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Panayiotou, Margarita; Humphrey, Neil; Hennessey, Alexandra – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
This cluster randomized trial evaluated the impact of the Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) curriculum on children's psychological wellbeing, peer social support, and school connectedness. Forty-five schools in England were randomly assigned to implement PATHS or continue their usual provision for 2 years. The trial sample was…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Social Development, Emotional Development, Interpersonal Competence
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Stoeger, Heidrun; Sontag, Christine; Ziegler, Albert – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
We examined the impact of a teacher-led intervention, implemented during regular classroom instruction and homework, on fourth-grade students' preference for self-regulated learning, finding main ideas in expository texts, and reading comprehension. In our quasi-experimental study with intact classrooms, (a) students (n = 266, 12 classrooms) who…
Descriptors: Intervention, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Preferences
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Reid, Molly K.; Borkowski, John G. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1987
The influence of attribution and self-control training on short- and long-term maintenance of strategic behavior, impulsivity, and beliefs about self-efficacy was assessed in 77 underachieving, hyperactive children. Results supported the use of attribution and self control training in treating strategic deficits in hyperactive and learning…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Elementary Education