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Lu, Monica S.; Whittaker, Jessica E.; Ruzek, Erik; Pianta, Robert C.; Vitiello, Virginia E. – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: The present study examines the unique and joint effects of individual teacher-child relationships and overall quality of teacher-child interactions on the motivation of 2,745 kindergarten children (51% girls; ages 5--6) from an ethnically and linguistically diverse county. Teachers reported the closeness and conflict in their…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Motivation, Gender Differences
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Lu, Monica S.; Whittaker, Jessica V.; Ruzek, Erik A.; Pianta, Robert C.; Vitiello, Virginia E. – Grantee Submission, 2023
Research Findings: The present study examines the unique and joint effects of individual teacher-child relationships and overall quality of teacher-childinteractions on the motivation of 2,745 kindergarten children (51% girls; ages 5--6) from an ethnically and linguistically diverse county. Teachers reported the closeness and conflict in their…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Motivation, Gender Differences
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Rojas, Natalia M.; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; Morris, Pamela – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: The study examined the relationship between Spanish-speaking DLL children's engagement within the preschool classroom with teachers, peers, and tasks and their school readiness skills compared to monolingual English-speaking peers. Results suggested that DLL children had lower language skills and phonological awareness by the…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Learner Engagement, School Readiness, Spanish Speaking
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Simpkins, Sandra D.; Tulagan, Nestor; Lee, Glona; Ma, Ting-Lan; Zarrett, Nicole; Vandell, Deborah Lowe – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Children's work habits at school include being a hard worker, turning in work on time, following classroom rules, and putting forward one's best effort. Models on youth character, noncognitive skills, and social-emotional learning suggest that self-management skills like work habits are critical for individuals' subsequent academic success. Using…
Descriptors: Study Habits, Habit Formation, Children, Adolescents