AbstractThe current discourse surrounding Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is powerful. Despite their rapid and widespread deployment, research has yet to confirm or refute some of the bold claims rationalizing popularity efficacy these large-scale virtual learning environments. Also, MOOCs' reputed disruptive, game-changing potential for education remains unsubstantiated. A sober counterbalance needed, in particular, via attending students' everyday accounts complex realities massive...

Canada's high school graduation rates are still low when compared to other members of the OECD. Previous studies have found academic involvement is associated with positive trajectories toward graduation, that social support promotes student engagement, and belonging could mediate this relationship. Still, little known about specificity such mediation, especially in Québec. Therefore, study examined role as mediator relationship between involvement. Participants (N = 238) were high-school...

Abstract School engagement is a multidimensional concept describing how students behave, feel, and think. Previous meta‐analyses suggest that school may be underpinned by specific aspects of teacher support. However, given also multifaceted, it important to examine each aspect related different Thus, meta‐analysis was conducted ascertain the magnitude association between domains support various dimensions engagement. We considered moderating roles study (e.g., design) sample characteristics...

Background School climates have broad-ranging implications for students' success and well-being, with research suggesting that a positive school environment plays crucial role. However, more needs to be understood about climate from points of view.Purpose This study sought explore what constitutes perspectives.Method In this qualitative study, 22 grade 8 11 students (ages 13–18) secondary in Canada participated semi-structured focus group discussions (6 per group). The described their...

This research asks "What is it like for a K-12 school-age child to learn in massive open online course (MOOC)?" Evidence suggested that significant number of children are participating MOOCs either independently or alongside their parents, both inside and outside the school system. Researchers have expressed concerns regarding how these self-directed, learning environments may alter children's study patterns habits. However, little scholarly attention has been devoted this unique phenomenon....

Student Evaluations of Teaching (SET) are one the most consistently administered tools to assess teaching performance in higher education institutions. SET affect careers individuals (summative evaluation), and have potential shape quality instruction (formative evaluation). Past studies addressed several issues with SET, but few focused on surveying interviewing students better understand how they navigate complete these evaluations. Therefore, a mixed methods design was used explore...

The purpose of this study was to develop and provide psychometric evidence the Educational Development Impact Questionnaire (EDIQ) for evaluating complex outcomes multifaceted educational development work within centres teaching learning. Our addresses need a user-friendly psychometrically sound survey instrument adaptable differing higher education contexts. framework, mapping intended short- medium-term our centre's activities, provided necessary framework on which create items. Scores...

Abstract In virtual learning environments (VLEs) students often find themselves in front of a computer, looking at bright screen, interacting with classmates and teachers through keyboard mouse, and, most cases, listening watching someone who is not physically present. Virtual components (or even an entirely online classroom) are rare, growing concern currently surfacing about students' potential feeling isolation, which has been found to increase educational barriers such as lack motivation...

Este artículo hace un recuento de la Terapia Aceptación y Compromiso (ACT), cual es una aproximación clínica conductual que toma como referencia los valores persona su experiencia para guiar el proceso intervención psicoterapéutica. El describe sus fundamentos filosóficos teóricos, las premisas terapia, objetivos generales, métodos empleados en trabajo clínico principales componentes del tratamiento. Se finaliza con análisis crítico incursión ACT Costa Rica.

Universities around the world are increasingly moving towards blended learning models to engage their 21st century learners (Alammary et al., 2014; Brenard Tandoh 2014). However, students’ engagement and satisfaction with in dental education remain understudied. To address this gap, study examines effects of a approach on within hygiene dentistry oral radiology courses. Thirty-five students participated survey designed measure two main constructs: student (per Fredericks 2005) Owston 2013)...

Teen dating violence (TDV) victimization is a traumatic experience that can have adverse consequences for adolescents. Current measures assess TDV do not fully distinguish between psychological and relational forms of aggression, nor they capture aggressive acts are common within adolescent relationships. The purpose this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties Dating Aggression Measure (TeDAM) using sample 730 Canadian adolescents (M = 15.88 years, SD 1.23). measure an expansion...

Student Evaluations of Teaching (SET) have been the most consistently administered tool, and they are still extensively used in higher education institutions to assess teaching effectiveness. The purpose this study was explore how SET by administrators evaluation process at a large, research-intensive Canadian university. A basic qualitative research design project, semi-structured interviews were obtain administrators’ experiences. question that guided was: How (and other tools) university?...

Student Evaluations of Teaching (SET) have been the most consistently administered tool, and they are still extensively used in higher education institutions to assess teaching effectiveness. The purpose this study was explore how SET by administrators evaluation process at a large, research-intensive Canadian university. A basic qualitative research design project, semi-structured interviews were obtain administrators’ experiences. question that guided was: How (and other tools) university?...

This paper reports on preliminary findings of a phenomenological study examining students’ everyday experiences learning in Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). The current discourse surrounding MOOCs is powerful, with promises an epochal shift post-secondary education, unprecedented openness, democratic pedagogies, less hierarchical knowledge creation, and unimagined scalability: all which require critical examination. But brief five-year history, research has yet to confirm or refute these...

This article reviews the Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), which is a behavioral clinical approach centered in contingencies of psychotherapy as functional equivalences between context and daily experiences patients. theoretical foundations this therapy, clinically relevant behaviors, therapist’s rules conceptualization cases. It finalizes with description implementation FAP Costa Rica.

This article reviews the Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), which is a psychological intervention model based on unconditional acceptance of person’s behaviour in conjunction with promoting behavioural changes through dialectical interaction between both tendencies. The states emergence model, its foundations, main strategies, modes and phases treatment. It concludes consideration about implications adapting Costa Rica.

This article reviews the Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT), which is a clinical intervention model that emphasizes in acceptance of differences between members couple, allowing them to grow closer those differences. The states theoretical foundations therapy, its formulations for session structure, interventions strategies and skills required therapists. It finalizes with critical analysis employment IBCT Costa Rica.