Physical activity (PA) engagement in Early Childcare and Education Centers (ECEC) supports preschoolers' ability to meet the national physical activity guidelines. However, the influence of Head Start playground quality, as assessed by the Head Start Body Start Play Space Assessment (PSA), on Head Start preschoolers' school day PA is…

This study aimed to explore the predictive value of self-regulation, critical thinking, and creative thinking on the writing performance of Iraqi EFL learners on TOEFL iBT, including both integrated and independent writing tasks. To this end, 300 advanced male and female Iraqi EFL learners took the Cornell Critical-Thinking Test-Level X, the…

The study aimed to examine the performance on linguistic and cognitive tasks among Chinese preschool children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and explore the direct and indirect relationships between theory of mind (ToM) and literal and inferential listening comprehension. Forty-nine (N = 49) children with ASD and fifty-two (N =…

When educators utilize curriculum-related resources, they must interpret a variety of curriculum components and determine the value, meaning, and proper sequencing of the curriculum-related resource and the planned instructional episode. This descriptive study aimed to describe the relationship between Indiana agricultural educators' pedagogical…

The present research investigates the influence of school principals' social justice--oriented leadership on teachers' engagement with their work. Particular attention is given to the mediating effects of subjective and psychological well-being, as well as the moderating function of gender. Data were obtained from a sample of 492 public school…

This study examines the relationships between teachers' attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI), AI self-efficacy, and AI technological pedagogical content knowledge (AI-TPACK). The participants comprised 524 teachers working in preschool and primary schools. Data were collected using AI attitude, AI self-efficacy, and AI-TPACK scales.…

This study was conducted to explore the complex relationships among task value, self-efficacy, learning style, and mathematics achievement using a moderated mediation analysis. The research group was comprised of 378 eighth-grade students from public schools, selected through a convenient sampling approach. Data were gathered using a demographic…

Higher rates of socio-emotional difficulties for deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children have been reported compared with their typical hearing (TH) peers. Nonetheless, there has to date been limited examination on this issue internationally and no such examination in the Republic of Ireland. In this study, data was collected from parents using an…

This study investigated critical issues related to the use of distinct assessments and performance standards for evaluating college and career readiness, with direct relevance to high school accountability systems. A large sample of high school students was examined, all of whom completed both a college readiness assessment (the ACT® test) and a…

While the relationship between reading self-efficacy, motivation, and achievement is well-established, their relative predictive power within blended learning contexts remains underexplored. The aim of the study was to analyze the stronger predictor of reading accomplishment among 244 Chinese English-as-a-foreign-language students enrolled in a…

An important factor linked to the retention and success of college students with intellectual disability (ID) is support from their peers without ID. In this study with 63 college students without ID, we examined whether self-efficacy and intergroup contact are linked to participants' willingness to support their peers with Down syndrome. To test…

Emotions play a crucial role in second and foreign language learning as extensive research in second language acquisition (SLA) has documented the influence of both positive and negative emotions on second and foreign language (L2) learners' motivation, performance, and L2 attainment. Although language anxiety and enjoyment have garnered…

Performance-based research funding systems have been extensively used around the globe to allocate funds across higher education institutes (HEIs), which led to an increased amount of literature examining their use. The UK's Research Excellence Framework (REF) uses a peer-review process to evaluate the research environment, research outputs and…

Background: Researchers have found a relationship between having food allergies and anxiety in children. Anxiety may relate to others' lack of food allergy knowledge. This study investigated the relationship between having a food allergy and self-reported anxiety among children. Furthermore, knowledge of food allergies among children without food…

We examine the relationships of executive functioning problems (EFP) to academic cheating in a sample of 855 adolescents. Participants completed assessments of inattention, hyperactivity, and depression using the BASC-2, as well as peer-reports of externalizing behavior. After controlling for known predictors of cheating (e.g., demographics and…