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Giulia Carriero – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2024
The proportion of pupils with English as an additional language (EAL) has steadily risen in recent years in England, reaching just under one in five of all pupils aged 5-16 in 2021, with a total of over 365 languages spoken between them. Despite educational psychologists' (EPs) practice being concerned with reduction of barriers that prevent…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Educational Psychology
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Ghahari, Shima; Nejadgholamali, Ali – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2019
The paper outlines current advancements in dynamic assessment (DA), an approach that has much intuitive appeal for many second language acquisition practitioners, yet that has to date failed to take root in language classrooms. DA distinguishes itself from other approaches to assessment by insisting that "mediated assistance" of the…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Second Language Learning, Student Evaluation, Feedback (Response)
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Davies, Eleri Nia – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2023
This paper explores whether children and young people (CYP) with additional learning needs (ALN) are at a systemic disadvantage regarding Welsh language opportunities. Justification pertaining to why this should be on the radar of educational psychologists (EPs) in Wales is provided. Congruent with critical realism, quantitative and qualitative…
Descriptors: Welsh, Special Needs Students, Legislation, Foreign Countries
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Thomas, George; Atkinson, Cathy – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2017
This study sought to establish pupil and teacher views about a six-hour, whole-class mindfulness programme called Paws.b. Pupil post-intervention focus groups and teacher semi-structured interviews were used to ascertain what was interesting and useful about Paws.b, and how it could be developed. Audio recordings were transcribed and thematically…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Psychology
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Kelley, Heather M.; Siwatu, Kamau Oginga; Tost, Jeremy R.; Martinez, James – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2015
Grounded in the theoretical frameworks of constructivism and social cognitive theory, this study examined utilising culturally responsive pedagogy through a Latino themed reading task with the intention of increasing reading achievement and reading self-efficacy beliefs for culturally and linguistically diverse students. The research was conducted…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Hispanic American Students, Culturally Relevant Education, Reading Comprehension