This research addresses the complex dynamics between self-perceived affections, school performance, and the effectiveness of a didactic intervention among fifth and sixth graders. The sample encompassed 403 males and females age-ranged between 11 (n = 247) and 12 (n = 156), from nine public schools in Spain. To measure affections while assessing…

This research investigates the factors and configurations influencing the intention of primary and secondary school students to use online education. Employing the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the research framework incorporates considerations of external environmental factors, extending the model. Methodologically, Structural Equation…

Archival data were analyzed with piecewise growth models to determine the seasonal growth of students not reading proficiently who did (treatment students = 144) and did not (control students = 1113) participate in their school district's summer reading program. The rising first- through fifth graders (48% female) were predominately White (74%)…

The link between working memory and academic achievement has been demonstrated across many research studies, with children who have lower working memory capacity typically also having lower levels of achievement in both literacy and numeracy. However, much of this research has been conducted in Western, educated, industrialized, rich and…

This paper describes the adaptation and validation of a brief Big Five Inventory for upper elementary school children in China. Two independent samples, comprising 1884 and 2245 children from Grade 4 to Grade 6, were used to pilot and cross-validate the adapted questionnaire. We first explored the underlying factor structure and composite…

This article examines the possibilities and limitations of ethnoeducation for an anti-racist pedagogical practice. It is based on the study of an elementary school in the Colombian city of Cali. Though severe racial discrimination is naturalised in Colombian educational institutions, the school chosen for this study implements a different…

Automated writing evaluation (AWE) is an artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered educational technology designed to assist writing instruction and improve students' writing proficiency. The present study adopted a quasi-experimental design using the inverse probability of treatment weighting method to explore the long-term effects of an AWE system…

Recent literature has demonstrated the advantages of a low-arousal positive emotion -- foreign language peace of mind (FLPOM). In comparison to the well-studied high-arousal positive emotion (e.g. foreign language enjoyment), FLPOM is primarily experienced by foreign language (FL) learners from collective societies. Pioneering research into FLPOM…

Learning disabilities are challenging to characterize because they evolve throughout development, frequently co-occur, and have varying domain specificity. Addressing these challenges, we analyzed longitudinal patterns of growth, co-occurrence, and specificity manifesting in the math and reading skills of children with and without learning…

Purpose: Most studies about reading development in second-language learners have been carried out on children exposed to the second language from kindergarten. They have shown that decoding skills develop in a similar way to those of monolingual children. We wondered whether this holds for primary school newcomer non-native-speaking children. This…

As more diverse groups of students are gaining access to instruction grounded in questions, sources, tasks, and informed action, there are calls for additional attention to ways to support inquiry-based instruction in a variety of settings. In the authors' ongoing conversations about bringing inquiry to life in Spanish immersion classrooms, they…

This study proposes a project-based learning methodology that emphasises technical research with the active participation of schoolchildren. The study focuses on ecological conservation using ceramic slurry 3D printing technology. It is categorised into two distinctive technical and educational aspects. The technical aspect deals with reverse…

Background: Students' science aspirations has received much attention worldwide in recent years, and becoming an important goal of science education. Although many studies have pointed out several factors potentially influencing science aspirations, there is still a relative lack of research on the specific mechanisms at play. Purpose: This study…

As people have the need to belong, receiving negative social cues from group members can lead to poor well-being in the recipient. This may be even more pronounced in victims of bullying, yet these social cues may not only be communicated on a deliberate or explicit level. This preregistered study (https://osf.io/4ksyz) therefore examines…

Children are commonly advised to tell a teacher when peer-victimized, but many are reluctant to do so. This study examines possible predictors of assistance-seeking in the fall and changes in assistance-seeking over the school year. Data were collected from 421 fourth and fifth graders (197 boys; M[subscript age] = 9.29, SD = 0.65; 87.4% White).…