Psychology, Educational

Article Psychology, Educational

Empowerment and Silence: A Grounded Theory Exploration Among New Teachers

Chunyan Yang, Ella Rho, Xueqin Lin, Meg Stomski

Summary: This study investigated the factors contributing to new teachers' empowerment and silence during the COVID-19 pandemic, and found that psychological and social-structural factors played different roles in promoting or inhibiting empowerment and silence among new teachers.

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY (2023)

Article Psychology, Educational

Perceived barriers and facilitators to good end of life care: Focusing on people with intellectual disabilities

Marissa A. Diaz, Fionn Crombie Angus, Jerome E. Bickenbach

Summary: This study explores the views of people with intellectual disabilities on accessing end of life care. It identifies respecting people's wishes and providing education as facilitators to quality end of life care. Additionally, maintaining familiarity is highlighted as an ideal.

JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (2023)

Review Education & Educational Research

The role of teachers' emotion regulation in teaching effectiveness: A systematic review integrating four lines of research

Karen Aldrup, Bastian Carstensen, Uta Klusmann

Summary: The article highlights the importance of teachers managing their emotions for positive teacher-student interactions and student outcomes. It synthesizes evidence from different research traditions and identifies the most prominent research topics. The results show mixed findings regarding the impact of expressive regulation on teaching effectiveness, while external and internal regulation are positively correlated with effectiveness.

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST (2023)

Article Psychology, Educational

Teacher-Directed Violence and Anxiety and Stress: Predicting Intentions to Transfer and Quit

Susan D. McMahon, Taylor Swenski, Kailyn Bare, Alberto Valido, Safa Asad, Linda A. Reddy, Ron A. Astor, Dorothy L. Espelage, Eric M. Anderman, Andrew Martinez, Frank C. Worrell, Marlo Knapp-Fadani

Summary: This study examines the impact of violence on teachers' intentions to quit and finds a significant correlation between violence and teacher anxiety and stress. Physical violence from certain aggressors and certain teacher and school characteristics are also associated with intentions to quit.

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY (2023)

Article Psychology, Educational

Collaborative Mental Health for Children: Perspectives of School and Clinical Psychologists

Stephanie D'Costa, Patrice Leverett, Ashley Colson, Andy Garbacz

Summary: Increased collaboration between school psychologists and clinical psychologists is necessary for the mental health of children and youth. While schools are an ideal location for mental health support, the shortage of school-based providers means that collaboration with clinical providers is often required. However, this study found that there is distrust among providers.

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY (2023)

Article Psychology, Educational

Evaluating the Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Academic Competence Evaluation Scales-Short Form

Katherine E. Frye, Emily H. Winkelman, Christopher J. Anthony

Summary: The study examined the factor structure and measurement invariance of the ACES-SF, a measure of students' academic skills, across different groups. The results showed good fit of the seven-factor structure and full scalar invariance across gender, grade level, and race/ethnicity.

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY (2023)

Article Psychology, Educational

'There's a timebomb': Planning for parental death and transitions in care for older people with intellectual disabilities and their families

Rebecca J. Anderson-Kittow, Richard Keagan-Bull, Jo Giles, Irene Tuffrey-Wijne

Summary: This study conducted interviews and focus groups with older adults with intellectual disabilities, their parents, and siblings to understand their perspectives on living with parents and planning for the future. The study found that participants knew they needed to make plans but did not feel supported to do so. While they viewed moving as an opportunity for independence, they feared there were no viable alternatives.

JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (2023)

Review Psychology, Educational

The impact of musicking on emotion regulation: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Valerie Peters, Josiane Bissonnette, Danielle Nadeau, Audrey Gauthier-Legare, Marie-Audrey Noel

Summary: The meta-analysis examines the impact of musicking on emotion regulation, finding a positive effect with a moderate effect size. It suggests the potential of music in promoting well-being and highlights its significance in music education, prevention programs, and public policies.

PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC (2023)

Article Psychology, Educational

Coping strategies used by second-career student teachers

Ilona van Heijst, Monique Volman, Frank Cornelissen

Summary: This study investigated the coping strategies used by second-career teachers (SCTs) during the early stages of teacher training. The study found that SCTs primarily used intrapersonal and interpersonal approaching strategies, with intrapersonal avoiding strategies being less common. The study also highlighted the risks of relying too heavily on intrapersonal strategies and the benefits of interpersonal strategies. Overall, avoiding strategies were found to serve a purpose in managing the complexity of the teaching profession.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (2023)

Article Education, Special

Pilot Feasibility of a Community Inclusion Preschool Program for Children With Autism

Allison Jobin, Aubyn C. Stahmer, Nora Camacho, Gina C. May, Kristin Gist, Lauren Brookman-Frazee

Summary: Few studies have examined the outcomes of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions in group-based community care. This study tracked the progress of preschool-aged autistic children enrolled in a community inclusion program and found significant improvements in adaptive behavior, social skills, and autism characteristics. The findings highlight the feasibility of using NDBI in inclusive preschool settings for autistic children.

JOURNAL OF EARLY INTERVENTION (2023)

Article Psychology, Educational

Peer acceptance and rejection during secondary school: Do associations with subsequent educational outcomes vary by socioeconomic background?

Stephanie Plenty, Chaim la Roi

Summary: Research shows that peer relationships are associated with students' school adjustment, but the importance of advantageous and disadvantageous factors for students' educational outcomes may vary by socioeconomic positioning. Positive and adverse peer relationships are most consequential for the educational outcomes of socioeconomically disadvantaged youth.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT (2023)

Article Education & Educational Research

English reading performance by Spanish speaking children: A phonologically or semantically mediated pathway?

Paz Suarez-Coalla, Luis Castejon, Marina Vega-Harwood, Cristina Martinez-Garcia

Summary: This study aims to investigate the reading strategies used by Spanish children when reading in English. The results indicate that word length, grade level, onset consistency, and semantic knowledge have an impact on both accuracy and reading speed in English vocabulary reading.

READING AND WRITING (2023)

Article Psychology, Educational

Situational belonging in high school band ensembles and high schools

Cameron R. Siegal

Summary: Students' perceived belonging in academic spaces is crucial for their overall academic achievement and social-emotional outcomes. This study found that band ensembles can promote students' sense of belonging, thereby supporting their social-emotional well-being.

PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC (2023)

Review Psychology, Educational

School-Based Screening of Social Determinants of Health: A Scoping Review

Jessica B. Koslouski, Sandra M. Chafouleas, Amy M. Briesch, Jacqueline M. Caemmerer, Hannah Y. Perry, Julia Oas, Scarlett S. Xiong, Natalie R. Charamut

Summary: School-based screening instruments traditionally focus on assessing within-child factors and may overlook the opportunity to assess and improve contextual factors affecting child development. This scoping review examines the current landscape of screening for social determinants of health in school settings and identifies six SDOH measures with reported outcomes of increased referrals to services and implementation of school-based supports.

SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH (2023)

Article Psychology, Educational

Advancing Language Assessment with AI and ML- Leaning into AI is Inevitable, but Can Theory Keep Up?

Xiaoming Xi

Summary: This editorial reviews the recent advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning in language assessment and discusses the validity issues and the importance of ethical use. Accessible questions for evaluating these applications are proposed for lay users. Redefining the concept of language tests is necessary to keep up with the trends in real-world communication.

LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT QUARTERLY (2023)

Article Psychology, Educational

Remote Proctoring in Language Testing: Implications for Fairness and Justice

Daniel R. Isbell, Benjamin Kremmel, Jieun Kim

Summary: The application of remote proctoring in language testing raises important issues of fairness and justice, including concerns about construct-irrelevant responses, technological biases, and access to suitable technology and physical space for remote proctoring.

LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT QUARTERLY (2023)

Article Psychology, Educational

What Do the Measures of Utterance Fluency Employed in Automatic Speech Evaluation (ASE) Tell Us About Oral Proficiency?

Zoe L. Handley, Haiping Wang

Summary: This paper explores the effects of measures of utterance fluency typically used in Automatic Speech Evaluation on oral proficiency. Through a study on 60 Chinese learners of English, it was found that articulation rate, pause frequency, and repetition frequency can predict functional adequacy. Additionally, syntactic processing speed predicts pause duration at the end of clauses, while lexical processing speed predicts pause duration within clauses. Overall, measures of utterance fluency account for 60% of the variation in functional adequacy scores. These findings suggest that articulation rate best reflects overall functional adequacy, and other fluency measures reflect different underlying knowledge and processing areas, indicating the potential for automating diagnostic speaking tests.

LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT QUARTERLY (2023)

Article Education & Educational Research

Relationship between students' academic self-concept, intrinsic motivation, and academic performance

Seth Sunu, David Baidoo-Anu

Summary: This study examined the relationship between academic self-concept, intrinsic motivation, and academic performance of Senior High School students. The results showed that students with a positive perception of their academic self-concept were more likely to be intrinsically motivated, and both intrinsic motivation and academic self-concept predicted students' academic performance. However, it is important to note that academic self-concept and intrinsic motivation do not operate independently and educators should consider other factors that affect student learning.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCHOOL & EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (2023)

Article Psychology, Educational

Effects of formative assessment on intrinsic motivation in primary school mathematics instruction

Larissa Aust, Birgit Schuetze, Jan Hochweber, Elmar Souvignier

Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of formative assessment (FA) on intrinsic motivation and whether students' perceived competence support (PCS) mediated this relationship. The results showed that FA had a positive impact on students' intrinsic motivation, and the use of FA practices by teachers could enhance students' perception of teacher support.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION (2023)

Article Education & Educational Research

Bilingual (Irish-English) phonemic awareness: language-specific and universal contributions

Emily Barnes, Neasa Ni Chiarain, Ailbhe Ni Chasaide

Summary: This study examines the construct of bilingual phonemic awareness in Irish-English bilinguals and finds that bilingual phonemic awareness is a multidimensional construct influenced by linguistic, sociolinguistic, and educational factors.

READING AND WRITING (2023)