Anxiety has commonly been regarded as one of the most significant affective obstacles in language learning achievement, and has been the subject matter of many second language researches (MacIntyre & Gregersen, 2012; Huang, 2012; Hewitt & Stefenson, 2011; Riasati, 2011; Horwitz, 2001). The primary purpose of the present study is to explore…

The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of employees regarding changes in their workplace experience following the implementation of an electronic performance monitoring (EPM) system. The study's conceptual framework utilized Burke and Litwin's (1992) model of organizational change and Bandura's (1986) social cognitive theory to…

Objective: The first objective of this research was to investigate the interrelationships of regulatory focus (i.e. promotion and prevention) and the ability to direct attention when studying. The second was to examine whether unobserved groups of individuals having distinct combinations of regulatory focus and directing attention differed on…

Objective: To determine the associations between interoception, self-regulation, eating behaviors, and weight status among college students. Participants: 229 female undergraduates, predominantly classified as Juniors (51.1%) and identified as Hispanic/Latinx (75%) with a mean age of 23.4 (SD = 6.3), were examined. Methods: Cross-sectional data…

This research aimed to develop an instructional coaching model to enhance early childhood educators' abilities in designing learning experiences for brain management. This research employed a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative and qualitative methods and consisted of two phases: 1) developing an instructional coaching framework, and 2)…

Teaching quality has been regarded as a significant predictor of student learning outcomes. Various factors have been identified as being related to student perceptions of teaching. In this study, the relationships between school-level working conditions, principal transformational leadership, and teacher-level characteristics were examined. Data…

This exploratory study measures nursing faculty and student perceptions of faculty-created videos in an online course. A convenience sample of 254 students and 31 faculty were asked to complete a Likert-scale questionnaire to collect data on the use of video in the course to increase student engagement, motivation, and academic performance. Data…

When education leaders utilize survey results to inform their decisions, they are often left wondering if the "right" survey questions were asked. To help state and local leaders improve existing instruments or create better instruments for data collection, this quick reference guide highlights best practices in designing effective…

Scale validation is vital to psychological research because it ensures that scores from measurement scales represent the intended construct. Factor analysis fit indices are commonly used to provide quantitative evidence that a proposed factor structure is plausible. However, there is mismatch between guidelines for evaluating fit of factor models…

This study examined the content validity and preliminary structural validity of the Sensory Integration Infant Routines Questionnaire (SIIRQ), a tool designed to screen for behaviors reflecting possible sensory integration concerns in children aged between 8 and 24 months. This study included two main phases. In phase 1, we examined content…

High quality of teacher-student relationships is widely recognized as fundamental part of good education. Moreover, students' self-efficacy beliefs, or their confidence to succeed within different domains at school, are important impact factors to achievement. Although there is support for an association between student-perceived teacher-student…

The objective of this study was to develop a measure that possesses both reliability and validity in order to evaluate innovative thinking within the realm of education. To achieve this, the instrument's validity and reliability were evaluated through quantitative methods in two distinct phases. A team of educational experts conducted the process…

Purpose: A crucial issue in educational management refers to helping teachers reach their full potential and manage their talents. Although managing talent is advised as an essential resource for organizational transformation to maximize performance and to promote a school's knowledge capital increase, Teachers' talent management (TTM) is not an…

This study uses longitudinal census data to explore the correlates of school satisfaction among parents of 3rd and 6th grade students from the Canary Islands, a large administrative region in Spain. We use logistic regression to model parental dissatisfaction with their children's school and teachers. Our results illustrate how parents value…

This study explored the effects of a novel intervention, binaural beats (BB), on anxiety levels of anatomy students during cadaveric dissections and its impact on the learning environment. The study was quasi-experimental, employing a purposive sampling strategy. State (SA) and trait (TA) anxiety levels were measured using the State-Trait Anxiety…