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Gunnerud, Hilde Lowell; Foldnes, Njål; Melby-Lervåg, Monica – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2022
Bilingualism appears to be related to poor language and reading comprehension in the instructional language (L2). However, in the long term, an early age of second language acquisition (AoA) may produce higher levels of second language skills than a later onset of L2 exposure. Most studies on school-aged second language learners (L2 learners)…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Bilingualism, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
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Schweder, Sabine – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2019
It is well known that self-efficacy positively affects students' learning behavior. However, less is known about this association in self-directed learning, which additionally promotes student's control strategies. To close this gap, this study tested whether control strategies mediate the association between self-efficacy and effort investment,…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Independent Study, Secondary School Students, Metacognition
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Jasinska, Kaja K.; Petitto, Laura-Ann – Child Development, 2018
Bilingual children's reading as a function of age of first bilingual language exposure (AoE) was examined. Bilingual (varied AoE) and monolingual children (N = 421) were compared in their English language and reading abilities (6-10 years) using phonological awareness, semantic knowledge, and reading tasks. Structural equation modeling was applied…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Semantics, Reading Skills, Phonological Awareness
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Wray-Lake, Laura; Metzger, Aaron; Syvertsen, Amy K. – Applied Developmental Science, 2017
Despite recognition that youth civic engagement is multidimensional, different modeling approaches are rarely compared or tested for measurement invariance. Using a diverse sample of 2,467 elementary, middle, and high school-aged youth, we measured eight dimensions of civic engagement: social responsibility values, informal helping, political…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, High School Students
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Tsung, Linda T. H.; Zhang, Lubei; Hau, Kit Tai; Leong, Che Kan – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2017
Two groups of 12-year-old ethnic minority (EM) users of alphasyllabary (66 Tibetan and 45 Yi) were compared with 42 Han Chinese students in comprehending Chinese narrative and expository texts, each with inferential questions requiring short open-ended written answers. Three constructs (verbal working memory, orthographic and sentential…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Chinese, Orthographic Symbols, Syntax
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Carlson, Marie D.; Mendle, Jane; Harden, K. Paige – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Youth who experience adverse environments in early life initiate sexual activity at a younger age, on average, than those from more advantaged circumstances. Evolutionary theorists have posited that ecological stress precipitates earlier reproductive and sexual onset, but it is unclear how stressful environments interact with genetic influences on…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Age Differences, Environmental Influences, Twins
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Retelsdorf, Jan; Becker, Michael; Koller, Olaf; Moller, Jens – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
Background: Assigning students to different school tracks on the basis of their achievement levels is a widely used strategy that aims at giving students the best possible learning opportunity. There is, however, a growing body of literature that questions such positive effects of tracking. Aims: This study compared the developmental trajectories…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Vocational Education, Standardized Tests, Foreign Countries
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Luketic, Christine D.; Dolan, Erin L. – Learning Environments Research, 2013
Science laboratory learning has been lauded for decades for its role in fostering positive student attitudes about science and developing students' interest in science and ability to use equipment. An expanding body of research has demonstrated the significant influence of laboratory environment on student learning. Further research has…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Curriculum Development, High School Students, Student Attitudes
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Ke, Fengfeng; Kwak, Dean – Computers & Education, 2013
This mixed-method study examined whether online learning interaction participation, perception, and learning satisfaction would be consistent across varied age and ethnicity groups. Data were collected from students enrolled in 28 online courses via content analysis with online interaction transcripts, structural equation modeling with the…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Satisfaction, Transcripts (Written Records), Age Differences
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Molfese, Victoria J.; Rudasill, Kathleen Moritz; Beswick, Jennifer L.; Jacobi-Vessels, Jill L.; Ferguson, Melissa C.; White, Jamie M. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2010
This study examined contributions of maternal personality and infant temperament to infant vocabulary and cognitive development both directly and indirectly through parental stress. Participants were recruited at birth and included 63 infant twin pairs and their mothers. Assessments were completed at 6, 9, 12, and 18 months of age and included…
Descriptors: Twins, Structural Equation Models, Child Rearing, Infants
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Kormos, Judit; Kiddle, Thom; Csizer, Kata – Applied Linguistics, 2011
In the present study, we surveyed the English language-learning motivations of 518 secondary school students, university students, and young adult learners in the capital of Chile, Santiago. We applied multi-group structural-equation modeling to analyze how language-learning goals, attitudes, self-related beliefs, and parental encouragement…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Secondary School Students, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries
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Bushman, Bryan B.; Crowley, Susan L. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2010
Although studies investigating the validity of positive affectivity and negative affectivity in children have been supportive, investigations of changes in the structure of affect across childhood have demonstrated mixed results. The current study used confirmatory factor analytic techniques to test one-factor, two-factor correlated, and…
Descriptors: Investigations, Affective Behavior, Grade 6, Evaluation Methods
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Vedder-Weiss, Dana; Fortus, David – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2013
Achievement goal theory distinguishes between mastery goals (the goals of developing competence) and performance goals (the goals of demonstrating competence) [Ames [1992] "Journal of Educational Psychology" 84: 261-271]. In this study, we employed this theory aiming to better understand why adolescents' motivation to learn science…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement, Goal Orientation, Theories
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Chow, Pizza Ka-Yee; Cheng, Sheung-Tak – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate coming out to family and friends and their relationships to shame, internalized heterosexism, lesbian identity, and perceived social support in Chinese lesbians from 2 different cultural settings--Mainland China (N = 244) and Hong Kong (N = 234). Results of structural equation modeling showed that, in…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Family Relationship, Foreign Countries, Homosexuality
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Gardner, Robert D. – Arts Education Policy Review, 2010
The purpose of this study was to construct a profile of K-12 music teachers in the United States and develop a model to predict their retention, turnover, and attrition. Responses to the "Schools and Staffing Survey" from 47,857 K-12 public and private school teachers, including 1,903 music teachers, were analyzed using comparative…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Private Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Structural Equation Models
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