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Agnoli, Sergio; Vanucci, Manila; Pelagatti, Claudia; Corazza, Giovanni Emanuele – Creativity Research Journal, 2018
Even if mind wandering (MW) and mindfulness have traditionally been intended as separate and antithetical constructs, the roles of these 2 mental states on creative behavior were jointly explored in this article. In particular, MW was analyzed in light of a recent approach suggesting a differentiation between deliberate and spontaneous MW, whereas…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Creativity, Attention Control, Correlation
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Li, Hongli; Xiong, Yao – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2018
The passage of the NCLB Act enhanced accountability policies in the United States, and standardized testing became prevalent as a policy tool to ensure accountability in K-12 education. Given the high stakes of state administered accountability tests, more school teachers have adopted test-preparation strategies to ensure satisfactory student…
Descriptors: Test Preparation, Standardized Tests, State Standards, Teacher Effectiveness
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Ang, Lawrence; Breyer, Yvonne Alexandra; Pitt, Joseph – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
"Recommendation" is a highly credible and powerful construct in marketing. This article investigates the construct "intention to recommend" in the context of student evaluations of teaching. Motivated by changes in the sector, the study explores what factors drive course recommendation and their relationship with each other. A…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Evaluation Methods, College Students
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Prado, Elizabeth L.; Abbeddou, Souheila; Adu-Afarwuah, Seth; Arimond, Mary; Ashorn, Per; Ashorn, Ulla; Bendabenda, Jaden; Brown, Kenneth H.; Hess, Sonja Y.; Kortekangas, Emma; Lartey, Anna; Maleta, Kenneth; Oaks, Brietta M.; Ocansey, Eugenia; Okronipa, Harriet; Ouédraogo, Jean Bosco; Pulakka, Anna; Somé, Jérôme W.; Stewart, Christine P.; Stewart, Robert C.; Vosti, Stephen A.; Yakes Jimenez, Elizabeth; Dewey, Kathryn G. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2017
Background: Previous reviews have identified 44 risk factors for poor early child development (ECD) in low- and middle-income countries. Further understanding of their relative influence and pathways is needed to inform the design of interventions targeting ECD. Methods: We conducted path analyses of factors associated with 18-month language and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition, Motor Development, Young Children
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Karadag, Engin; Oztekin-Bayir, Ozge – International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management, 2018
In the study, the effect of school principals' authentic leadership behaviors on teachers' perceptions of school culture was tested with the structural equation model. The study was carried out with the correlation research design. Authentic leadership behavior was taken as the independent variable, and school culture was taken as the dependent…
Descriptors: School Culture, Structural Equation Models, Principals, Administrator Behavior
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Gercek, Cem; Dogan, Nuri; Gundeger, Ceylan; Yakar, Levent – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Purpose: Health warnings printed on cigarette packets are an important vehicle in that they demonstrate and inform people of the threats and health risks related to smoking. Increasing the effectiveness of this vehicle is one of the purposes of this study. Research Methods: Since this research aims to describe the associations between dependent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Smoking, Health Promotion, Merchandise Information
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Touati, Achraf; Baek, Youngkyun – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2018
This study investigated students' perceptions of competence and enjoyment of a mobile game within the context of mobile game-based learning. The proposed model showed that perceived competence and game attitude were the main predictors of enjoyment, while no direct relationship was found between perceived competence and gaming achievement. The…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Competence, Self Concept, Educational Games
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Sharkins, Kimberly A.; Leger, Sarah E.; Ernest, James M. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2017
Early childhood poverty is a prevalent social issue, both in the United States and in the wider international community. It has been well established that factors associated with poverty, including familial income and parental education level, can negatively affect children's language and cognitive development, which can result in academic…
Descriptors: Mothers, Depression (Psychology), Poverty, Language Acquisition
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Pitzer, Jennifer; Skinner, Ellen – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2017
Students perform better in school to the extent they are able to engage fully, cope adaptively, and bounce back from obstacles and setbacks in their academic work. These three processes, which studies suggest are positively inter-connected, may comprise a self-sustaining system that enables "motivational resilience." Using…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Change, Student Motivation, Resilience (Psychology)