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Siu, Michelle T.; Goodman, Sarah J.; Yellan, Isaac; Butcher, Darci T.; Jangjoo, Maryam; Grafodatskaya, Daria; Rajendram, Rageen; Lou, Youliang; Zhang, Rujun; Zhao, Chunhua; Nicolson, Rob; Georgiades, Stelios; Szatmari, Peter; Scherer, Stephen W.; Roberts, Wendy; Anagnostou, Evdokia; Weksberg, Rosanna – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
Many neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) share common learning and behavioural impairments, as well as features such as dysregulation of the oxytocin hormone. Here, we examined DNA methylation (DNAm) in the 1st intron of the oxytocin receptor gene, "OXTR," in patients with autism spectrum (ASD), attention deficit and hyperactivity (ADHD)…
Descriptors: Genetics, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Biochemistry
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Astuti, Puji; Barratt, Leslie – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2021
While literature suggests the significance of peer interaction for language learners, little is known about how the interaction specifically works to benefit them. Additionally, while putting students in groups has become a widespread practice in language classrooms, most teachers appear not to have a clear idea of how to structure classroom…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Instructional Effectiveness
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Lee, I-Jui – Interactive Learning Environments, 2021
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often find it difficult to communicate using body language and facial expressions to respond appropriately socially. This negatively affects the quality of their everyday social life. Children with ASD can learn to socially interact with virtual three-dimensional (3D) characters in animated games…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence
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Soto-Jurado, Jacqueline; Garcia-Ponce, Edgar Emmanuell – MEXTESOL Journal, 2021
Recent communicative teaching approaches view learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) as involving more than knowledge of grammar structures. Students are expected to develop communicative skills which allow them to interact inside and outside the language classroom. To this end, learning idioms plays a significant role because these…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Alghamdi, Ahmed – English Language Teaching, 2021
This study aims to explore the pedagogical beliefs of Saudi instructors of English as a foreign language (EFL), and the extent to which they apply the values of the communicative language teaching (CLT) approach in their classroom practice. The study was conducted with 42 Saudi EFL teachers and employed a mixed methods approach. A descriptive…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, College Faculty
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Eppley, Hajnal – Journal of Museum Education, 2021
2020 was a challenging time to navigate mental health and wellness. With a global pandemic, an emotionally charged U.S. presidential election, and a spike in racially motivated violence, students maneuvered trauma associated with these events in unprecedented ways. The cumulative challenges of this year motivated museum educators at the Cleveland…
Descriptors: Museums, Partnerships in Education, Kindergarten, Social Emotional Learning
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Zhao, Fangfang; Roehrig, Gillian; Patrick, Lorelei; Levesque-Bristol, Chantal; Cotner, Sehoya – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2021
Inquiry-based laboratory activities, as a part of science curricula, have been advocated to increase students' learning outcomes and improve students' learning experiences, but students sometimes struggle with open-inquiry activities. This study aims to investigate students' perceptions of inquiry-based learning in a set of laboratory activities,…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Competence, Interpersonal Relationship, Psychological Needs
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Benick, Manuela; Dörrenbächer-Ulrich, Laura; Weißenfels, Marie; Perels, Franziska – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2021
Teachers play a key role in the development of self-regulated learning (SRL), especially in primary education. However, current results indicate that teachers are either inadequately or only moderately fulfilling this key function, as they spend little time in the instruction of SRL strategies. The objective of the current study was, therefore, to…
Descriptors: Self Management, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education
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Rahimi, Masoud; Yousofi, Nouroddin; Moradkhani, Shahab – Research Papers in Education, 2021
As part of a large-scale project, this study explored research conception and research engagement of English as a second/foreign language (L2) researchers as stakeholders of research in higher education communities of practice. To this end, 10 Masters students, 10 doctoral students, and 10 instructors in L2 education of English in different…
Descriptors: Higher Education, English (Second Language), Graduate Students, College Faculty
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Özcan, Erkan; Balim, Ali Günay – Participatory Educational Research, 2021
Aim of this research is to examine the effect of the use of the socio-scientific argumentation method on students' entrepreneurial perceptions in the middle school science course. In the study, quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest control group, as one of the quantitative research, was used. Experiment and control groups were formed…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Persuasive Discourse, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
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Rosenheck, Louisa; Lin, Grace C.; Nigam, Rashi; Nori, Prasanth; Kim, Yoon Jeon – Information and Learning Sciences, 2021
Purpose: When using embedded, student-centered assessment tools for maker education, understanding the characteristics of a body of evidence can help teachers guide the assessment process. This study aims to examine assessment artifacts from a makerspace program and present a set of qualities that emerged, which researchers and maker educators can…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Learning Processes, Evidence
Russo-Ponsaran, Nicole M.; McKown, Clark; Karls, Ashley; Wu, Irene Y. H. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Virtual Environment for Social Information Processing (VESIP™) is a web-based social information processing assessment developed for youth in grades 3-7. VESIP was developed to address: (1) the broader assessment of social information processing in a variety of socially challenging situations; and (2) the need for technically strong and scalable…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Interpersonal Competence, Computer Simulation, Test Reliability
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2021
The current vocational education and training (VET) system in Portugal is the result of a 2007 large-scale reform, which reorganised VET into a single system (Sistema Nacional de Qualificações, SNQ). The main objectives of the SNQ are to ensure that VET qualifications better match labour market needs, promoting the competitiveness of enterprises,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Labor Needs, Job Skills
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
The "Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies (PATHS®)" program is a curriculum that aims to promote emotional and social competencies and to reduce aggression and behavior problems in elementary school children. "PATHS"® is delivered through short lessons given two to three times a week over the school year. The program is…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Thinking Skills, Emotional Development, Social Development
Doubet, Kristina J.; Hockett, Jessica A. – Educational Leadership, 2017
During an age when many adults struggle to hold civil discussions about contentious issues, authors Kristina J. Doubet and Jessica A. Hockett argue that educators are in a prime position to teach civility. In this article, Doubet and Hockett outline three approaches for teaching students to take part in civil discourse, each approach with its own…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Teaching Methods, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Interpersonal Competence
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