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Herrera Torres, Lucía; Bravo Antonio, Iván – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2012
Coexistence at school stands out as one of the main goals in today's education (Carretero, 2008; Ortega, 2007). The aim of this study developed within a cultural diversity context is to identify the specific dimensions of social skills through which the different elements favouring or hindering coexistence at school can be predicted. A total of…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Child Behavior
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Fimian, Michael J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Assessed classroom stress and burnout experienced by 121 gifted and talented students, ages 10-15, in combination with background, personal, and general anxiety and stress variables. Found poor self-esteem, an externalized locus of control, high levels of state and trait anxiety, poor school life quality, and tedium proved to be significant…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adolescents, Anxiety, Burnout
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Shechtman, Zipora; And Others – Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, 1993
Analyzed effects of counseling-education classroom intervention program, based on Values-Clarification method. Intervention was designed to enhance pupil self-esteem, classroom climate, and internal locus of control, which are all components of affective education. Found significant improvement in two of three variables (classroom climate and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Counseling Services, Foreign Countries
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Prawat, Richard S.; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1983
Differences in attitudes toward algebra and general mathematics among ninth-grade students were measured to determine both individual personality variables and attitudes toward the learning environment. Students in the upper and lower tracks shared many personal attitudes, but differed in their views of classroom adequacy. (Authors/PP)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Algebra, Classroom Environment, Grade 9
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Hertz-Lazarowitz, Rachel – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1979
Israeli children responded to a questionnaire assessing self-esteem, locus-of-control, and classroom social climate. Data were compared according to school grades, socioeconomic status, and sex. Affective personality variables and children's perception of the school social environment followed divergent patterns of development according to social…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Class Attitudes, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style
Byrne, Barbara M. – 1992
This study was conducted to identify the most salient organizational and personality factors contributing to burnout for elementary, intermediate, and secondary teachers; and to determine the pattern of causal predominance linking these stressors to burnout for each teacher group. Participants in the study, full-time elementary (N=599),…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Causal Models, Classroom Environment, Decision Making
Greene, Jennifer C. – 1979
Selected results from an aptitude-treatment interaction (ATI) study illustrate the importance of including class analyses in ATI research. The interactive effects of motivational aptitude (including locus of control, academic self confidence, and interests) and cognitive aptitude (as measured by a learning task and the Lorge-Thorndike verbal and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Classroom Environment