NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20250
Since 20240
Since 2021 (last 5 years)0
Since 2016 (last 10 years)2
Since 2006 (last 20 years)7
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Cheung, Derek – International Journal of Science Education, 2018
Individual interest in school science lessons can be defined as a relatively stable and enduring personal emotion comprising affective and behavioural reactions to events in the regular science lessons at school. Little research has compared the importance of different factors affecting students' individual interest in school science lessons. The…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Science Instruction, Self Concept, Parent Attitudes
Sandilos, Lia E.; Goble, Priscilla; Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E.; Pianta, Robert C. – Grantee Submission, 2018
The present study examines the extent to which participation in a 14-week professional development course designed to improve teacher-child interactions in the classroom moderated the relation between teacher-reported job stress and gains in observed teacher-child interaction quality from the beginning to the end of the intervention. Participants…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lietaert, Sofie; Roorda, Debora; Laevers, Ferre; Verschueren, Karine; De Fraine, Bieke – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
Background: The gender gap in education in favour of girls is a widely known phenomenon. Boys generally have higher dropout rates, obtain lower grades, and show lower engagement. Insight into factors related to these academic outcomes could help to address the gender gap. Aims: This study investigated, for Dutch language classes, (1) how boys and…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Learner Engagement, Indo European Languages, Student Behavior
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Muijs, Daniel; Reynolds, David – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2015
In this study, we looked at the relationship between teacher behaviors, teacher beliefs, teacher self-efficacy, and teacher subject knowledge with student achievement in mathematics. Data was collected from 103 primary school teachers and 2,148 students in the UK using achievement tests, classroom observation, and questionnaires. Structural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Rhee, Soo Hyun; Friedman, Naomi P.; Boeldt, Debra L.; Corley, Robin P.; Hewitt, John. K.; Knafo, Ariel; Lahey, Benjamin B.; Robinson, JoAnn; Van Hulle, Carol A.; Waldman, Irwin D.; Young, Susan E.; Zahn-Waxler, Carolyn – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Prediction of antisocial behavior is important, given its adverse impact on both the individuals engaging in antisocial behavior and society. Additional research identifying early predictors of future antisocial behavior, or antisocial propensity, is needed. The present study tested the hypothesis that both concern for others and…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Predictor Variables, Altruism, Prediction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Behar-Horenstein, Linda S.; Leite, Walter – Curriculum and Teaching, 2011
The authors describe the steps used to develop an initial version of the Student-Centered Teachers Beliefs Survey (SC-TBS), as well as a single validity study using a unified latent variable framework. The SC-TBS is proposed as an instrument for teachers to assess the degree to which they believe that they use specified practices that promote…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Teaching Methods, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Spangler, Tamara; Gazelle, Heidi – Social Development, 2009
This study examines convergent and divergent validity for middle childhood anxious solitude, unsociability, and peer exclusion as assessed by five informants (peers, teachers, observers, the self, and parents). Participants were 163 (67 male, 96 female) third grade children (M age = 8.70 years). Parent reports were available for a subset of the…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Validity, Peer Relationship