The purpose of the study was to explore students' consistency in their notions encountering different methods in solving the same task of comparing values of certain infinite series. The participants were 93 male students aged 16-17. Applying cognitive conflict approach and the data were collected through a questionnaire administrated in two…

The purpose of this study is to explore the happiness principles and educational thoughts of Buddha and Laozi. The significance of the study is to provide the basic theories and the worthy resources of contemporary and future education, especially happiness education and moral education, for educational theorists and practitioners in the world. To…

Does using a foreign language result in forming different moral decisions than using our mother tongue? Two studies were conducted to investigate whether there is a relationship between foreign language effects (differences between native vs. foreign language conditions) and psychological distance. Study 1 tested four moral dilemmas adapted from…

Purpose: There is a growing need for school-based nutritional educational programs that promote healthy eating attitudes without increasing an unhealthy focus on restrictive eating or promoting a poor body image. Research suggests that "intuitive eating" ("IE") approaches, which encourage individuals to focus on internal body…

Teaching style preferences of 157 teachers of gifted students were correlated with percent of time spent in teaching gifted children, years of teaching experience, and teaching level. Of the styles identified (Sensing-Thinking, Sensing-Feeling, Intuitive-Thinking, and Intuitive-Feeling), more experienced teachers revealed a preference for the…