Identifying valid and reliable instruments measuring attitudes toward Artificial Intelligence (AI) and examining attitudinal gaps are becoming increasingly important as they may inform ethical and appropriate development, adoption, and regulation of AI technologies. In this study, we validated the 4-item AI Attitude Scale (AIAS-4) in a large…

The ongoing concern among the public about the safety of school-aged students in the United States has driven researchers to identify effective preventative practices to enhance school safety. Although past research has identified and evaluated specific preventative initiatives, the breadth of literature evaluating multitiered systems of supports…

Background/purpose: The study examined the relationship between mattering to others and self-compassion among a sample of students of basic education in Kuwait. Materials/ Methods: For data collection, a Mattering to Others Scale and a Self-Compassion Scale were employed. They were applied to a sample of 1200 male and female students selected…

Everyone has been interacting with the outside world since birth, creating ideas about various objects or phenomena. The main aim of the research was to identify the concepts of primary school students about viruses. In addition to finding out the level of ideas, additional aims were to determine the effect of gender, the degree of education…

The current study tested changes in modern/contemporary art valuation among students ages 6-15. Participants rated abstract paintings and conceptual works (and two control categories--traditional Western figurative paintings and everyday objects) on the dimensions of liking and art classification. As we hypothesized, modern/contemporary art was…

With the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques, attitudes towards these two fields have begun to gain importance in different professions. One of the affected professions is undoubtedly the teaching profession. Increasing the levels of concern for artificial intelligence and attitudes towards machine…

This study examined children's self-assessment of their prosociality, relative to average peers, in situations where the recipient is described as "needy" versus "not needy" (at a school of average socioeconomic level in south Israel; N = 158; aged 6-12 years; 51% males, December-May 2021). The results show that older children…

This project studies how Spanish-Catalan early bilinguals use language learning strategies (LLS) differently depending on their order of language acquisition when they are learning French as an L4. Considering that the use of LLS has been pointed out as a sign of successful language learning, the study inquires whether being a simultaneous…

Learning environments can support the development of foundational knowledge and promote children's attitudes toward learning and school. This study explores the relation between school enjoyment and general knowledge from preschool (2016-2017) to kindergarten (2017-2018) in 1359 children (M[subscript age] = 55, 61 months, female = 50%; 58.5%…

Learning environments can support the development of foundational knowledge and promote children's attitudes toward learning and school. This study explores the relation between school enjoyment and general knowledge from preschool (2016-2017) to kindergarten (2017-2018) in 1359 children (M[subscript age] = 55, 61 months, female = 50%; 58.5%…

The purpose of the present research is to examine secondary school students' attitudes towards refugee students in terms of some variables. The population of the research, which was designed in a single survey model, consisted of 40791 secondary school students studying in public schools in Pendik district of Istanbul in the second semester of the…

Children have a right to Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). A key place for this to occur is in schools, and teachers' comfort and competence in teaching is critical to delivering high-quality CSE. Good quality Initial Teacher Education (ITE) should provide student teachers with a strong foundation for the delivery of CSE and the creation of…

This study employs an open-ended questionnaire survey and online semi-structured interviews to explore English name adoption, use, and attitudes of tertiary students in China. The findings show that more than half of the students report having an English name and nearly half of the students choose their own English names. Students mainly use their…

Purpose: In this study a survey with a questionnaire was used to track the learning situation and core competencies of students in electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Science and Technology. A determination of areas that need to be strengthened is used as a reference in the cultivation of core competency in higher…

As artificial intelligence [AI] increasingly permeates various sectors--including education, economics, healthcare, and government--a comprehensive understanding of this technology becomes essential. This analysis aims to identify four dimensions of AI literacy--awareness, usage, evaluation, and ethics--among Indonesian higher education students…