There is little evidence regarding the impact of helicopter parenting (HP) on adolescents' school adjustment (SA). This study examined gender differences in maternal/paternal HP, internal/external academic locus of control (ALC) and SA, and the mediating effect of internal/external ALC in the relationship between maternal/paternal HP and SA in…

Background: Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) have problems acquiring language, affecting their communicative participation, social--emotional functioning (SEF) and quality of life (QoL). Aims: To investigate whether communicative participation mediates the relation between language and SEF and QoL. Methods & Procedures: In a…

In the third of this series on graduate outcomes, Universities UK has analysed a range of data sources looking at employment of graduates, to show the impact of graduate skills across the country, how patterns differ across regions and industries, and comparisons to non-graduates and wider employees. This analysis focuses on: (1) Evidence for the…

Creativity tests, like creativity itself, vary widely in their structure and use. These differences include instructions, test duration, environments, prompt and response modalities, and the structure of test items. A key factor is task structure, referring to the specificity of the number of responses requested for a given prompt. Classic…

Considering the key role of organizational commitment in teachers' professional performance, many researchers have studied the predictors of this variable in different educational institutions. However, a short glance at the pertinent literature displays that most of the previous studies on this variable have been conducted in general education…

Purpose: Interprofessional practice requires regular communication between professionals from different disciplines using shared terminology. Within schools, many professionals are tasked with supporting children with language disorders, namely, developmental language disorder (DLD) and/or dyslexia. Limited information exists as to (a) how…

This preliminary quantitative research investigates preservice teachers' (PSTs) perceptions of adopting ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool, focusing on the early stage of the diffusion of innovation (DOI) process. The study aims to understand PSTs' innovation consciousness and how it influences their perceptions of integrating ChatGPT…

Math anxiety has been found to negatively correlate with math achievement, affecting students' choices to take fewer math classes and avoid math educational opportunities. Educational technology tools can ameliorate some of the negative effects of math anxiety. We examined students' math anxiety, effort in an educational technology platform, and…

Objectives: To identify potential associations between student characteristics and mental health symptoms during the early parts of the pandemic. Participants: 3,883 students at a large public university on the West Coast of the United States. Methods: We conducted a repeated cross-sectional survey to assess health-protective behaviors, mental…

Research on the use of ChatGPT in education has proliferated in the past years. However, there is limited understanding of how English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners engage emotionally with and utilize ChatGPT during the pre-writing stage. Furthermore, how learners' affective engagement (emotional responses) with this tool in the planning…

This study aimed to develop a standardised instrument for diagnosing science misconceptions in primary school children. Following a developmental research approach using the 4-D model (Define, Design, Develop, Disseminate), 100 four-tier multiple choice items were constructed. Content validity was established through expert evaluation by six…

Introduction: Bullying victimization profoundly impacts the psychological and physical well-being of adolescents. There is limited research on the specific role of physical fitness in bullying victimization, and existing studies often overlook sex differences in these dynamics. This study investigates the relationship between sprint performance…

Objective: To examine the role of social support and health behaviors in the association between discrimination and mental health (e.g., anxiety/depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation) among college students experiencing various forms of discrimination. Participants: Data were collected from 709 college students (42.8% White; 72.2% female) at a…

This research proposes "racioreligious linguistic ideologies" to conceptualize systems of belief that conflate categories of language, spirituality, and peoplehood, with implications for contemporary education. While theories on the semiotics of race (raciosemiotics) and on the interplay of language and race (raciolinguistics) are…

This paper explores the number marking challenges faced by L2 learners of English whose L1 is one of the classifier languages Mandarin Chinese (henceforth Chinese) or Bahasa Indonesia (henceforth Indonesian). It examines whether these groups differ in their marking of English number, and how the speaker's level of proficiency, as well as…