Learning and Individual Differences最新文献

{"title":"Domain-specific and domain-general skills as predictors of arithmetic fluency development","authors":"Riikka Mononen ,&nbsp;Johan Korhonen ,&nbsp;Karoline Hægeland ,&nbsp;Matin Younesi ,&nbsp;Silke M. Göbel ,&nbsp;Markku Niemivirta","doi":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102585","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102585","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We investigated Norwegian children's (<em>n</em> = 262) development in arithmetic fluency from first to third grade. Children's arithmetic fluency was measured at four time points, domain-specific (i.e., symbolic magnitude processing and number sequences) and domain-general skills (i.e., working memory, rapid naming, non-verbal reasoning, and sustained attention) once in the first grade. Based on a series of growth mixture models, one developmental trajectory best described the data. Multigroup latent growth curve models showed that girls and boys developed similarly in their arithmetic fluency over time. Symbolic magnitude processing and number sequence skills predicted both initial level and growth in arithmetic fluency, and working memory predicted only initial level, similarly for boys and girls. Mother's education level predicted the initial level of arithmetic fluency for boys, and rapid naming predicted growth for girls. Our findings highlight the role of domain-specific skills in the development of arithmetic fluency.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48336,"journal":{"name":"Learning and Individual Differences","volume":"117 ","pages":"Article 102585"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The choreography of engagement in the language classroom: Exploring the dynamic interplay between learner and teacher engagement","authors":"Giulia Sulis,&nbsp;Sarah Mercer","doi":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102586","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102586","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While a growing body of research has focused on learner engagement, teacher engagement remains largely underresearched. The purpose of this study is to examine how the engagement of teachers and learners develops in real-time throughout three English language lessons, and how they interrelate over time. Participants in the study were six students from one fourth-year English class at an Austrian middle school and their teacher. Experience Sampling Method (ESM) data were collected through the M-Path app which prompted learners and their teacher to chart their real-time levels of behavioural, emotional, and cognitive engagement at 7-minute intervals throughout three English lessons. ESM data were complemented by classroom observations, video-audio recordings of the lessons, and stimulated recall interviews cued by ESM data for both teacher and learners. Findings revealed the dynamic and multifaceted nature of learner and teacher engagement, and their complex reciprocal interactions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48336,"journal":{"name":"Learning and Individual Differences","volume":"117 ","pages":"Article 102586"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Contributions of decoding and listening comprehension to reading comprehension at different levels: Exploring the mediating roles of oral and silent reading fluency","authors":"Hongjun Chen ,&nbsp;Ying Zhao ,&nbsp;Peng Sun ,&nbsp;Haolan Wang ,&nbsp;Yi Zhao ,&nbsp;Xinchun Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102582","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102582","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Previous research has highlighted the mediating role of oral reading fluency (ORF) between decoding and reading comprehension (RC) in lower grades, but uncertainties remain regarding the roles of listening comprehension (LC) and silent reading fluency (SRF). The purpose of this study was to investigate how decoding and LC influence RC through ORF and SRF. The participants included 449 Chinese students from grades 2, 4, and 6. Decoding and LC were tested at Time 1, with nonverbal intelligence, working memory, and rapid automatized naming as control variables. After half a year, ORF, SRF, and RC were tested at Time 2. The results showed that: (1) The mediating effect of ORF was significant between decoding and in-text comprehension of second and fourth graders, and between decoding and beyond-text comprehension of sixth graders. (2) The SRF mediated the effect of LC on fourth graders' in-text comprehension, as well as the effects of decoding and LC on sixth graders' in-text and beyond-text comprehension. In conclusion, this study highlights the importance of ORF and SRF in the reading development among Chinese students.</div></div><div><h3>Educational relevance statement</h3><div>This study suggests that oral and silent reading fluency mediated the relations between decoding/listening comprehension and reading comprehension, with oral reading fluency showing a significant mediating effect in lower grades and silent reading fluency being more crucial in upper grades. These findings can inform the development of effective interventions that target specific components to improve the overall reading proficiency. The findings demonstrated a developmental trend as children progress through elementary grades, shifting from an emphasis on oral reading to silent reading, and from understanding the actual text to reading beyond the text. Furthermore, the study findings align with the requirements of the Chinese Curriculum Standards for Compulsory Education, in which first and second graders are instructed to read aloud accurately and fluently, whereas third and fourth graders are asked to read silently. The predominant mode in grades 5 and 6 is silent reading, in which students are required to read silently with speed and accuracy. To conclude, educators should tailor their teaching strategies to effectively target these skills at different developmental stages.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48336,"journal":{"name":"Learning and Individual Differences","volume":"117 ","pages":"Article 102582"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effectiveness of game-based literacy app learning in preschool children from diverse backgrounds","authors":"Tina Schiele ,&nbsp;Peter Edelsbrunner ,&nbsp;Anna Mues ,&nbsp;Efsun Birtwistle ,&nbsp;Astrid Wirth ,&nbsp;Frank Niklas","doi":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102579","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102579","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Family background factors like socio-economic status (SES) and migration background, along with child characteristics such as gender and intelligence, significantly influence early childhood competencies. Children from families with low SES and/or migration background often show weaker literacy outcomes than their peers. Game-based learning via apps can support children's competency development, but its effects may depend on children's app usage and how it interacts with child and family characteristics. We examined the effects of specifically developed literacy apps with <em>N</em> = 500 preschoolers (<em>M</em>_<em>Age</em> = 60.96 months). The intervention was successful: Children who used our literacy apps obtained greater literacy competencies compared to a control group, even after accounting for family and child characteristics. Longer app usage time was associated with literacy gains, independent of SES and migration background, with a U-shaped relation, but only among girls. Consequently, game-based learning via apps can be successful; however, individual differences should be considered.</div></div><div><h3>Educational relevance and implications statement</h3><div>The effects of early literacy apps developed for our study on young children's early literacy skills are mostly independent of their intelligence, gender, migration background, or socio-economic status. Moderate app usage times of half an hour per week seem especially beneficial for girls' literacy skill gain. Our findings show that our educational game-based literacy apps can act as additional means to support young children from all backgrounds in the acquisition of their early literacy skills. This kind of educational literacy apps offers parents with little financial, educational, or time resources the chance to support their children meaningfully.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48336,"journal":{"name":"Learning and Individual Differences","volume":"117 ","pages":"Article 102579"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social, emotional, and behavioral skills in students with or without specific learning disabilities","authors":"Tommaso Feraco ,&nbsp;Gerardo Pellegrino ,&nbsp;Nicole Casali ,&nbsp;Barbara Carretti ,&nbsp;Chiara Meneghetti","doi":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102581","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102581","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) skills are key factors for academic and non-academic outcomes, but no previous studies deepened SEB skills of students with specific learning disabilities (SLD). We used the Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Skills Inventory (BESSI) to systematically investigate i) differences in social engagement, self-management, innovation, emotional resilience, and cooperation skills and ii) the interaction effect between skills and group on academic achievement and life satisfaction. In a sample of 2965 students (1589 females, <em>M</em> = 15.5 years, <em>SD</em> = 2.0), 359 of whom reported a SLD, we found differences in self-management (<em>d = −</em>0.28), innovation (<em>d = −</em>0.25), and social engagement (<em>d = −</em>0.19) skills. Furthermore, higher SEB skills do not guarantee higher academic achievement in the SLD group, while their role is similar in the two groups for life satisfaction. Overall, students with SLD may benefit from interventions to improve knowledge and use of SEB skills.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48336,"journal":{"name":"Learning and Individual Differences","volume":"117 ","pages":"Article 102581"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Latent profiles of Chinese students' social-emotional learning competencies and their associations with academic motivation and achievement","authors":"Yi Jiang ,&nbsp;Linjia Zhang ,&nbsp;Chun Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102580","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102580","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We investigated the latent profiles of social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies among Chinese high school students and their association with academic motivation, achievement, and personal characteristics. Latent profile analysis of a sample of 1530 eleventh graders revealed four distinct profiles: <em>high SEL competencies</em>, <em>average SEL competencies</em>, <em>low SEL competencies</em>, and <em>extremely low SEL competencies</em>. There were significant differences in students' expectancy-value beliefs and achievement goals across these profiles. However, achievement levels did not significantly vary with SEL profiles, suggesting that SEL and academic success might coexist independently in Chinese high school students. The profiles also showed meaningful associations with student characteristics, including gender and growth mindset. Notably, different from studies conducted in the Western context, the underrepresentation of female students in the high SEL competencies group highlights a potential cultural disparity, warranting further investigation. The findings of this study emphasize the importance of integrating SEL curricula into Chinese educational settings to enhance students' social, emotional, and academic development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48336,"journal":{"name":"Learning and Individual Differences","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 102580"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142592638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Testing the generalizability of the multiplicative effects of expectancy and value across different ages, genders, and races","authors":"Eunjin Seo ,&nbsp;You-kyung Lee ,&nbsp;Rebecca S. Steingut ,&nbsp;Edna C. Alfaro ,&nbsp;Kejin Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102578","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102578","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research examines how the multiplicative effect of expectancy and value on achievement-related outcomes differ based on students' individual differences, including age, race, and gender. We analyzed longitudinal data from 10th-grade students (Study 1: <em>n</em> ≈ 10,700) and 3rd-grade students (Study 2: <em>n</em> ≈ 9680) who identified as Black or White. The results indicate that expectancy and value synergistically predict later achievement in adolescents, but not in children. We did not find evidence of different effects based on race or gender. Our findings tentatively indicate that expectancy beliefs closely aligned with their relative achievement levels, along with a clear understanding of value, could enhance the synergistic effects of expectancy and value. The findings challenge the universality of the multiplicative model of expectancy-value theory across different populations and contexts.</div></div><div><h3>Educational relevance and implications statement</h3><div>The multiplicative model of expectancy and value suggests that when people believe they can succeed (expectancy) and find meaning in a task (value), their achievement gains a boost that surpasses the combined gains from high expectancy and high value considered separately. The current study reveals a synergistic effect, indicating that the combined influence is greater than the individual effects when considered separately, specifically in adolescent students, but not in younger children. These findings imply that the multiplicative model of expectancy-value theory may not apply universally.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48336,"journal":{"name":"Learning and Individual Differences","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 102578"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142560604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Science motivation, academic achievement, career aspirations in early adolescents","authors":"David W. Putwain ,&nbsp;Andrea Mallaburn ,&nbsp;Tanja Held","doi":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102577","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102577","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Studies have shown how expectancy and subjective task values (STVs) support, and perceived cost can undermine, science achievement and aspirations. Studies that combine multiple facets of STVs and cost with expectancy to explore impacts of science achievement and aspiration, in early adolescence, are lacking. The sample comprised 1240 students (498 males, mean age of 12.4 years) who self-reported expectancy, STVs, and cost. Between one and two weeks later students self-reported science aspirations and took a 30-min science test. A latent profile analysis indicated a four-profile solution was optimal. A profile comprised of high expectancy and STV, with low cost, showed the highest achievement and aspirations. In profiles where expectancy and STV were lower, or cost higher, achievement and aspirations were lower. Our findings imply classroom strategies, or interventions, to raise expectation and STV, and reduce cost, would benefit students at a critical age.</div></div><div><h3>Educational implications statement</h3><div>In students aged 11–14 years the highest science achievement and aspirations were found in a motivational profile where success was expected in combination with a perception of science being interesting/enjoyable, important, and useful, along with a perception that the cost of studying science (e.g., the effort involved) was low. Science achievement and aspirations were lower in motivational profiles where expectations and interest/enjoyment in science was lower, and cost was higher. Instructional strategies, interventions, and outreach activities, that raise accurate expectations of success and interest/enjoyment in science, and which reduce costs, would be possible ways to boost science aspirations and achievement.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48336,"journal":{"name":"Learning and Individual Differences","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 102577"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142537512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Parents' implicit intelligence beliefs about children's intelligence: Implications for children's academic self-concept and achievement in Maths, English, and French","authors":"Frédéric Guay,&nbsp;Patrick Racine,&nbsp;Richard Bradet","doi":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102576","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102576","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, we hypothesized that a higher parents' fixed mindset will lead to lower achievement in math, French and English (MEF) school subjects, but also that lower achievement in MEF will lead to a higher parents' fixed mindset. We have also tested the mediational role of academic self-concept (ASC) in the parents' fixed mindset-children's achievement relation. Participants (<em>n</em> = 1046 students and their parents) have filled twice a questionnaire. Results indicate that parents' fixed mindset significantly and negatively predicted subsequent achievement in French and English, but the magnitude of these coefficients was quite low (β &lt; | 0.07|). Moreover, most relations connecting prior ASC to subsequent achievement in MEF were not supported thereby discarding the possibility that ASC mediates the parents' fixed mindset-children's achievement relation. Overall, these results cast some doubts about the importance of parental fixed mindset for children's academic achievement and ASC.</div></div><div><h3>Educational relevance and implications of the research</h3><div>The present study tests if the effect of parental fixed mindset on achievement in Math, English, and French school subjects is explained by students' academic self-concept in these school subjects. The results showed that parental fixed mindset weakly predicts subsequent achievement in French and English and that academic self-concept does not mediate this small association. Thus, the safest conclusion is that parents' mindsets are related to their children's achievement, but so weakly that it is difficult to recommend any intervention based on parental mindsets with this research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48336,"journal":{"name":"Learning and Individual Differences","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 102576"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142526398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What is the link between an early university entry offer and the academic and personal wellbeing outcomes of students in their final year of school?","authors":"Andrew J. Martin ,&nbsp;Helen Tam","doi":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102571","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102571","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>There has been growth in the number of final year school students applying for an offer of a place at university prior to completing their last year of school. This study investigated the role of early entry offer status in 1512 final year (Year 12) Australian students' academic performance—and also in a sub-sample's (<em>n</em> = 525) self-reported academic motivation and engagement, academic stress responses, and personal wellbeing. We found no significant effects on final year performance, academic motivation and engagement, or personal wellbeing as a function of early entry offer status—thus, most final year school outcomes were accounted for by factors unrelated to a student's early entry offer status. However, there was a small but significant positive effect for academic buoyancy among students who had applied for and received an early entry offer—thus, in part assisting their capacity to navigate academic challenge.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48336,"journal":{"name":"Learning and Individual Differences","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 102571"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142445202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}