NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Showing all 9 results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
El Hassan, Karma; Mouganie, Zeina – School Psychology International, 2014
This study investigated the effect of the Social Decision-Making Skills Curriculum (SDSC) on the emotional intelligence and the prosocial behaviors of primary students in Grades 1-3, in a private school in Lebanon. Students were trained in social problem-solving and social decision-making skills through the implementation of the SDSC. Participants…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Psychology, Decision Making, Curriculum
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Alvarez-Valdivia, Ibis M.; Chavez, Kenia Lorenzo; Schneider, Barry H.; Roberts, Jesse S.; Becalli-Puerta, Laura E.; Perez-Lujan, Dalgys; Sanz-Martinez, Yuri Arsenio – School Psychology International, 2013
The goal of the current study was to investigate whether parental involvement is an important predictor of student outcomes within the Cuban school system, where extensive support for pupils' progress and adjustment are available from the peer group, community, and family. The participants were 188 children in Grades 2 and 3 from four…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Choi, Sumi; Cho, Young Il – School Psychology International, 2013
This study investigated the associations of psychological and social variables with the likelihood of exhibiting three different behaviors as a bystander in a bullying situation. The sample comprised 238 Korean-American and Korean students, from the 3rd to 12th grades, studying in the USA. Students receiving classmate support showed a lower…
Descriptors: Bullying, Korean Americans, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Shoval, Ella; Shulruf, Boaz – School Psychology International, 2011
The goal of this study is to identify learners who are most likely to benefit from a small group cooperative learning strategy, which includes tasks involving movement activities. The study comprised 158 learners from five second and third grade classes learning about angles. The research tools included structured observation of each learner and…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies, Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Greenman, Paul S.; Schneider, Barry H.; Tomada, Giovanna – School Psychology International, 2009
Poor school adjustment is a known correlate of peer rejection in childhood. However, the impact of change in sociometric status on children's academic performance over time is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine whether improvement or decline in children's sociometric status would predict corresponding changes in their academic…
Descriptors: Sociometric Techniques, Academic Achievement, Student Adjustment, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Titscher, Anna; Kubinger, Klaus D. – School Psychology International, 2008
The present study, based on the work of Dweck (2000) and her description of helpless and mastery-orientated children, was designed to find a new, simple and economic way of assessing helplessness while testing a child's intelligence. Two hundred and thirty-two Austrian grammar-school children, previously classified as either helpless or…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Helplessness, Testing, Intelligence Tests
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Rey, Rick B.; Smith, Ami L.; Yoon, Jina; Somers, Cheryl; Barnett, Douglas – School Psychology International, 2007
The purpose of this study was to examine students' and teachers' perceptions of their relationship. Eighty-nine African American children in Grades 3 through 6 and their teachers independently rated the quality of the teacher-child relationship and completed a range of questionnaires regarding the children's school-related adjustment. Teacher and…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 6, Grade 5
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Shamir, Adina; Tzuriel, David; Rozen, Merav – School Psychology International, 2006
The objectives of the current study were to examine: (a) the effects of the Peer Mediation with Young Children (PMYC) program on mediators' and learners' mediation style in the context of maths teaching; and (b) the interaction effects of the intervention program, children's verbal ability, and maths level on pre-to post-intervention improvement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Mediation, Intervention, Mathematical Aptitude
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Chan, John H. F.; Myron, Rowan; Crawshaw, Martin – School Psychology International, 2005
The Olweus checklist, along with most of the questionnaires commonly used in bullying research, is anonymous. The respondent is not required to put down his/her name. This has been accepted as the "best suited" method of assessing bullying. However, this assumption has not been adequately tested, and there is contrary evidence that this method is…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Elementary School Students, Bullying, Measurement Techniques