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Fitzgerald, Jill; Relyea, Jackie Eunjung; Elmore, Jeff – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
The purpose of the study was to assess the volume of academic vocabulary in elementary grades disciplinary textbooks. Academic vocabulary was examined in a corpus of best-selling elementary grades textbooks in three disciplinary areas--science, mathematics, and social studies. Academic words in texts were determined through automated procedures…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Vocabulary Development, Elementary School Students, Textbooks
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Strati, Anna D.; Schmidt, Jennifer A.; Maier, Kimberly S. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
This study explored associations between students' perceptions of challenge, teacher-provided support and obstruction, and students' momentary academic engagement in high school science classrooms. Instrumental and emotional dimensions of support and obstruction were examined separately, and analyses tested whether the relationship between…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Barriers, Teacher Role, Learner Engagement