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Lau, Jasmine Yuet-Han; McBride-Chang, Catherine – Early Education and Development, 2005
Measures of Chinese character recognition, vocabulary, and interest in reading were administered to 92 second grade children in Hong Kong, while questionnaires on parental literacy practices were administered to their parents. In a hierarchical regression equation, maternal education, children's age and vocabulary skill predicted 18% of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 2, Vocabulary Skills, Self Efficacy
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Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E.; Pianta, Robert C. – Early Education and Development, 2005
The present study is a longitudinal examination of family-school communication in preschool and kindergarten. Preschool and kindergarten teachers and family workers of 75 children from families with low SES logged the frequency and characteristics of family-school communication, resulting in over 22,000 contacts. Data were collected during a…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Family Programs, Family School Relationship, Longitudinal Studies
Chan, David W. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2005
This study examined the relationships between self-perceived multiple intelligences and five learning preferences among 604 Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong. These students perceived their strengths in interpersonal, intrapersonal, and verbal-linguistic intelligences and their weaknesses in bodily-kinesthetic and naturalist intelligences. They…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Academically Gifted, Verbal Ability, Lecture Method
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Behar-Horenstein, Linda S.; Mitchell, Gail S.; Dolan, Teresa A. – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2004
We propose a multidimensional model that can be used to formulate a research agenda that aims to explore how innovations in teaching and instruction influence the science of learning within educational contexts. This model depicts the complexity of relationships between variables within: classrooms, the total school program, and inside and outside…
Descriptors: Models, Educational Environment, Educational Research, Educational Innovation
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Young, Susan; Heptinstall, Ellen; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.; Chadwick, Oliver; Taylor, Eric – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: The aim of the study was to clarify the developmental risk associated with hyperactive behaviour in girls in a longitudinal epidemiological design. Methods: This was investigated in a follow-up study of girls who were identified by parent and teacher ratings in a large community survey of 6- and 7-year-olds as showing pervasive…
Descriptors: Females, Hyperactivity, Adolescents, Followup Studies
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Boer, Henk; Mashamba, M. Tshilidzi – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2005
We assessed the usefulness of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and protection motivation theory (PMT) to predict intended condom use among 201 adolescents from Venda, South Africa. Results indicated that both the TPB and the PMT could significantly predict intended condom use, although the level of explained variance was limited. Hierarchical…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Psychological Patterns, Correlation, Health Behavior
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Stonebraker, Peter W.; Hazeltine, James E. – Learning Organization, 2004
This study defines, examines, and measures the effectiveness of a corporate virtual learning program. Initially, distinctions between traditional and virtual learning and university and corporate programs are defined. Then, based on the literature, an integrative model of the perceived effectiveness of a virtual learning environment is developed…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Organizational Culture, Learning Processes, Program Effectiveness
Rha, Ilju; Williams, Michael D.; Heo, Gyun – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2005
The purpose of this study is to explore learner engagement and motivation related to "Flow" particularly in WBI settings. In the "Flow" state people are absorbed in their activities while irrelevant thoughts and perceptions are screened out. In this article, we attempted to identify some of the critical elements of learner…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Time on Task, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation
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Rugutt, John – Journal of Educational Research & Policy Studies, 2004
This study used a Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) approach to investigate relationships between student motivation, higher-order thinking skills, quality of teaching and learning, teacher student relations, student satisfaction with course contribution to their learning, and active learning strategies, with a sample of 2,190 undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learning Strategies, Student Motivation, Active Learning
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Goebert, Deborah A.; Caetano, Raul; Nishimura, Stephanie T.; Ramisettymikler, Suhasini – Journal of School Violence, 2004
This study compares the prevalence of drinking behaviors and violence (fighting, weapon carrying, being threatened and feeling unsafe) among Hawaiian, other Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI), and Caucasian students, using data collected from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey in Hawaii in 1997 and 1999 (N = 2,146). Native Hawaiians and…
Descriptors: Violence, Pacific Islanders, Hawaiians, Prevention
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Lewis, Bradford F.; Connell, Shelley – Negro Educational Review, The, 2005
Extant literature on the underrepresentation of African Americans in science-related careers has identified numerous factors that correlate with students' career considerations. While these correlations provide substantial insight, the tendency to infer cause is problematic. This position paper draws on data from an exploratory study to illustrate…
Descriptors: African American Students, Course Selection (Students), Enrollment, Advanced Courses
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Molfese, Victoria J.; Molfese, Dennis L.; Modglin, Arlene T.; Walker, Jennifer; Neamon, Jessica – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2004
This study examined a new screening tool (Get Ready to Read) for assessing early reading skills in 73 three-year-old and 79 four-year-old children from low-income families and relating performance to more extensive assessments of phonological sensitivity and language skills (vocabulary and print knowledge) that have been found to be related to the…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Low Income Groups, Preschool Children, Emergent Literacy
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Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Menzies, Holly M. – Behavioral Disorders, 2005
This paper examined: (a) the accuracy of teacher nominations in identifying (n = 86) students with and without academic and behavioral concerns; and (b) the degree to which these different types of students responded to the multileveled intervention program. Results suggest that teachers were highly accurate in discriminating among students with…
Descriptors: Intervention, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables, Behavior Problems
Clery, Sue; Topper, Amy – Achieving the Dream, 2008
Nearly one-quarter of students in community colleges leave school during the first year of enrollment for reasons other than transfer or credential completion. Generally, nontraditional community college students drop out within their first year at higher rates than do traditional students. Using data from Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Credits, Dropouts, Nontraditional Students
Schulz, Wolfram; Fraillon, Julian; Ainley, John; Losito, Bruno; Kerr, David – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2008
This document outlines the framework and assessment design for the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) sponsored by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). Over the past 50 years, IEA has conducted comparative research studies focusing on educational policies, practices, and…
Descriptors: Test Items, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, School Administration
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