Social presence is a construct that has attracted the attention of many educational scholars involved in online collaborative learning settings wherein all dialogue happening through text-based asynchronous and synchronous communication channels. The social group members associated with degree participation interaction amongst them and, as such, therefore considered critical variable for learning. Community Inquiry (CoI) framework defines ability to project one's personal identity community...

Information and communication technology (ICT) can enable, support, reinforce the introduction of new pedagogical practices that comply with educational demands twenty-first-century knowledge society. However, despite this potential delivering skills-based professional development increase in level ICT infrastructure, teachers are more often reluctant rather than willing to use ICT. This article reviews existing literature 1) select a theoretical model is suited explain this, 2) uncover...

In the current article, development and validation of Work Effort Scale (WESC), a self-report 10-item scale, is described. Data from several samples are used. The three-factor structure (persistence, direction, intensity) WESC confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis reliability well documented. accordance with our expectations, we found positive correlations between self-rated performance global job satisfaction scales work effort.

The current study examined the associations between active commuting to school, cognitive performance, and academic achievement in Dutch adolescents. In addition, it was explored whether these were moderated by sex mediated depressive symptoms.Students grades 7 9 (N = 270; mean age 13.4 years; 53% boys) included. Active school measured objectively an ActivPAL3™ accelerometer. Cognitive performance d2 Test of attention (key components executive functioning) Symbol Digit Modalities...

The main goal of this study was to investigate the association between objectively measured physical activity and academic achievement in adolescents. Students Grades 7 9 ( N = 255) were included. Overall, we found no significant dose–response achievement. However, Grade total volume (Total PA) negatively associated with achievement, while moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA) both mathematics performance. In contrast, Total PA MVPA positively addition, overall followed an inverted U-shaped curve....

AbstractIn this article, we report on a study that investigated the motivational (e.g. intrinsic motivation) and dispositional variables attitudes) determine teachers' intention to use or not digital learning materials (DLMs). To understand direct indirect relationships between these variables, replicated in which self-determination theory (SDT) of planned behaviour/integrated model behaviour prediction (IMBP) are combined distinction was made global level psychological needs, contextual as...

Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is growing in popularity as a strength-based approach to organization and whole system development. Despite numerous accounts on AI’s outcomes positively impacting organizations persons, dearth of quantitative studies exists measuring impact individual-level outcomes. This study investigates how participating AI impacts individuals’ psychological capital (PsyCap) through fulfilling their basic needs (BPN) for competence, autonomy, relatedness. Results, based data...

Abstract This study investigated whether school organizational variables (ie, transformative leadership (TL), ICT‐infrastructure (technical and social) learning climate were related to teachers' dispositional attitude, perceived norm behavior control [PBC]). The direct indirect influences of the on intention use digital materials (DLMs) also investigated. A longitudinal design was used with three measurements spread out over four years. total number 544 randomly selected teachers from Dutch...

To gain insight into how to promote teachers’ use of digital learning materials (DLMs) in their pedagogical practices we adopted the Integrated Model Behaviour Prediction investigate relationships between organizational and teacher-related variables. A representative sample 772 teachers from primary, secondary or vocational education took part a survey study. Conjectured combinations direct indirect variables were tested for best model fit with structural equation modelling. The results...

Do preschool preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) children differ in their cognitive and psychomotor development from born after ICSI spontaneous conception (SC)? The of PGD pre-schoolers was comparable to SC but motor differed between groups. abilities skills 5- 6-year-old singletons (n = 47) were assessed comparison with 49 48 a prospective, case–controlled, matched follow-up study April 2011 May 2013. singletons, age examined the Wechsler Preschool Primary Scale Intelligence...

Do full term singletons born after preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) differ in their psychosocial functioning from children intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and spontaneous conceived controls (SC)? The maturation process of 5–6-year-old PGD is comparable between the three conception groups (PGD, ICSI SC). In general, a lot research has been published regarding follow-up artificial reproductive technologies (ART), which mainly reassuring. But ART population itself marked by broad...

Empathy refers to our ability recognize and share emotions by another human being.Impairment may underlie many of the emotional deficits commonly associated with a range neuropsychiatric neurological conditions.The prefrontal cortex (PFC) has long been implicated in these processes, but specific contribution subregions PFC remain unclear.Studies regarding role such as ventromedial (vmPFC)-in facial emotion recognition have yielded inconsistent results.The present study aimed investigate...

Do preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) couples experience higher levels of stress during pregnancy and the perinatal period compared with who conceive spontaneously (SC) or ICSI? PGD did not more psychological beyond than ICSI SC couples. Previous studies have shown that assisted reproduction technology (ART) are prone to pregnancy-related anxieties couples, but display depressed feelings an equal lesser extent. However, only one study has focused on a female sample, which may be...

Without assistance, smokers being admitted to the hospital for coronary heart disease often return regular smoking within a year.This study assessed 12-month effectiveness of telephone and face-to-face counselling intervention on abstinence among cardiac patients. Differential effects subgroups varying in their socioeconomic status intention quit were also studied.A randomised controlled trial was used. During stay, hospitalised assigned usual care (n = 245), 223) or 157). Eligible patients...

Purpose: This study tested the long-term effectiveness of two smoking cessation interventions in cardiac patients and differential effects for socio-economic status (SES) patients' motivation to quit. Methods: In this Dutch randomized controlled trial conducted from 2009 2012, hospitalized patient smokers were assigned Usual Care (UC; n=245), Telephone Counselling (TC; n=223) or Face-to-face (FC; n=157). Eligible additionally received nicotine replacement therapy. Baseline data was obtained,...

Do perceptions of success in using digital learning materials (DLMs) regularly (i.e., several times a week) strengthen (or weaken) teachers’ behavioural intentions to use DLMs again? And which psychological factors have relationship with the intention These questions are important light stimulating teacher’s DLMs. To answer this question, teacher “flows” were analysed crosstabs and multinomial logistic regression. flows visualize how teachers go from certain degree perceived strength...

Unintentional sleep and performance impairment due to extended wakefulness are often the cause of traffic work accidents. Therefore, large-scale screening instruments assessing ability resist falling asleep during monotonous tasks needed. The current widespread computer use in industrial home settings offers possibility software-based as an alternative for expensive hardware interfaces assess resistance. we propose a resistance task based on procedure Oxford SLEep Resistance test (OSLER):...

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Knowledge about the beneficial role of physical activity (PA) for health and school performance is growing. Studies investigating link between PA absenteeism due to illness are lacking. Therefore, we investigated associations habitual in adolescents explored whether mental cardiovascular fitness mediated this association. METHODS We studied 328 students grades 7 9 (mean age 13.8 years; 49% boys). The was measured objectively by an ActivPAL3™ accelerometer attached on...