same time, however, research on the effectiveness of particular coaching models and…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Longitudinal Studies, Science Instruction, Coaching (Performance)
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Hamlen, Karla R. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2010
Research has shown that, among children, boys tend to play video games more than girls do. There are several theories addressing this phenomenon, including that stereotypes and lack of opportunity leave girls feeling inadequate with certain types of technology. No research has yet examined the interactive relationships between time spent playing…
Descriptors: Play, Video Games, Gender Differences, Success
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O'Connor, Len; Harvey, Noel – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2001
Interviews with construction industry personnel (15 employers, 14 instructors) in Ireland found satisfaction with a new standards-based apprenticeship system that focused on competence rather than length of apprenticeship. Criticisms were related to problems in gaining access to training courses. (SK)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Competence, Construction Industry, Foreign Countries
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Azevedo, Flavio S. – International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning, 2006
We investigate the dynamics of student engagement as it is manifest in self-directed, self-motivated, relatively long-term, computer-based scientific image processing activities. The raw data for the study are video records of 19 students, grades 7 to 11, who participated in intensive 6-week, extension summer courses. From this raw data we select…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Self Motivation, Videotape Recordings, Secondary School Students
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Kenny, Richard F.; Zhang, Zuochen; Schwier, Richard A.; Campbell, Katy – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2005
The purpose of this literature review was to determine what evidence there is that instructional designers apply ID Models, as well as to establish what other activities and processes they might use in their professional activities. Only ten articles were located that directly pertained to this topic: seven reporting on empirical research and…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Instructional Systems, Literature Reviews, Models
Clark, Jeffrey K.; Ogletree, Roberta J.; McKenzie, James F.; Dennis, Dixie; Chamness, Brenda E. – American Journal of Health Education, 2002
For more than a decade the health education profession has used the seven responsibilities, outlined from the 1978-1988 Role Delineation Project, as the foundation for credentialing, curricular structure in professional preparation programs, and continuing education. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which the seven…
Descriptors: Health Education, Certification, Credentials, Interrater Reliability
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Diaz, Rafael M.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1991
Examines differences between maternal verbal teaching interactions that facilitate adult transfer of task responsibility as demonstrated by children's improved task performance after a teaching session among low- and high-risk mother-child dyads. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Caregiver Speech, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis