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Quantitative Preparation in Doctoral Education Programs: A Mixed-Methods Study of Doctoral Student Perspectives on Their Quantitative Training
This article explores student perceptions of their own doctoral-level education and quantitative proficiency.
Predicting changes in systolic blood pressure using longitudinal patient records
This article introduces a model that predicts future changes in systolic blood pressure (SBP) based on structured and unstructured (text-based) information from longitudinal clinical records.
High School Adolescents’ Physical Activity and Physical Fitness: A 3 × 2 Achievement Goal Approach
Article examining the influence of six goal orientations on physical activity (PA) and physical fitness (PF) in high school students in China using the latest 3 × 2 achievement goal model. Results show fostering self- and other-approach-oriented environments with developmentally appropriate content in physical education may have implications for enhancing high school students’ PA and PF.
Does Perceived Competence Mediate between Ball Skills and Children’s Physical Activity and Enjoyment?
This article examines the potential mediating role of perceived motor skill competence on relationships between actual ball skills and children’s physical activity (PA) and PA enjoyment. Correlation analyses showed positive relationships among the study variables. The findings highlight that ball skills significantly impact students’ perceived competence, positively and indirectly affecting their PA and PA enjoyment.
It's a Shit Show, and It's Fine: Symbolic Nonviolence Practices in Higher Education in 2020
Article describes how, through in-depth interviews with 22 faculty who taught during COVID in 2020, this study examines symbolic violence and symbolic nonviolence in higher education. The concept, symbolic nonviolence, was created, which is the intentional and systemic practice of recognizing and absorbing symbolic violence to transform the habitus.
"Together We Are Better": Professional Learning Networks for Teachers
This article reports the findings of a qualitative study that investigated professional learning network experiences through the analysis of survey data from 732 P-12 teachers.
Children’s Use of Comparative Text Signals: The Relationship between Age and Comprehension Ability
This article examines age differences in children and young adolescents' use of comparative text signals in order to gain insights into the development of signaling knowledge.
Validation of the Physical Education Teacher's Efficacy for Standards-Based Instruction (ESBI) Scale
This article studies the validity and reliability of the Efficacy for Standards-Based Instruction (ESBI) scale, developed by the current investigators, and to compare the ESBI with two other self-efficacy scales that had been used in physical education.
Concept Raps versus Concept Maps: A Culturally Responsive Approach to STEM Vocabulary Development
This article argues that the development of rap song lyrics or lyrical concept mapping can be a viable pedagogical alternative to the development of concept maps as a means to reinforce STEM vocabulary.
Assessing Statistical Anxiety Among Online and Traditional Students
Article describes study which sought to determine whether scores on the Statistical Anxiety Scale (SAS) manifest in the same way for students in online and traditional statistics courses.
Making space for visual literacy in literacy teacher preparation: Preservice teachers coding to design digital books
Article exploring preservice teachers’ coding in the design of a visually-enhanced digital book to reduce the lag between highly visual texts in elementary classrooms and a lack of emphasis on visual literacy in teacher preparation. Findings call for a shift to acknowledge and incorporate visual literacy theories and practices into teacher preparation programs to prepare preservice teachers for digitally literate classrooms.
Classroom observations of a cross-age peer tutoring mathematics program in elementary and middle schools
Article describes how a growing body of research has shown the positive effects of peer tutoring on students’ academic achievement, self-concept, attitude, social, and behavioral outcomes. The authors' study examined classroom practices, as well as program teachers’ and students’ behaviors within a cross-age peer-tutoring program implemented in elementary and middle schools that serve predominantly Hispanic students.
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