{"title":"La valutazione vista da lontano: lo sguardo della pedagogia generale (II)","authors":"E. Bruni","doi":"10.7358/ecps-2018-018-brun","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7358/ecps-2018-018-brun","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":175961,"journal":{"name":"ECPS - Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128044502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Teachers’ Recognition of School Bullying According to Background Variables and Type of Bullying","authors":"Li-Ming Chen, Li-chun Wang, Yu-Hsien Sung","doi":"10.7358/ECPS-2018-018-CHEN","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7358/ECPS-2018-018-CHEN","url":null,"abstract":"How teachers identify and judge school bullying may affect their willingness to intervene in bullying situations and influence their strategies for doing so. This study aimed to investigate whether there were significant differences in teachers’ identification of bullying incidents according to background variables (gender, teaching experience, and education level). The participants of this study were 150 primary school and middle school teachers in Taiwan, A 24-item Recognition of Bullying Incidents Questionnaire (RBIQ) was used in this study to explore whether teachers can identify physical, verbal, and relational scenarios as bullying or non-bullying incidents. A mixed-model two way ANOVA was used to analyze this data. Results revealed that teachers’ teaching experiences significantly interacted with behavioral types, and teachers’ education levels also significantly interacted with behavioral types. In addition, no gender differences in the identification of bullying were observed. Overall, teachers were more likely to identify physical bullying incidents than relational ones. The results of this study suggest that teachers should participate in training to help them identify bullying incidents, particularly when these involve relational bullying.","PeriodicalId":175961,"journal":{"name":"ECPS - Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123193409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of Classroom Composition and Size on Learning Outcomes for Italian and Immigrant Students in High School","authors":"Elisa Cavicchiolo, Fabio Alivernini","doi":"10.7358/ECPS-2018-018-CAVI","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7358/ECPS-2018-018-CAVI","url":null,"abstract":"Students cannot change the composition and the size of the classroom they attend, and the effect of these variables on achievement is a source of educational inequality. In this study, based on a representative sample of Italian high school students (N = 26,799), a multilevel analysis was performed to: (i) estimate the overall impact of the structural characteristics of the class on achievements; (ii) identify which of the analysed characteristics were more relevant. The results show that the structure of the classroom has a significant impact on academic performance, and they identify group’s initial learning level and gender composition as the most important factors. The overall socio- economic level of the class and the percentage of immigrant students proved to have a lower impact, which varied according to different geographical areas, and the group size does not seem to be relevant. In conclusion, if the outcome of interest is academic performance, results suggest that the classroom size and the number of immigrant students attending the class has little or no relevance in high school, while the group’s initial achievement, the gender composition and, to a lesser extent, the socio-economic composition of the group should be taken into consideration. Given the complexity of the objectives of the educational system in Italy, which are by no means limited to the improvement of academic results, future studies will have to examine the effects of the structure of the classroom also on noncognitive outcomes that are closely related to students’ personal and social development.","PeriodicalId":175961,"journal":{"name":"ECPS - Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116265584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Valutare la capacità di riassumere. Il Summarizing Test, uno strumento per la scuola primaria","authors":"L. Menichetti","doi":"10.7358/ECPS-2018-018-MENI","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7358/ECPS-2018-018-MENI","url":null,"abstract":"The synthesis of the texts is recognised as one of the main processes that contribute to the Reading Comprehension, however in Italian scientific literature (with reference to the context in which the test is to be applied) there is no widespread evidence of suitable tools to evaluate the achievement and possession of this specific competence, nor to evolve and improve it in children. The Summarizing Test, developed within a program aiming at evaluate the effectiveness of the Reciprocal Teaching at primary school, tries to fill this gap. The test validation, realized with data collected from fourth grades in primary schools geographically distributed throughout the Country, gives a glimpse of a promising tool, that could integrate the other reading comprehension tools already available. This paper describes the results of the item analysis carried out in accordance with the Classical Test Theory, and of the split half to allow the usage of two equivalent versions for the pre-test and post-test in the experimental programs.","PeriodicalId":175961,"journal":{"name":"ECPS - Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130855026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nuovi orizzonti della ricerca scientifica in educazione. Raccordare ricerca e decisione didattica: il Manifesto S.Ap.I.E.","authors":"A. Calvani, R. Trinchero, G. Vivanet","doi":"10.7358/ECPS-2018-018-CAL1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7358/ECPS-2018-018-CAL1","url":null,"abstract":"Here some theses introduced in the S.Ap.I.E. (Societa per l’Apprendimento e l’Istruzione informati da Evidenza) Manifesto are developed. Firstly, we summarize the relevant advances in educational research characterizing the new millennium, related to Evidence-Based Education and its convergence with other fields. These gave rise to a new scientifically-based perspective in education and to a new domain that we named Instructional and Learning Science. Then, we examine some developments now possible concerning fundamental principles of instruction and recommendations to which teachers should refer; the critical revision of some widespread beliefs not based in evidence at all; and the possibility of defining rational frameworks, informed by evidence, to support educational decisions. Finally, we introduce some challenges for the new generation of educational scientists, in the hope that the current stalemate in Italian educational research can be overcome. These concern mainly: (i) the graduate programs in education in which methods of educational research, within a critical culture on knowledge reliability, should be at the basis; and (ii) new forms of collaboration between universities and schools which, leaving current models of limited impact, should be oriented towards clearly defined objectives and effective programs.","PeriodicalId":175961,"journal":{"name":"ECPS - Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127011943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Osservare la didattica in aula. Un’esperienza nella scuola secondaria di I grado","authors":"G. Asquini","doi":"10.7358/ecps-2018-018-asqu","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7358/ecps-2018-018-asqu","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents a study of Training-Research coordinated by Sapienza, Universita di Roma, in collaboration with a lower secondary school in Rome. Two cycles of systematic classroom observations were carried out, each one for a full weekly lesson timetable, in 4 eighth grade classes. Student-Observers (enrolled in the bachelor degree in Educational Sciences), were specifically trained for the research and have always worked in pairs to ensure the quality of data collected. The observations were categorized, distinguishing the different didactic and organizational aspects and counting the amount of time dedicated to each type of school activity. Some of the key findings regarding the observations are presented and discussed: the comparison between the classes on the school functions, the incidence of constructivist teaching compared to traditional lesson, the balance between the written tests and oral questions. Other data insights and the impact of research on the professional training of teachers are considered.","PeriodicalId":175961,"journal":{"name":"ECPS - Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies","volume":"131 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125304666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Valutare l’apprendimento strategico: uno studio empirico per l’elaborazione di uno strumento","authors":"Giulia Bartolini, G. Bolondi, A. Lemmo","doi":"10.7358/ECPS-2018-018-BART","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7358/ECPS-2018-018-BART","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this research is to provide the teacher with a useful tool for assessing problem solving processes in primary school students. Our attention is focused on formative assessment. Starting from this choice, we deepen the theme of assessment in mathematics, in particular we focus on a specific mathematical component linked with the strategic process. To this end, we describe a tool that allows us to describe the behavior of the students involved in solving a mathematical problem. This tool, called «behavior coding tool», is based on the model presented by Alan H. Schoenfeld on the study of the problem solving process. To validate the tool we select and analyse two mathematics tasks that we subsequently present to a group of primary school students. In this paper we will see how the presented «behavior coding tool» is functional to teachers who intend assessing students involved in a mathematics task and monitoring the problem solving process.","PeriodicalId":175961,"journal":{"name":"ECPS - Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies","volume":"212 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124170214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Logical Verbal Training on Abstract Reasoning: Evidence from a Pilot Study","authors":"Marta Pellegrini, L. D. Nepi, A. Peru","doi":"10.7358/ECPS-2018-018-PEL2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7358/ECPS-2018-018-PEL2","url":null,"abstract":"Cognitive enhancement refers to any type of improvement in cognitive performance following structured interventions. Research evidence demonstrates the effectiveness of specific programs to improve cognitive abilities, such as logical reasoning, deployment of attentional resources, working memory, and metacognitive strategies such as self-monitoring, modelling, and peer-tutoring. In recent years, many studies have evaluated the effects of various cognitive enhancement programs to enhance these functions. This paper aims to investigate the value of the Logical Intelligence Enhancement Program (LIEP; Calvani et al., 2017) in providing primary school students with effective strategies for the improvement of high cognitive skills related to issues of a logical nature and problem solving. For the study, two fourth-grade classes of an ordinary Italian primary school were involved in an experimental investigation. The results clearly confirm that the program has potential to empower learners to develop cognitive abilities / logical reasoning. Although needing further substantiation, the findings from this study may be useful for both educational and scientific purposes.","PeriodicalId":175961,"journal":{"name":"ECPS - Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128226911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kenneth T. Wang, Tatiana M. Permyakova, M. Sheveleva, Emily Camp
{"title":"Perfectionism as a Predictor of Anxiety in Foreign Language Classrooms among Russian College Students","authors":"Kenneth T. Wang, Tatiana M. Permyakova, M. Sheveleva, Emily Camp","doi":"10.7358/ECPS-2018-018-WANG","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7358/ECPS-2018-018-WANG","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined perfectionism as a multidimensional personality factor which influences foreign language learning and classroom anxiety. Hierarchical regression analyses confirmed that the two dimensions of perfectionism, adaptive and maladaptive, relate to Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA) differently. After controlling for the effects of general anxiety, perceptions of academic performance, and self-reported English fluency, perfectionistic discrepancy (maladaptive aspect) was a significant predictor of FLCA; perfectionistic standards (adaptive aspect) was not. Measures indicated that this multidimensional nature of perfectionism affects Russian students in the context of foreign language classroom anxiety. Implications regarding the prevention and intervention of maladaptive perfectionism among students are discussed, as well as directions for future studies. These findings are important for teachers, students, and experts who may interact with FLCA and perfectionism as well as those who may personally experience it. The possible strategies to reduce anxiety could include discussing unrealistic beliefs and expectations with reference to foreign language learning, accepting mistakes as an integral part of foreign language learning as well as coaching.","PeriodicalId":175961,"journal":{"name":"ECPS - Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies","volume":"69 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115876642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Validazione e standardizzazione del questionario «Dimmi come leggi». Il questionario per misurare le strategie di lettura nella scuola secondaria di primo grado","authors":"G. Castellana","doi":"10.7358/ecps-2018-018-cast","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7358/ecps-2018-018-cast","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores the structural validity of the first Italian questionnaire on reading strategies («Tell me how you read») for the lower secondary school. The areas investigated by the questionnaire refer to six strategic areas known to be effective by several international studies (NICHD, 2000; RAND, 2002; IRA, 2003; Rapporto Eurydice, 2011). The Questionnaire has been validated using a convenience sample of 5362 students of lower secondary schools in Rome, Palermo and Parma. Findings of the confirmative Factor Analysis demonstrated the hypothesized model fits data for the seven dimensions: Knowing how to identify reading purposes; Activating prior knowledge; Making predictions hypothesis about text; Selecting information, Making short summaries of the text; Using text graphic organizers to understand, remember and make connections between information; Controlling and monitoring the process of understanding; Struggling students (a dimension which contains control items about the perception of the difficulties the subject encounters during reading). After the validation the questionnaire has been standardized. The questionnaire has been used in a longitudinal survey on reading (three years of secondary school level), which involved a sample of 359 students (Castellana, 2017). The findings showed significant correlations between the scores of the questionnaire with reading comprehension tests, confirming the hypothesis that the use of reading strategies is a discriminating variable for the students who rank in the highest scores and vice versa.","PeriodicalId":175961,"journal":{"name":"ECPS - Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies","volume":"308 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133377576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}