Introduction: Communication apprehension is significant in understanding the language skills acquisition of foreign language students. However, studies on communication apprehension have been devoted mainly to second language learners of the English Language. Consequently, there is, in the body of literature, insufficient evidence to understand…

Introduction: Fitting together virtual teaching environments has made possible the continuance of higher education at the global level, and particularly in Peru, after the proliferation of the COVID-19 virus during 2020 and 2021. Nevertheless, teachers and students from Amazonian communities continue to face challenges to public education, such as…

Introduction: Analysis of the relationship between test scores and other variables provides an important source of evidence for validity. As a new instrument, evidence of validity of Pictorial Vocational Interest Inventory (PVII) is needed to support its psychometric properties. The purpose of this study is to obtain evidence of the validity of…

Introduction: The study objective was to determine whether different combinations of resilient factors existed, giving rise to distinct resilience profiles of secondary school teachers, and whether the resilient groups obtained presented technostress differences. Method: The Resilience Scale (1993) and the Questionnaire on Resources, Emotions /…

Introduction: Research has shown that burnout is one of the main causes of teachers' affectations. However, less is known about coping strategies for its prevention. This study analyzed the risk of teachers' burnout profiles from a socio-contextual approach. Our primary hypothesis was that a greater adjustment between the teacher-work environment…

Introduction: There is a variety of literature regarding reading development in its acquisitional stages, and also regarding reading disabilities that appear in early childhood. However, from the cognitive point of view, there has been less study of reading comprehension in secondary students. The principal aim of this study was to analyze the…

Introduction: Teaching is an emotionally challenging profession, sometimes resulting in high levels of stress, burnout, and teacher burnout. It has often been claimed that certain emotional competencies such as emotional intelligence can reduce feelings of burnout in teachers. Method: Method. A descriptive and correlational analysis was made of…

Introduction: The discussion around academic achievement in the context of distance education has raised the need to develop studies that allow identifying the variables that best predict it. The goal of this study was to analyze the fit of a structural equations model that assumes that sociodemographic variables, personality traits, motivation…

Introduction: Although death is a reality inherent to human life, it continues to be a taboo phenomenon that generates unease in some contexts such as education. Its limited curricular approach and the personal implications of its treatment in the classroom constitute some difficulties for greater inclusion in the different stages. Method: The aim…

Introduction: Children's social and emotional wellbeing is associated with subsequent academic achievement and behavioural outcomes, as well as functioning in later life. Nurturing approaches are one way of developing such wellbeing. Whole-school approaches to nurturing have been discussed in the literature, but no studies of any quality have…

Introduction: The furtherance of educational, social and occupational inclusion has led to increasing acceptance of people with intellectual disabilities as full members of the community. However, attitudes and behaviors towards these people are not always positive. Method: Taking the model of the FUNDOWN School of Life as the theoretical basis,…

Introduction: The objective was to evaluate the factor structure and propose a new version of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale with only positive items to overcome the method effect associated with negative items. Method: A version A (positive and negative items) and a version B (only positive items) were considered. A sample of 350 university…

Introduction: Numerous researchers have shown the many benefits of academic motivation in educational processes, both at school and at home. Adequate acquisition and development of learning strategies during compulsory secondary education is key to future academic success. The aim of this paper is to explore how academic goals and parenting styles…

Introduction: University teachers have had to face the changes required by online education in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the present research was to determine whether workload and adaptation to online classes predict professional self-efficacy in university teachers. Method: A total of 321 university teachers (55.5% male, 44.5%…

Introduction: The objective of this work is to present the results of the adaptation and validation process of the Motivated Scale Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) in university students in Colombia. Method: The research is framed in the so-called instrumental studies, which seek to adapt, validate and analyze the psychometric properties of an…