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This study examines the relationship between cognitive processes and job performance in teachers at the Cruz del Norte Educational Unit, focusing on attention, planning, organization, anxiety, and job stress. A mixed-method design was applied, combining quantitative and qualitative techniques such as psychometric tests, Pearson correlation, multiple regression analysis, Student’s t-test, the Delphi method, and the Ishikawa diagram. The results show that executive functions, particularly planning and organization, have a significant positive impact on job performance. Teachers with higher levels of these skills demonstrate better performance, with strong correlations (r = 0.72, p = 0.001; r = 0.65, p = 0.003). In contrast, anxiety and stress act as limiting factors. Multiple regression analysis indicates that anxiety (β = -0.4946, p < 0.0001) and stress (β = -0.3721, p < 0.001) negatively predict job performance. Additionally, job indiscipline—reflected in absenteeism and lateness—shows a strong negative correlation with performance (r = -0.74, p < 0.000). These findings highlight the importance of time management and organizational commitment, as well as the need to implement training and psychological support strategies to improve teacher performance and educational quality.

این مطالعه به بررسی رابطه بین فرایندهای شناختی و عملکرد شغلی در معلمان واحد آموزشی Cruz del Norte می‌پردازد و بر توجه، برنامه‌ریزی، سازمان‌دهی، اضطراب و استرس شغلی تمرکز دارد. از طرح پژوهشی ترکیبی استفاده شده است که تکنیک‌های کمی و کیفی مانند آزمون‌های روان‌سنجی، همبستگی پیرسون، تحلیل رگرسیون چندگانه، آزمون t استیودنت، روش دلفی و نمودار ایشیکاوا را ترکیب می‌کند. نتایج نشان می‌دهد که کارکردهای اجرایی، به‌ویژه برنامه‌ریزی و سازمان‌دهی، تأثیر مثبت معناداری بر عملکرد شغلی دارند. معلمانی که سطوح بالاتری از این مهارت‌ها را دارا هستند، عملکرد بهتری از خود نشان می‌دهند و همبستگی‌های قوی (r = ۰.۷۲, p = ۰.۰۰۱؛ r = ۰.۶۵, p = ۰.۰۰۳) مشاهده شده است. در مقابل، اضطراب و استرس به‌عنوان عوامل محدودکننده عمل می‌کنند. تحلیل رگرسیون چندگانه نشان می‌دهد که اضطراب (β = -۰.۴۹۴۶, p < ۰.۰۰۰۱) و استرس (β = -۰.۳۷۲۱, p < ۰.۰۰۱) پیش‌بینی‌کننده منفی عملکرد شغلی هستند. همچنین، بی‌انضباطی شغلی—که در غیبت و تأخیر منعکس می‌شود—همبستگی منفی قوی با عملکرد دارد (r = -۰.۷۴, p < ۰.۰۰۰). این یافته‌ها اهمیت مدیریت زمان و تعهد سازمانی و همچنین ضرورت اجرای راهبردهای آموزشی و حمایت روان‌شناختی برای بهبود عملکرد معلمان و کیفیت آموزشی را برجسته می‌کند.

This study examines the relationship between cognitive processes and job performance in teachers at the Cruz del Norte Educational Unit, focusing on attention, planning, organization, anxiety, and job stress. A mixed-method design was applied, combining quantitative and qualitative techniques such as psychometric tests, Pearson correlation, multiple regression analysis, Student’s t-test, the Delphi method, and the Ishikawa diagram. The results show that executive functions, particularly planning and organization, have a significant positive impact on job performance. Teachers with higher levels of these skills demonstrate better performance, with strong correlations (r = 0.72, p = 0.001; r = 0.65, p = 0.003). In contrast, anxiety and stress act as limiting factors. Multiple regression analysis indicates that anxiety (β = -0.4946, p < 0.0001) and stress (β = -0.3721, p < 0.001) negatively predict job performance. Additionally, job indiscipline—reflected in absenteeism and lateness—shows a strong negative correlation with performance (r = -0.74, p < 0.000). These findings highlight the importance of time management and organizational commitment, as well as the need to implement training and psychological support strategies to improve teacher performance and educational quality.

این مطالعه به بررسی رابطه بین فرایندهای شناختی و عملکرد شغلی در معلمان واحد آموزشی Cruz del Norte می‌پردازد و بر توجه، برنامه‌ریزی، سازمان‌دهی، اضطراب و استرس شغلی تمرکز دارد. از طرح پژوهشی ترکیبی استفاده شده است که تکنیک‌های کمی و کیفی مانند آزمون‌های روان‌سنجی، همبستگی پیرسون، تحلیل رگرسیون چندگانه، آزمون t استیودنت، روش دلفی و نمودار ایشیکاوا را ترکیب می‌کند. نتایج نشان می‌دهد که کارکردهای اجرایی، به‌ویژه برنامه‌ریزی و سازمان‌دهی، تأثیر مثبت معناداری بر عملکرد شغلی دارند. معلمانی که سطوح بالاتری از این مهارت‌ها را دارا هستند، عملکرد بهتری از خود نشان می‌دهند و همبستگی‌های قوی (r = ۰.۷۲, p = ۰.۰۰۱؛ r = ۰.۶۵, p = ۰.۰۰۳) مشاهده شده است. در مقابل، اضطراب و استرس به‌عنوان عوامل محدودکننده عمل می‌کنند. تحلیل رگرسیون چندگانه نشان می‌دهد که اضطراب (β = -۰.۴۹۴۶, p < ۰.۰۰۰۱) و استرس (β = -۰.۳۷۲۱, p < ۰.۰۰۱) پیش‌بینی‌کننده منفی عملکرد شغلی هستند. همچنین، بی‌انضباطی شغلی—که در غیبت و تأخیر منعکس می‌شود—همبستگی منفی قوی با عملکرد دارد (r = -۰.۷۴, p < ۰.۰۰۰). این یافته‌ها اهمیت مدیریت زمان و تعهد سازمانی و همچنین ضرورت اجرای راهبردهای آموزشی و حمایت روان‌شناختی برای بهبود عملکرد معلمان و کیفیت آموزشی را برجسته می‌کند.

Purpose: This study aimed to design and evaluate an artificial intelligence–based model for predicting the mathematics performance of twelfth-grade experimental sciences students based on individual, educational, and learning technology factors. Methods and Materials: This applied, quantitative, cross-sectional, and predictive study was conducted among twelfth-grade experimental sciences students in Isfahan, Iran. A total of 187 questionnaires were distributed, and after removing incomplete, inconsistent, and invalid records, data from 84 students were retained for analysis. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire assessing individual factors, educational conditions, and learning technology variables, together with students’ recorded mathematics scores. The dataset was divided into training and testing subsets, and repeated five-fold cross-validation was used for internal model development. Multiple linear regression, ridge regression, lasso regression, elastic net regression, decision tree regression, random forest regression, gradient boosting regression, and support vector regression were compared. Model performance was evaluated using mean absolute error, root mean squared error, and the coefficient of determination. Findings: Previous mathematics achievement had the strongest positive correlation with current mathematics performance, followed by mathematics self-efficacy, study regularity, academic motivation, teacher feedback, instructional quality, and educational use of learning technologies. Test anxiety and digital distraction were negatively associated with mathematics performance. Among the evaluated algorithms, gradient boosting regression achieved the best predictive performance, with a test-set mean absolute error of 0.93, root mean squared error of 1.26, and coefficient of determination of .72. Previous mathematics achievement, mathematics self-efficacy, study regularity, teacher feedback, educational use of learning technologies, test anxiety, and instructional quality were the most influential predictors. Adding educational factors increased explained variance from .54 to .65, while including learning technology factors further increased it to .72. Conclusion: The findings indicate that mathematics performance can be predicted with acceptable accuracy by integrating students’ prior achievement, psychological and behavioral characteristics, instructional experiences, and learning technology use within an interpretable artificial intelligence model.

هدف: این مطالعه با هدف طراحی و ارزیابی یک مدل مبتنی بر هوش مصنوعی برای پیش‌بینی عملکرد ریاضی دانش‌آموزان پایه دوازدهم رشته علوم تجربی بر اساس عوامل فردی، آموزشی و فناوری‌های یادگیری انجام شد. روش‌ها و مواد: این پژوهش کاربردی، کمی، مقطعی و پیش‌بینانه در میان دانش‌آموزان پایه دوازدهم رشته علوم تجربی شهر اصفهان، ایران انجام شد. در مجموع ۱۸۷ پرسشنامه توزیع گردید و پس از حذف داده‌های ناقص، ناسازگار و نامعتبر، داده‌های ۸۴ دانش‌آموز برای تحلیل حفظ شد. داده‌ها با استفاده از پرسشنامه ساختاریافته‌ای که عوامل فردی، شرایط آموزشی و متغیرهای فناوری یادگیری را ارزیابی می‌کرد، همراه با نمرات ثبت‌شده ریاضی دانش‌آموزان جمع‌آوری شد. مجموعه داده به زیرمجموعه‌های آموزش و آزمون تقسیم شد و برای توسعه داخلی مدل از اعتبارسنجی متقاطع پنج‌باره تکراری استفاده گردید. رگرسیون خطی چندگانه، رگرسیون ریج، رگرسیون لاسو، رگرسیون الاستیک نت، رگرسیون درخت تصمیم، رگرسیون جنگل تصادفی، رگرسیون گرادیان بوستینگ و رگرسیون بردار پشتیبان با یکدیگر مقایسه شدند. عملکرد مدل با استفاده از میانگین خطای مطلق، ریشه میانگین مربعات خطا و ضریب تعیین ارزیابی شد. یافته‌ها: پیشرفت قبلی در ریاضی بیشترین همبستگی مثبت را با عملکرد فعلی ریاضی داشت و پس از آن خودکارآمدی ریاضی، نظم در مطالعه، انگیزش تحصیلی، بازخورد معلم، کیفیت تدریس و استفاده آموزشی از فناوری‌های یادگیری قرار داشتند. اضطراب امتحان و حواس‌پرتی دیجیتال با عملکرد ریاضی رابطه منفی داشتند. در میان الگوریتم‌های ارزیابی‌شده، رگرسیون گرادیان بوستینگ بهترین عملکرد پیش‌بینی را با میانگین خطای مطلق ۰٫۹۳، ریشه میانگین مربعات خطا ۱٫۲۶ و ضریب تعیین ۰٫۷۲ در مجموعه آزمون به دست آورد. پیشرفت قبلی در ریاضی، خودکارآمدی ریاضی، نظم در مطالعه، بازخورد معلم، استفاده آموزشی از فناوری‌های یادگیری، اضطراب امتحان و کیفیت تدریس از مهم‌ترین پیش‌بین‌ها بودند. افزودن عوامل آموزشی واریانس تبیین‌شده را از ۰٫۵۴ به ۰٫۶۵ افزایش داد و افزودن عوامل فناوری یادگیری آن را به ۰٫۷۲ رساند. نتیجه‌گیری: یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که عملکرد ریاضی را می‌توان با دقت قابل قبول از طریق ادغام پیشرفت قبلی دانش‌آموزان، ویژگی‌های روان‌شناختی و رفتاری، تجارب آموزشی و استفاده از فناوری‌های یادگیری در یک مدل مبتنی بر هوش مصنوعی قابل تفسیر پیش‌بینی کرد.

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the efficacy of multicultural therapy in reducing anxiety and psychological distress and improving social well-being and social performance among international students in West Asia. Methods and Materials: This quantitative study was conducted in two descriptive and quasi-experimental phases. The statistical population consisted of 250 international students studying at Mohaghegh Ardabili University during the 2023–2024 academic year. In the screening phase, 124 students were selected through multistage cluster sampling and completed the Beck Anxiety Inventory, Keyes Social Well-Being Scale, Hadian-Nasab Social Performance Questionnaire, and Goldberg General Health Questionnaire. Following screening, 30 students who met the inclusion criteria, including a Beck Anxiety Inventory score greater than 17, were selected and randomly assigned to a multicultural therapy group and a wait-list control group, with 15 participants in each group. Both groups completed pretest and posttest assessments. The experimental group received multicultural therapy, whereas the control group received no active intervention during the study period. Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance after examining the relevant statistical assumptions. Findings: After controlling for pretest scores, multicultural therapy produced a significant reduction in anxiety compared with the wait-list control condition, F(1, 27) = 44.83, p < .001, partial η² = .624. Significant group differences were also observed in social well-being, F(1, 27) = 35.63, p < .001, partial η² = .569, and social performance, F(1, 27) = 29.73, p < .001, partial η² = .524, with higher adjusted posttest scores in the experimental group. General psychological distress was also significantly lower in the multicultural therapy group, F(1, 27) = 40.25, p < .001, partial η² = .598. Conclusion: Multicultural therapy appears to be an effective culturally responsive intervention for reducing anxiety and psychological distress and enhancing the social well-being and social performance of international students.

هدف: این پژوهش با هدف ارزیابی اثربخشی درمان چندفرهنگی در کاهش اضطراب و پریشانی روان‌شناختی و بهبود بهزیستی اجتماعی و عملکرد اجتماعی در میان دانشجویان بین‌المللی در غرب آسیا انجام شد. روش‌ها و مواد: این مطالعه کمی در دو مرحله توصیفی و نیمه‌آزمایشی اجرا گردید. جامعه آماری شامل ۲۵۰ دانشجوی بین‌المللی مشغول به تحصیل در دانشگاه محقق اردبیلی در سال تحصیلی ۲۰۲۳–۲۰۲۴ بود. در مرحله غربالگری، ۱۲۴ دانشجو با روش نمونه‌گیری خوشه‌ای چندمرحله‌ای انتخاب شدند و پرسشنامه اضطراب بک، مقیاس بهزیستی اجتماعی Keyes، پرسشنامه عملکرد اجتماعی Hadian-Nasab و پرسشنامه سلامت عمومی Goldberg را تکمیل کردند. پس از غربالگری، ۳۰ دانشجویی که معیارهای ورود از جمله نمره بالاتر از ۱۷ در پرسشنامه اضطراب بک را داشتند، انتخاب و به طور تصادفی در دو گروه درمان چندفرهنگی و کنترل فهرست انتظار (هر گروه ۱۵ نفر) گمارده شدند. هر دو گروه ارزیابی‌های پیش‌آزمون و پس‌آزمون را تکمیل کردند. گروه آزمایشی درمان چندفرهنگی را دریافت کرد، در حالی که گروه کنترل طی دوره مطالعه هیچ مداخله فعالی دریافت نکرد. داده‌ها پس از بررسی مفروضه‌های آماری مربوطه با استفاده از تحلیل کوواریانس تحلیل شدند. یافته‌ها: پس از کنترل نمرات پیش‌آزمون، درمان چندفرهنگی منجر به کاهش معنادار اضطراب نسبت به گروه کنترل فهرست انتظار شد، F(1, 27) = 44.83, p < .001, partial η² = .624. تفاوت معنادار بین گروه‌ها در بهزیستی اجتماعی، F(1, 27) = 35.63, p < .001, partial η² = .569، و عملکرد اجتماعی، F(1, 27) = 29.73, p < .001, partial η² = .524، نیز مشاهده شد و نمرات تعدیل‌شده پس‌آزمون در گروه آزمایشی بالاتر بود. همچنین پریشانی روان‌شناختی عمومی در گروه درمان چندفرهنگی به طور معناداری کمتر بود، F(1, 27) = 40.25, p < .001, partial η² = .598. نتیجه‌گیری: به نظر می‌رسد درمان چندفرهنگی یک مداخله مؤثر و پاسخگو به لحاظ فرهنگی برای کاهش اضطراب و پریشانی روان‌شناختی و ارتقای بهزیستی اجتماعی و عملکرد اجتماعی دانشجویان بین‌المللی باشد.

Insecurity has become a significant threat to the effective delivery of basic education in Nigeria, particularly in communities affected by banditry, kidnapping, armed attacks, and communal violence. This study examined the influence of insecurity on teaching-learning outcomes in Universal Basic Education primary schools in Kagarko Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Specifically, it investigated the effects of insecurity on pupils’ academic performance and school attendance and identified strategies for reducing its adverse effects. The study adopted a qualitative documentary research design and relied on secondary data obtained from government publications, policy documents, institutional reports, international organisations, and peer-reviewed journal articles. The selected documents were analysed using qualitative content analysis and organised according to the study’s major themes. The findings revealed that insecurity negatively affects pupils’ academic performance by reducing instructional time, disrupting curriculum coverage, weakening concentration, and creating fear within the learning environment. It also reduces school attendance as parents may prevent their children from attending school because of kidnapping, attacks, unsafe travel routes, and instability within surrounding communities. Consequently, insecurity undermines the implementation of Universal Basic Education by limiting regular participation and disrupting stable teaching and learning conditions. The study concludes that ensuring school safety is essential for achieving the objectives of free and compulsory basic education. It recommends strengthening school security, implementing the Minimum Standards for Safe Schools, improving community participation, providing psychosocial support, protecting routes to school, establishing emergency response systems, and adopting flexible learning arrangements during periods of disruption.

ABSTRACT. The relationship between instructional leadership behaviours and lecturers’ job performance is important in higher education. Understanding this relationship can help academic leaders support lecturers and improve teaching, research, and academic development. Therefore, this study determines how instructional leadership behaviour of heads of departments (HoDs) influences lecturers’ job performance at the major public universities in Kumasi, Ghana. A cross-sectional survey design was employed to collect data from lecturers in public universities at a single point in time. The sample includes public university lecturers. A stratified random sampling technique was used to select 155 lecturers to provide quantitative data. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed with both descriptive and inferential statistics, including frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviations, along with the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient. The findings indicate that HoDs demonstrate active involvement in setting institutional direction, monitoring instruction, and supporting staff development. However, the findings reveal insufficient mentorship to support lecturers’ professional learning and performance. This lack of mentorship could limit opportunities for developing leadership potential among teachers and supporting their career growth. Lecturers displayed effectiveness in their teaching practices. The statistical results confirmed a significant effect of instructional leadership behaviours on lecture delivery (F(4,98) = 20.382, p < 0.01). It was recommended that HoDs should communicate departmental goals clearly and ensure that lecturers understand their teaching, assessment, research, and administrative responsibilities. Additionally, the strong positive correlation between the communication of institutional objectives and lecturer effectiveness highlights the need for university goals, teaching expectations, and performance standards to be communicated clearly across departments.

This study aimed to examine the role of self-efficacy and pressure of coach expectations in predicting the performance of adolescent athletes. This study used a cross-sectional survey design involving 142 athletes aged 16–19 years from regional and national sports clubs. Data analysis included Pearson correlation test, independent-samples t-test, and multiple linear regression. The results showed that self-efficacy was positively and significantly associated with athlete performance, while coach expectation pressure was negatively and significantly related to athlete performance. In addition, there were differences in performance by gender, with male athletes reporting higher performance scores than female athletes. When gender was included as a control variable in the regression model, self-efficacy and coach expectations pressure remained significant predictors of athlete performance. Overall, these findings suggest that internal psychological factors and pressures from the sports environment play a role in explaining variations in adolescent athlete performance. This study emphasizes the importance of strengthening self-efficacy and the application of realistic and supportive expectations of coaches in the process of coaching athletes. Further longitudinal research is needed to examine this relationship in more depth.

Firms often treat spending on employee training, development and well-being as a discretionary expense rather than an investment. The aim of this article is to examine whether human capital investment improves firm financial performance through employee well-being, and whether this effect depends on the firm's financial constraints. The study integrates human capital theory, the Job Demands–Resources (JD-R) model and the corporate finance literature on financing constraints. A moderated-mediation model is proposed in which employee well-being mediates the link between human capital investment and financial performance, while financial constraints weaken the link between investment and well-being. The model is tested on matched employer–employee data from 50–60 project-based organisations in the construction, IT, consulting and engineering sectors of Tashkent. Multilevel moderated-mediation analysis is applied. The scientific novelty lies in treating human capital investment as a financially constrained corporate investment and testing this integrated model in the under-researched context of Central Asia. The results help managers and policymakers understand the financial rationale for investing in employees under different financing conditions.

Music has been investigated as a potential influence on exercise performance, perceived exertion, recovery, and sleep. However, studies vary in their interventions, populations, exercise contexts, and measured outcomes. This scoping review aimed to map experimental evidence on music interventions in resistance, isometric and handgrip, aerobic exercise, acute recovery, and sleep, and to identify evidence gaps. PubMed/MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched for studies published between 1980 and October 2026. Eligible studies involved human participants, compared a music intervention with a control or alternative condition, and reported exercise performance, perceived exertion, psychological responses, physiological recovery, or sleep outcomes. Screening was conducted using Rayyan. Findings were synthesised descriptively across four domains. Thirty studies involving 1,183 participants were included. Studies were published between 1981 and 2021 and examined resistance exercise (n=11), isometric and handgrip exercise (n=8), aerobic exercise and acute recovery (n=7) and sleep (n=4). The evidence maps a broad range of music interventions and outcomes, with variable findings across exercise and sleep contexts. Research gaps include limited participant diversity and insufficient investigation of sleep and recovery in athletic populations. Further studies are needed to clarify how music characteristics, individual preferences, and task demands relate to outcomes.

This study examined the relationship between innovative and inclusive teaching practices and student motivation and academic performance among Grade 5 and Grade 6 pupils in selected public elementary schools in Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines, during the School Year 2025–2026. Specifically, it determined the level of innovative teaching practices in terms of teaching strategies, use of instructional materials and technology, and student engagement activities; assessed inclusive teaching practices in terms of respect for learner diversity, equal participation, and support for diverse learning needs; identified the level of student motivation; and examined the relationships between these variables and academic performance. A descriptive-correlational research design using a quantitative approach was employed. Data were gathered from 97 Grade 5 and Grade 6 pupils through a validated researcher-made questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.892, indicating strong internal consistency. Descriptive statistics and correlational analysis were used to analyze the data. Findings revealed that School administrators should provide sustained professional development to strengthen teachers’ innovative and inclusive instructional approaches and allocate resources to enhance access to technology and learning materials. Teachers should consistently apply differentiated, student-centered strategies and foster welcoming, diversity-affirming classrooms to boost student motivation and equitable achievement further further. Parents and guardians should reinforce school learning at home by encouraging curiosity, effort, and consistent study habits, and maintaining open communication with teachers. Future researchers should conduct experimental or longitudinal studies to examine cause-and-effect relationships and explore additional factors influencing academic performance beyond those investigated in this study. Innovative teaching practices, inclusive teaching practices, and student motivation were rated at a high level, which means teachers effectively practice inclusive teaching by recognizing learner diversity, promoting equal participation, and providing support to students with different learning needs; teachers also frequently use innovative teaching practices, apply engaging teaching strategies, integrate instructional materials and technology, and promote active student engagement in classroom learning activities. Furthermore, significant positive relationships were found between innovative teaching practices and academic performance, inclusive teaching practices and academic performance, and student motivation and academic performance, with a moderate correlation coefficient (r = 0.57). Overall, the findings indicate that these educational variables are positively associated with academic performance among the respondents.

This study focused on the competency profile of managers and the performance of MFIs in Goma. The objective of this study is to establish a link between the competency of managers and the performance of MFIs in Goma. The data used in this study were collected in the city of Goma on the basis of qualitative surveys (individual surveys, questionnaires). The data was processed using SPSS and Smart PLS 4 statistical analysis software with a structural equation econometric model.Based on a sample of 148 agents within the MFIs surveyed in July 2024, we selected a total of nine variables, including three independent variables serving as indicators of managerial skill profiles (generic, technical and conceptual skills), three dependent variables serving as performance indicators (financial performance, market performance and operational performance) and three socio-demographic variables: the seniority of managers, their level of education and the number of training courses they have completed. The results of our research confirm that all the competency indicators and variables analysed have a positive and significant effect on the performance of the MFIs surveyed in Goma. These results encourage MFIs to develop the managerial skills of their managers with a view to improving their institutional performance.

Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) provide frontline guidance and support in demanding military environments, where operational workloads can affect personnel well-being and performance. This study described junior enlisted personnel’s assessments of NCO leadership, occupational burnout, and operational performance at the 560th Air Base Group, Brigadier General Benito N. Ebuen Air Base, during 2026, and examined challenges encountered by First Sergeants. A descriptive survey design involved 180 junior enlisted personnel selected from 326 eligible personnel through squadron-stratified sampling, supplemented by qualitative accounts from 11 First Sergeants. Adapted questionnaires measured four leadership dimensions, three burnout dimensions, and four performance dimensions; frequency, percentage, weighted mean, standard deviation, and thematic analysis were used. Leadership ratings ranged from 3.9236 for supervision, mentorship, and welfare support to 4.0361 for task guidance. Emotional exhaustion was moderate (M = 2.7833), whereas depersonalization (M ≈ 2.42) and reduced personal accomplishment (M = 2.1375) were low. Operational performance ratings were favorable (M = 4.0056–4.1667). Interview accounts identified manpower shortages, inadequate resources, strain on personnel welfare, and interpersonal leadership concerns. The findings informed a proposed Leadership Enhancement and Sustainability Framework prioritizing staffing, mentoring, workload management, and leadership integrity. Because the thesis did not report predictive regression or correlation tests, the results support descriptive assessment and an intervention proposal rather than established statistical prediction.

Chronobiology studies indicate that individuals are regulated by three timers: social, solar, and biological. Environmental and behavioral changes can modify the sleep–wake cycle. Many university students adopt nighttime study habits, interfering with the circadian rhythm. Sleep restriction or poor sleep quality compromises memory and significantly reduces academic performance. This study aimed to verify whether there is an association between sleep quality and academic performance among nursing and medical students at a public university in Alagoas, Brazil. This is an observational, cross-sectional, and quantitative study conducted with 137 Nursing and Medical students, selected through stratified probabilistic sampling. Data collection included a sociodemographic questionnaire to characterize the sample, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Munich Chronotype Questionnaire (MCTQ), and academic self-assessment. Data were analyzed for normality, and associations were tested using Pearson and Spearman correlations (SciPy – Python). Among the 137 students, 65.7% were women, 70.1% were between 19 and 24 years old, 67.9% rated their academic performance between 7.0 and 8.9, and 66.4% presented poor sleep quality. Negative correlations between the PSQI and self-assessment variables (r = -0.368; p < 0.001 for Pearson; r = -0.360; p < 0.001 for Spearman) reinforce the importance of sleep quality in the academic context. The findings highlight the urgency of interventions that promote sleep hygiene education and strategies to improve rest quality, reducing the likelihood of problems that may negatively impact students’ academic performance.

This study aims to examine the impact of parental involvement and socioeconomic status (SES) on academic achievement at public senior high schools in Tangerang Municipality. The study used a cross-sectional survey design. The study population consisted of students from public senior high schools in Tangerang Municipality. We applied Weighted Regression analysis utilizing a sample size of 893 participants. We used a validated questionnaire that was distributed via WhatsApp groups. The findings showed that parents with high SES tended to be more involved in their children's learning; however, high parental SES did not guarantee high academic achievement for their children. The mean difference tests revealed that academic achievement did not differ significantly by parental involvement, whereas it did differ significantly by parental SES. Researchers also found that parents’ involvement in education significantly boosted students' academic achievement. In contrast, parents' SES did not have a significant impact. Intensive discussions, good communication, full attention, giving gifts, and providing learning facilities are effective parental involvement actions that encourage increases in children's academic achievement. Parental involvement matters more than parental SES in improving students’ academic achievement. Therefore, maintaining strong relationships between schools and parents is essential to support students’ educational outcomes. Local governments need to strengthen regulations governing parents' roles at home and at school. Keywords: academic achievement, parental involvement, SES.

Rural-origin students in South African higher education face multiple, overlapping forms of marginalisation that collectively hinder their academic access and success. Despite significant policy reforms aimed at expanding access and addressing historical injustices, the educational paths of these learners are still disproportionately affected by a combination of socio-economic deprivation, linguistic exclusion, gendered vulnerabilities, and technological marginalisation. This systematic review synthesises current empirical evidence to clarify how these intersectional barriers merge to obstruct the educational journeys of rural-origin students in South African higher education. It also critically examines how institutional policies and technological interventions may unintentionally reinforce or potentially alleviate these inequities. The study followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, conducting a comprehensive search across multiple academic databases for studies published between 2018 and 2026. After a rigorous screening and eligibility process, 52 studies met the inclusion criteria and underwent thematic analysis guided by Nancy Fraser's trivalent social justice framework. Five overarching themes emerged: The multidimensional digital divide; linguistic exclusion and the devaluation of vernacular knowledge; gendered vulnerabilities and the burden of social reproduction; algorithmic bias and the risks associated with technological solutionism; and governance gaps alongside the failure of participatory parity. The findings revealed that existing equity frameworks inadequately address the structural dimensions of rural marginalisation. Achieving educational equity necessitates a fundamental shift towards intersectionality-aware, context-sensitive institutional policies that prioritise resource redistribution, cultural recognition, and the meaningful representation of students from rural backgrounds in decision-making processes.

Geometry problem-solving requires learners to coordinate conceptual knowledge, spatial representation, strategy use and the regulation of cognition, motivation and effort. This systematic review examined how self-regulated learning (SRL) operates in geometry problem-solving and which learner, task, social, instructional and developmental conditions shape it. A Scopus search reported according to PRISMA 2020 identified 1,298 records; database limits left 529, and eligibility screening retained 32 empirical studies published from 2021 to 2026. Twelve studies involved undergraduates or pre-service teachers, seven involved school pupils, one involved kindergarten children and 12 did not state the educational level in the extracted records. Study quality was appraised with the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool, and thematic synthesis identified four themes: planning and strategic regulation; monitoring, control and strategy adaptation; learner characteristics and outcomes; and instructional scaffolding and technology. Successful performance was associated with problem representation, strategy selection, monitoring, error detection, adaptation and evaluation. Diagnostic and elaborated feedback, content-focused peer feedback and supportive scaffolding were more informative than the presence of technology. Evidence on learner characteristics was mainly correlational, and evidence on young learners was thin. The review proposes a Process-Oriented Framework of Self-Regulated Geometry Problem-Solving that links input conditions, forethought, performance regulation, reflection, and outcomes and it is best supported for adolescent and adult learners. Future research should combine self-report with behavioural, longitudinal and process-tracing evidence and develop age-appropriate SRL measures for young children.

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used in dental education, but research has focused mainly on answer accuracy. Whether LLMs can identify the cognitive demand of examination items remains unclear. This study evaluated LLM classification fidelity for endodontic multiple-choice questions (MCQs) across three educational taxonomies and compared four publicly accessible models. Two hundred endodontic MCQs from the Turkish Dentistry Specialty Examination (DUS, 2012–2025) were classified by ChatGPT, Gemini, Kimi, and DeepSeek according to Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy, the SOLO Taxonomy, and Miller’s Pyramid. A three-layer expert consensus procedure comprising calibration training, procedural audit, and structured joint deliberation established the expert consensus reference standard. Agreement was assessed using weighted Cohen’s kappa (κw) with bootstrap 95% confidence intervals; classification performance was evaluated using accuracy and macro-averaged F1. Inter-model differences in item-level accuracy were tested using Cochran’s Q with Kendall’s W, followed by Holm–Bonferroni-corrected pairwise McNemar tests. For Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy, Gemini (κw=0.676) and DeepSeek (κw=0.667) achieved substantial agreement, while Kimi (κw=0.428) and ChatGPT (κw=0.365) performed lower. For SOLO, Gemini achieved substantial agreement (κw=0.622), while the remaining models showed moderate agreement. For Miller’s Pyramid, agreement did not exceed fair, with ChatGPT highest (κw=0.372). Inter-model differences were significant for all three taxonomies (all p<0.001). ChatGPT ranked lowest for Revised Bloom and SOLO but highest for Miller. Revised Bloom levels of expert consensus reference standard increased significantly across examination years (Spearman ρ=0.301, p<0.001). LLMs showed meaningful classification fidelity for Revised Bloom and SOLO taxonomies, particularly Gemini and DeepSeek, but performance for Miller’s Pyramid remained weak. Bloom, SOLO, and Miller should not be treated as interchangeable frameworks, and LLM selection should be tailored to the taxonomy and assessment purpose. Answer accuracy and taxonomy classification fidelity represent distinct capabilities that warrant independent evaluation.

Educational change requires educators to adapt to evolving pedagogical, technological, and organizational demands. This cross-sectional study examined associations among instructional leadership, psychological empowerment, perceived collective efficacy, and adaptive performance among 401 educators recruited through convenience sampling from three public and private schools in Sulu Province, Philippines. Partial least squares structural equation modeling showed no significant direct association between instructional leadership and adaptive performance. Instructional leadership was nevertheless indirectly associated with adaptive performance through psychological empowerment, perceived collective efficacy, and the theoretically specified sequence involving both variables. The coefficient for the indirect association through perceived collective efficacy was numerically larger than those for the other indirect pathways, although the differences between indirect effects were not formally tested. The findings are consistent with the hypothesized indirect-association model but do not establish mediation as a temporal or causal process. Because the data were cross-sectional, self-reported, and nonprobability-based, the results apply to the participating educators and should not be generalized to Philippine educators as a whole.

Despite global advances in digital pedagogy, structured professional development that integrates technology into martial arts instruction remains scarce. Grounded in the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework, this explanatory sequential mixed-methods study examined the self-described TPACK proficiency of Wushu teachers and the specific proficiency gaps they experience in practice. A researcher-developed questionnaire was administered to a random sample of Wushu teachers, and ten of them were subsequently interviewed. Quantitative findings indicate that teachers are generally proficient across all three TPACK domains (overall M = 2.98, SD = 0.26), with Content Knowledge ranking highest (M = 3.01) and Technological Knowledge lowest (M = 2.96). Qualitative findings, however, revealed three concrete gaps: limited use of mobile and wearable technologies, absence of standardized tools for performance assessment, and inadequate understanding of biomechanics and physical conditioning principles. The study concludes that Wushu teachers possess strong mastery of technique and instructional strategy but require targeted development in technology integration, objective assessment, and the science of movement. A four-module ITM-Wushu (Integrated TPACK Training Model for Wushu Teachers) is proposed to address these gaps. Implications for teacher education and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Professional communication is an important learning outcome in higher education, yet different active learning pedagogies may provide different communicative affordances for its development and enactment. This study comparatively examined how four active learning pedagogies-group discussion, role play, case study analysis, and student-led seminars-were associated with professional communication across five dimensions: clarity and precision, logical structuring, adaptability and tone, active listening, and persuasive expression. Using a mixed-methods, within-subject repeated-measures design, data were collected from 72 postgraduate management students across two cohorts. All participants experienced the four pedagogies through a Latin Square rotation. Data were drawn from pre-post self-reports, instructor-rated session-level communication performance, and qualitative reflections. Findings were examined across three analytical levels. At the aggregate level, pre-post results indicated significant gains in students’ self-perceived communication competence across both cohorts. These findings indicate perceived development rather than objective gains in demonstrated competence. At the session level, observed communication performance varied across pedagogical conditions, with group discussion and role play associated with higher performance scores than case study analysis and student-led seminars. At the dimension level, qualitative findings revealed distinct pedagogy-dimension linkages. Group discussion was associated with clarity, logical structuring, active listening, and persuasive expression, whereas role play was particularly associated with adaptability and contextual responsiveness. The findings suggest that active learning pedagogies should not be treated as interchangeable approaches to communication development. Instead, their communicative affordances may be considered in relation to specific instructional objectives and desired dimensions of professional communication. The study contributes a differentiated account of how pedagogical structures shape opportunities for communication enactment and provides an evidence-informed basis for aligning active learning design with professional communication objectives in higher education.

In this study, we examine students’ reasons for course non-completion at a large, diverse, public research university in the university system of Georgia. We found these reasons in multiple datasets and used a mixed-methods approach to interpret them. While many studies have framed course withdrawals as rational decisions based on academic or personal factors, this study explores a variety of factors, including both practical and emotional considerations, that shape students’ withdrawal decisions. We analyzed emotional sentiment and reasons for course non-completion cited at the moment of withdrawal (i.e., disclosed on the registrar withdrawal form) as well as at retrospective timepoints (i.e., in a survey and semi-structured interview). At the time of withdrawal, students most frequently cited academic, personal, or mental health struggles as reasons for withdrawal, often expressing negative emotions. In some cases, students indicated the need for immediate crisis intervention. However, retrospective reflections revealed more positive emotions about their decisions and cited poor academic performance and an overall imbalance in their lives as key reasons. These findings highlight the complex interplay between academic challenges and emotional responses in the withdrawal process, suggesting that educators should consider both factors when addressing course non-completion. We also discuss the implications for future research and administrative policy.

Introduction: Psychological factors can be important for the physical performance of developing female football players, but research is needed to assess their impact. Objective: To determine the effectiveness of a motivational psychological intervention strategy to improve physical performance in female U-15 football players from a football school in Zone 8 of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Method: Pre-experimental design with a single group and pretest-posttest measurements. Thirty football players participated. For the evaluation of the motivational climate, the PMCSQ-2 was used, while the YYIR1 and the Cooper Test were the instruments employed to assess physical performance. The intervention consisted of 12 sessions of 45 minutes over six weeks. The Shapiro-Wilk test was applied and then the Student's t-test for dependent samples. Results: The overall PMCSQ-2 score did not show statistically significant changes (t(29) = −1.37; p = 0.182; d = −0.250). On the contrary, statistically significant differences with large effect sizes were found for both the YYIR1 (t(29) = −16.08; p < 0.001; d = −2.936) and the Cooper Test (t(29) = −19.54; p < 0.001; d = −3.567). Discussion: Improvements are evident in the evaluated physical indicators, without significant changes in the overall motivational score. This divergence indicates that the physical response and the perception of the motivational climate do not always develop at the same pace. Conclusions: The intervention was associated with significant improvements in physical performance, which supports its application in youth women's football.

School – Based violence has been recognized as a major educational challenge (UNESCO, 2019). In Uganda, and particularly in urban centers such as Mbale City, reports of student misconduct, peer influence, and group-related conflicts are becoming more common. These challenges not only affect academic performance but also threaten the safety and well-being of learners. Therefore, this study examined the causes, effects, and prevention strategies of school-based violence and gang activity in Mbale City. This study adopted a mixed-approach design, combining literature review with contextual observations in the community whereby Secondary data was obtained from text-books, reports, academic publications and newspapers. Studies indicated that violence in schools negatively affects learners’ academic performance, psychological well-being, and social development (UNESCO, 2019; UNICEF, 2018). Locally, informal observations and reported cases in Mbale City suggested increasing incidents of bullying, student grouping, fighting among students, Intimidation and harassment, Group-based conflicts and indiscipline. The study identified key contributing factors such as peer pressure, family background, Weak school discipline systems (Gottfredson, 2001), Exposure to violence in media and community influence, Overcrowding in some schools and school environment. This further highlighted that effective prevention requires a combination of school-based interventions, parental involvement, and policy support. In Mbale City, these activities remain significant challenges in education and these issues are increasingly visible which require urgent attention according to media reports (Daily monitor 2026, April 17). The study concludes that a coordinated approach is essential in promoting safe and supportive learning environments by combining global research with local understanding to strengthen discipline systems and supervision, Guidance and counseling services in schools, student behavior monitoring by parents and Government’s support to policies that promote school safety.

In today’s dynamic service sectors, particularly aviation and tourism, innovation is a vital driver of performance. While leadership is known to foster innovation, the mechanisms by which leadership influences innovation outcomes through team learning remain underexplored. This study examines the impact of innovation leadership on team performance through team explorative learning, employee innovation, and team innovation, and further examines the moderating role of customer relationship management (CRM) practices in these relationships. Drawing on Social Exchange Theory and Social Learning Theory, innovation is conceptualized as a multi-level outcome shaped by leadership and team dynamics. Using Structural Equation Modelling on survey data from 430 employees and leaders in Vietnam’s aviation and tourism sector, the findings show that innovation leadership enhances team explorative learning, which in turn promotes employee and team innovation. These innovation outcomes subsequently enhance team performance, confirming their mediating roles in the relationship between team explorative learning and performance. Moreover, customer relationship management (CRM) practices moderate these relationships by strengthening the effect of team innovation on performance and attenuating the direct relationship between team explorative learning and team performance. In contrast, CRM practices had a limited moderating effect on the relationship between employee innovation and team performance. This study advances understanding of the indirect pathways through which leadership drives innovation and highlights CRM practices as a boundary condition. Practical implications for managing innovation in complex service environments are offered.

Stress is an important physiological and psychological reaction which, when prolonged, has a negative impact on the health and well-being of humans. Traditional stress assessment methods tend to be subjective and are not scalable in real-time. In this research, a lightweight machine learning framework to predict stress from easily measurable environmental and activity-related features, temperature, humidity, and steps, is introduced. The proposed method is different from the approach that depends on complex physiological signals and uses minimal non-invasive inputs that can be applied in the wearable and IoT field. The stress level is considered as the target variable, and all the features used as input variables are independent from each other to prevent data leakage. There are several machine learning and deep learning models and their performances are measured, such as LightGBM, Support vector machine (SVM), AdaBoost, Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU). Bayesian hyperparameter optimization is used to improve the performance of the model and guarantee strong generalization. Experimental results show that LightGBM outperforms the other models, giving an accuracy of 97% and a balanced precision, recall and F1 score of 95%. The results demonstrate promising predictive performance on the evaluated dataset. However, since the model was validated on a relatively small publicly available dataset, further evaluation using larger and more diverse real-world datasets is required before practical deployment.

Reading comprehension is an essential skill that enables learners to understand texts, interpret information, and determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. However, some Grade 8 learners experience difficulties in comprehending reading materials because of limited vocabulary knowledge and difficulty identifying context clues. This study, titled Improving Grade 8 Reading Comprehension Through Targeted Context Clue Strategies, aimed to improve learners’ reading comprehension by implementing targeted, structured context clue strategies. The study involved 33 Grade 8 learners and focused on five categories: definition and explanation clues, synonym and restatement clues, antonym and contrast clues, example and illustration clues, and inference and general context clues. A pretest and posttest were administered to determine changes in learners’ performance following the intervention. The pretest results revealed an overall mean score of 2.48, interpreted as Low, while the posttest results showed an overall mean score of 3.60, interpreted as High. A paired-samples t-test revealed a statistically significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores, t(32) = −10.615, p < .001. The null hypothesis was rejected, indicating that the difference between the learners’ pretest and posttest performance was statistically significant. The findings suggest that targeted, structured context clue strategies may help improve learners’ ability to identify contextual information, infer unfamiliar word meanings, and understand reading passages. The study recommends the continued use of context clue strategies, with additional instructional support for example and illustration clues and definition and explanation clues, to further strengthen learners’ reading comprehension skills.

Background Insomnia and poor sleep are highly prevalent among university students and are linked to impaired mental and physical health, reduced cognitive functioning, and lower academic performance. Existing interventions for insomnia include cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), mindfulness, and sleep hygiene. CBT-I is widely recognised as effective but remains difficult to access for the general population and lack scalability, long-term follow-up, and feasibility in non-clinical settings. Pragmatic, group-based approaches that can be delivered within the university and are tailored to help students develop self-endorsed routines and competencies for better sleep, creating sustainable changes that extend beyond the program period, is needed. Methods This study is a pragmatic, two-arm randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a group-based sleep program for university students with insomnia symptoms. A total of 118 full-time students aged 18–30 meeting diagnostic criteria for chronic insomnia disorder will be randomized (1:1) to either the intervention or a wait-list control group. The intervention comprises 12 weekly 90-minute group sessions followed by nine monthly follow-up meetings, facilitated by trained coaches. The program integrates core elements of CBT-I with motivational and coping strategies, delivered in an interactive and peer-supported format. The primary outcome is change in insomnia severity measured by the Bergen Insomnia Scale. Secondary outcomes include subjective and objective sleep measures, mental health, cognitive performance, academic attainment, health behaviours, physical fitness, and biological markers. Assessments will be conducted at baseline, post-program (12 weeks), and 12 months. A mixed methods process evaluation will assess fidelity, acceptability, mechanisms of impact, and contextual influences. Discussion This trial will be among the first pragmatic evaluations of a structured, group-based sleep intervention tailored to university students with insomnia. Key strengths include the randomised controlled design, comprehensive outcome assessment, 12-month follow-up, and embedded process evaluation. If effective, the program could provide a feasible, scalable, and cost-effective model to improve sleep and therein health, and academic performance in young adults in higher education.

Peer feedback is a process where employees provide constructive input, based on their observations and interactions, with their colleagues. This feedback can encompass various aspects of an individual's performance, such as behavior, communication skills, and contributions to team dynamics. Peer feedback typically aims to offer valuable insights, promote personal growth, and enhance teamwork within an organization. It often involves both positive and constructive criticism, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This approach helps employees gain a better understanding of their strengths and areas needing development, ultimately contributing to their professional development and the overall success of the organization. Peer feedback is an essential component of a 360-degree feedback system, offering a holistic view of an individual's performance.

Background: Examination periods can coincide with psychological stress, sleep difficulties, and uncertainty about academic performance. Students may continue to feel tense while waiting for results or further assessment, particularly when they are unsure how well they answered the examination questions. Objective: To describe students’ reported stress and sleep difficulties before and after examinations at Gori State University and European University, and to explore themes appearing in anonymous open-ended questionnaire responses. Methods: The study is described as a comparative questionnaire study involving 50 students, with 25 participants from each university. Anonymous questionnaires were administered before and after an examination. The questionnaire asked about stress, sleep, feeling tired or sleepless, waiting for further assessment or results, and students’ perceptions of how they had answered the test. Results: The preliminary account supplied for this draft indicates that sleep difficulty associated with stress and concern while waiting for further assessment were recurring concerns in open-ended responses. The initial estimate was approximately 5% of students reporting satisfaction with their answers. With 50 participants, the closest possible whole-person counts are 2 students (4%) or 3 students (6%); the original questionnaires must be checked to establish which count is correct. No further frequency estimates or statistical tests are reported because participant-level data were not provided for analysis. Conclusion: Anonymous pre- and post-examination questionnaires may help educators identify students’ concerns about sleep, stress, and uncertainty. Findings should be interpreted as preliminary until response counts, scoring procedures, ethics information, and the exact number of students reporting satisfaction are verified.

Teacher performance is a key determinant of educational quality and the successful implementation of learning processes. Among the factors that may influence teacher performance are the adequacy of educational facilities and infrastructure, as well as the quality of the working environment. This study aims to examine the influence of facilities and infrastructure, together with the work environment, on teacher performance at SMA Negeri 1 Batukliang Utara, Central Lombok Regency. A quantitative approach with a descriptive research design was employed. The study involved all 33 active teachers using a total sampling technique. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire based on a five-point Likert scale and analyzed using multiple linear regression with IBM SPSS Statistics version 26. The findings reveal that facilities and infrastructure do not have a significant partial effect on teacher performance (β = 0.017; p = 0.933), whereas the work environment has a positive and statistically significant effect (β = 0.770; p = 0.003). Simultaneously, both independent variables significantly influence teacher performance (F = 10.840; p < 0.001), explaining 41.9% of the variance in teacher performance, while the remaining 58.1% is attributable to other factors not included in the research model. These findings indicate that a supportive and conducive work environment plays a more substantial role than educational facilities in improving teacher performance. Therefore, school management should prioritize the creation of a positive work environment while continuing to improve educational facilities to support teachers' professional responsibilities.

Student retention, graduation, and employment are major outcomes in higher education. They reflect the effectiveness of the institution in shaping the future workforce. Thus, this study examined undergraduate retention, graduation, and employment in 2020-2024. The Divisions of Academic Affairs, Registration, and Planning provided secondary data on 9 issues: admission plans, enrolment reporting, course registration, leave of absence, academic results, loss of student status, retention, graduation, and employment status. The study found that most students who lost status were from large northeastern institutions and were reported for portfolio round enrolment. They had low entrance academic performance. Most students in this cohort had GPAXs between 0.00 and 0.99 in 2024, with the lowest being 1.19. The Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies lost the most students. Mahasarakham Business School had the most, mostly first-year students. Many retained students came from big northeastern schools and reported for enrolment in the Portfolio round, followed by the Quota round. The mean entrance GPAX was 3.27, and the mean current GPAX was 2.34. The Faculty of Nursing had the greatest retention rates in the second and third years. Pharmacy and veterinary sciences had the highest retention rates in the fifth year and above. Most students who graduated within the curriculum's timeframe came from major northeastern schools and reported for portfolio round enrolment. Most students graduated on schedule, usually in the second semester. Large-school graduates worked largely in the northeast. The Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies had the greatest employment rate, whereas Mahasarakham Business School had the most employed graduates. Overall, 94.92% of graduates found work within a year. At 100.00%, the Faculty of Medicine achieved the greatest employment rate in its field.

Background Assessing dance performance in physical education teacher education (PETE) requires judges to integrate technical and aesthetic qualities. Analytic rubrics make relevant dimensions explicit, whereas Adaptive Comparative Judgment (ACJ) elicits holistic pairwise decisions and produces a relative performance scale. This study compared the outcomes and student perceptions associated with the two approaches. Methods Seventeen pre-service teachers assessed 46 video-recorded student dance performances using an analytic rubric and ACJ. An expert reference was derived from five PETE lecturers who had assessed the performances live using the rubric and subsequently evaluated the video recordings through ACJ. Analyses examined rubric reliability and ACJ precision, convergence between method-derived rankings, student–expert rank alignment, cross-condition rubric score differences, and students’ perceptions of ease of use, usefulness, transparency, and fairness. Results Rubric- and ACJ-derived rankings were strongly associated within the student panel (Spearman's ρ = .863) and the expert reference panel ( ρ = .879). Aggregated student rankings also aligned closely with the expert-reference rankings under rubric scoring ( ρ = .890) and ACJ ( ρ = .888), with no clear difference in alignment between the methods. Aggregated student rubric scores showed high reliability, ICC(2,17) = .955, while ACJ scale separation reliability was .780 for students and .836 for experts. Student video-based rubric scores were, on average, 0.77 points higher than the archived live expert consensus scores. Students perceived ACJ as easier to use but the analytic rubric as more transparent. Perceived usefulness did not differ clearly, while fairness ratings descriptively favored the rubric. Conclusion Analytic rubric scoring and ACJ produced strongly convergent aggregate rankings, and the aggregated student panel differentiated relative performance quality in ways closely aligned with the expert reference under both approaches. However, the methods differed in score interpretation and perceived transparency. The results support considering ACJ as a complementary approach for digitally supported assessment and moderation rather than as a direct replacement for criterion-based summative assessment.

Academic achievement in higher education is associated not only with individual and instructional factors but also with students' social environment. However, evidence on peer environments among Social Studies Education students in Indonesia remains limited, particularly regarding how peer interactions are experienced in academic contexts. This study examines the relationship between peer environment and academic achievement among pre-service Social Studies teachers at the Social Studies Education Study Program, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, State Islamic University of Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang. A sequential explanatory mixed-methods design was used. The quantitative phase involved 220 students from a population of 488 students in the 2023, 2024, and 2025 cohorts and was analyzed using PLS-SEM. The qualitative phase involved semi-structured interviews with 15 students selected purposively from the quantitative phase. The quantitative results indicated a positive and statistically significant association between peer environment and academic achievement (β = 0.145; t = 2.123; p = 0.034), although the effect size was small (f² = 0.014) and the model explained 1.5% of the variance in academic achievement (R² = 0.015). The qualitative findings identified four themes: academic behavior modeling, socio-academic support, group learning norms, and positive competitive drive. Together, the findings suggest that peer environment is a contextual factor associated with academic achievement through students' academic behaviors and interactions, rather than a dominant determinant of GPA. The study extends the application of Peer Influence Theory to pre-service Social Studies teacher education by highlighting the academic orientation and quality of peer interactions.

This community service initiative aims to provide a platform for students to actualize their religious potential and to strengthen their religious literacy and character through an Islamic Religious Education (PAI) Performance. The activity employed a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach, encompassing planning, action, and reflection (evaluation). It was held from September 10–16, 2026, at the Ki Hajar Dewantara Building in Aikmel District, East Lombok, involving 32 elementary schools and 143 students comprising 65 speech contestants, 44 Quran recitation participants, and 34 PAI Olympiad competitors. The results indicate that the three competition categories provided avenues for demonstrating religious capabilities through communication, Quranic recitation skills, and mastery of PAI knowledge. The event also fostered traits such as discipline, responsibility, self-confidence, perseverance, adherence to rules, and sportsmanship through the experience of competition. Future initiatives should focus on sustained guidance and systematic evaluation to measure the development of students' religious literacy and character in a more targeted and continuous manner.

Debates over the use of four-level scales in standards-based grading and reporting, particularly the meaning and necessity of the highest level, persist in K–12 education. This conceptual, practice-informed article examines whether “the 4,” commonly labeled advanced mastery, exceeds, or extending, is theoretically sound and instructionally useful within standards-aligned grading systems. Illustrative classroom scenarios demonstrate that students may produce exceptional work without exceeding the requirements of the standard being assessed. The article considers arguments for and against a top level that requires students to exceed the standard, and it distinguishes valuable qualities such as creativity, sophistication, and superior performance from evidence of standards attainment. Particular attention is given to the misapplication of Webb’s depth of knowledge framework as a proxy for mastery levels, clarifying the difference between cognitive complexity and quality of performance. The article recommends precise performance descriptors, moderation and calibration of student work, narrative feedback, student conferencing, and other approaches for recognizing excellence without distorting proficiency scales. It concludes that schools should initially use a three-level system focused on developing a shared understanding of proficiency. Additional levels may be considered later, following reflection, calibration, and analysis of implementation evidence.

Teaching Factory (TEFA) provides vocational students with authentic, industry-oriented learning experiences. However, its evaluation often focuses on technical performance and final learning outcomes, leaving employability skills insufficiently assessed. Previous studies have largely examined TEFA implementation and digital assessment separately, highlighting the need for an integrated evaluation model. This study aimed to develop and validate a Digital Teaching Factory Evaluation Model that integrates authentic learning, digital assessment, and employability skills evaluation. A research and development approach was employed using the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation). Data were collected through literature reviews, observations, interviews, questionnaires, document analysis, expert validation, and pretest-posttest assessments. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively, while qualitative data were examined through coding, categorization, and triangulation. The results showed that the model achieved 88.0% expert validation and 90.0% practicality, indicating that it was highly valid and very practical. Students’ average employability skills scores increased from 67.8 to 84.4, with a reported relative gain of 51.7%. Work readiness showed the highest relative gain (58.1%), followed by collaboration (53.3%), problem-solving (51.4%), communication (50.0%), and adaptability (45.5%). These findings suggest that the model offers a practical framework for assessing employability skills within authentic TEFA activities. It can help vocational teachers document student performance, provide timely feedback, and align assessment with workplace expectations. Further research involving larger samples and stronger experimental designs is needed to examine its effectiveness across different vocational education contexts.

Effective school leadership is vital to school management, teacher performance, and quality education. This study examined the leadership skills, core behavioral skills, and administrative practices of public secondary school heads in the Schools Division of Cagayan de Oro City during the school year 2025–2026. It assessed key leadership and behavioral competencies and determined their relationships with administrative practices. A descriptive-correlational design was used, with universal sampling of 105 school heads. Data were gathered through a standardized questionnaire anchored on the Results-Based Performance Management System and the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads. Frequency, percentage, weighted mean, standard deviation, and Pearson correlation were used. Findings showed high levels of leadership skills, core behavioral skills, and administrative practices. People development was the strongest leadership dimension, while teamwork and innovation were the most evident core behavioral competencies. Managing school operations and resources, and focusing on teaching and learning, were among the strongest administrative practices. The study found significant positive relationships between leadership skills and administrative practices, and between core behavioral skills and administrative practices. The study concludes that effective school leadership requires a combination of people leadership, professional behavior, instructional leadership, strategic management, and administrative competence. It recommends needs-based leadership development, mentoring and coaching, stronger results-focused practices, ongoing instructional leadership training, stakeholder engagement, reflective practice, and individualized professional development plans to support the continued growth of school heads.

This study examined the relationships among teachers’ core behavioral competencies, professional performance, and students’ learning achievement in Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health (MAPEH) in the Department of Education Districts of Ilog I and II, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Using a descriptive-correlational research design, the study involved 38 MAPEH teachers and 190 students from ten public secondary schools, selected through total enumeration and proportional sampling, respectively. Data were gathered using a standardized questionnaire based on DepEd Order No. 2, s. 2015, teachers’ Individual Performance Commitment and Review Form (IPCRF) ratings, students’ academic records, and supplementary key informant interviews. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis were employed. Findings revealed very high competencies in self-management (M = 3.826) and professionalism and ethics (M = 3.736), while result focus, teamwork, service orientation, and innovation were rated high. Teachers demonstrated very satisfactory professional performance (M = 3.557), whereas students achieved satisfactory academic performance in MAPEH (M = 84.142). Significant positive relationships were reported between result focus and teachers’ performance (r = .869, p = .028), innovation and students’ learning achievement (r = .797, p = .043), and teachers’ performance and students’ learning achievement (r = .797, p = .043). The findings highlighted the relevance of result-oriented practices, instructional innovation, and professional competence in supporting educational outcomes. Continuous professional development and a one-year competency enhancement plan were recommended to strengthen teaching effectiveness and student achievement. The study aligns with Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) by emphasizing teacher development and improved learning outcomes. Its contribution to educational and institutional sustainability lies in supporting continuous professional improvement, instructional innovation, and sustained educational quality in public secondary schools.

This study assessed the socio-demographic profile and level of Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE) functional literacy among senior high school students as a basis for developing a work readiness intervention program. Specifically, it examined the respondents’ profiles in terms of age, sex, general academic performance, and availability of TLE-related tools at home, as well as their level of functional literacy in technology and engineering design, food and nutrition, financial literacy, entrepreneurial competence, and agricultural literacy and agri-tech awareness. A descriptive research design was employed involving 406 senior high school students. Data were gathered using a validated researcher-made questionnaire and analyzed using frequency, percentage, and mean. Findings showed that the majority of respondents were 17–18 years old, with male students slightly outnumbering female students. Most respondents demonstrated favorable academic performance, with the largest proportion obtaining grades of 90 and above. In terms of available TLE-related resources at home, students had greater access to common cooking and household tools than to sewing and agricultural equipment. The findings further revealed varying levels of TLE functional literacy across the identified domains. Technology and engineering design literacy, food and nutrition literacy, and financial literacy were assessed as Needs Improvement, indicating areas requiring strengthened practical knowledge and skills. Agricultural literacy and agri-tech awareness reflected a relatively higher level of performance, while entrepreneurial competence was assessed as Very Satisfactory, indicating a notable strength among the respondents. Based on these findings, a work readiness intervention program entitled “Ready for Work: A Work Readiness Intervention Program for Enhancing TLE Functional Literacy among Senior High School Students” was proposed to address identified areas for improvement through hands-on, skill-based, and experiential learning activities. The study concludes that although students demonstrate strengths in entrepreneurial competence and academic performance, targeted instructional support and practical learning opportunities are needed to strengthen TLE functional literacy relevant to employment, entrepreneurship, and lifelong learning. It is recommended that schools provide structured work readiness interventions, expand opportunities for experiential and hands-on learning, and integrate practical financial, technological, and livelihood skills into TLE instruction to better prepare students for future work environments.

Abstract Objectives We hypothesized that benzodiazepine/z-drug (BZRA) dose, insomnia symptoms, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) risk are associated with cognitive performance above and beyond other modifiable dementia risk factors. Methods In this cross-sectional study, we used baseline data from recruited patients without dementia from one VA site and one academic site to analyze regression models based on previously published risk factors for cognitive impairment, adapted to include sleep and benzodiazepine usage interactions. Changes in R 2 and model fit (F-tests) were examined for four nested regression models predicting Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Trail Making Test (TMT)-A, TMT-B, and Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST). Base Models included common dementia risk factors. Model-2 = Base + Insomnia Severity Index; Model-3 = Model-2 + dose; Model-4 = Model-3 + OSA risk; and Model-5 = Model-4 + OSA-BZRA. Results R 2 for the base model predicting MMSE was 0.139 (n = 313), 0.241 for TMT-A (n = 298), 0.229 for TMT-B (n = 287), and 0.189 for DSST (n = 285). Model-5 R 2 was 0.142 for MMSE, 0.246 for TMT-A, 0.238 for TMT-B, and 0.190 for DSST, with all F-test p-values >.145. Conclusions Sleep disorder variables did not significantly explain additional variation in cognition performance. Studies with a wider range of cognitive performance are needed.

Stress is a major contributor to physical and mental health disorders, underscoring the need for reliable and interpretable detection systems. We present an interpretable multimodal deep learning framework that integrates electrocardiogram (ECG), electrodermal activity (EDA), and respiration signals using modality-specific neural architectures complemented by feature-based classical models. To ensure robustness and generalizability, the framework was evaluated under both subject-independent and subject-dependent protocols. Results show that multimodal fusion consistently outperformed single modalities, achieving 94.8% accuracy, 93.9% F1-score, and 0.97 AUC under subject-independent validation, compared with 86–91% accuracy for individual signals. In subject-dependent experiments, performance reached 97.2% accuracy and 96.8% F1-score. Comparative analysis with recent state-of-the-art methods demonstrated the competitiveness of our approach, while ablation studies confirmed the contribution of each modality and fusion strategy. Statistical significance testing with ( p < 0.05) further validated the reliability of these gains. Importantly, interpretability analyses using Grad-CAM and attention visualization provided physiological insights, revealing that the model emphasizes clinically meaningful regions such as ECG R-peaks and phasic EDA fluctuations. By uniting high performance, robustness, and interpretability, this work advances stress detection research and offers a physiologically grounded framework for continuous mental health monitoring.

Aim and background: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is reported far less often than poor nocturnal sleep quality in Indian medical students.We aimed to estimate EDS prevalence and its independent correlates (primary), and to compare these with poor sleep quality correlates in the same cohort and relate both to examination performance (secondary).We hypothesized that sleep hygiene behavior, not global sleep quality category, would dominate.Materials and methods: Prospective cross-sectional study of 354 of 450 eligible MBBS students (78.7%) at a Southern Indian college, sampled by stratified proportional randomization.Under supervised standardized administration, they completed the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS; EDS >10), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI), with screen time, stress, mood, lifestyle, clinical covariates, and the latest university examination percentage.Excessive daytime sleepiness correlates were examined by logistic regression with a pre-specified confounder-adjusted sensitivity model.Results: Excessive daytime sleepiness affected 21.5% [95% confidence interval (CI) 17.5-26.0],more often among poor than good sleepers (27.7% vs 18.6%).Adjusted [area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) 0.773, 0.714-0.832],only poorer sleep hygiene remained independent [odds ratio (OR) 1.12 per point, 1.07-1.18],unchanged after adjustment for all measured confounders (1.12, 1.06-1.17).Examination percentage did not differ by sleep status (67.33 ± 5.16 vs 68.07 ± 5.72; p = 0.229); academic stage and sex, not sleep, predicted marks (R² = 0.152).Conclusion: In this cross-sectional sample, EDS was associated more closely with sleep hygiene behavior than with global sleep quality category, and the two had distinct correlation profiles.Screening for sleepiness alongside sleep quality, and addressing bedtime device use, merit consideration in student health services.These are associations only; no direction of effect can be inferred.Clinical significance: Measuring EDS alongside global sleep quality identifies a partly distinct at-risk group, for whom brief counselling on bedtime device use may be more specific than generic sleep hygiene advice.

Introduction This study examined the moderating role of positive emotion in the relationship between trait-like stress reactivity and negative emotion, and whether this moderating effect varies by cognitive performance and cognitive decline across nine years. Methods Using data from 2,041 participants in the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study (mean age = 65.52 years), hierarchical regression models were conducted to predict negative emotion from trait-like stress reactivity, positive emotion, and their interaction, controlling for age, gender, years of education, depressed mood, and neuroticism. Simple slope analyses were conducted to test the direction of significant interactions. Analyses were repeated within subgroups of cognitive performance and cognitive decline across 9 years. Results The interaction between positive emotion and trait-like stress reactivity was significant, with higher positive emotion associated with a weaker relationship between stress reactivity and negative emotion. This moderating effect was observed across low, moderate, and high cognitive performance groups; a three-way interaction further indicated that the moderating effect becomes stronger as cognitive performance increases. For cognitive decline, the moderating effect was significant only among individuals with relatively greater cognitive decline, although the three-way interaction was not significant. Conclusion Positive emotion may buffer the relationship between trait-level stress reactivity and negative emotion across the cognitive performance range, although this moderating effect appears weaker at lower cognitive performance. Findings for cognitive decline were less conclusive, as a subgroup-specific association among participants with greater decline was not confirmed when cognitive decline was analyzed as a continuous moderator.

This study examined the reported levels of reading skills, writing skills, academic success, and challenges in literacy development among Grade 5 and Grade 6 learners. The study was conducted in selected public elementary schools in Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat during the School Year 2025–2026. A quantitative descriptive-correlational research design was employed. The respondents were 56 learners selected through proportionate sampling. Data were collected using a researcher-developed 40-item questionnaire covering reading skills (comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency); writing skills (syntax, grammar, and morphology); academic success; and challenges in reading and writing. The instrument obtained a mean validity score of 4.36 and a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.762, indicating acceptable internal consistency. Mean, standard deviation, and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient were used to analyze the data. The findings showed that learners reported a very high level of reading skills (M = 4.40) and writing skills (M = 4.51). Academic success was reported as Very Satisfactory (M = 4.50), while challenges in developing literacy skills were reported as Challenged (M = 3.71). The correlation analysis showed a negligible positive relationship between reading skills and academic success (r = 0.119) and a negligible negative relationship between writing skills and academic success (r = -0.097). Neither relationship was statistically significant at the 0.05 level. The findings suggest that although learners reported high levels of reading and writing skills, these skills alone were not significantly related to their reported academic success. Other factors may also contribute to learners’ academic development.

Pesantren-based madrasahs may organize religious and general learning through two configurations, separated and integrated, yet students' experiences under the two configurations are rarely compared sequentially within one institution. Prior studies mostly address the epistemological and curricular dimensions of knowledge integration, while students' experiences under both configurations have not been compared directly. This study compares academic achievement, religious understanding, and student well-being between the cohort of students who studied under the separated system and the cohort who later studied under the integrated system at MA Khozinatul Ulum Blora, as reported by teachers and students. It uses an embedded case study with two units of analysis. Thirteen informants took part: five students from each cohort, one madrasah diniyah teacher, one general subject teacher, and one deputy head for curriculum. Data came from semi-structured interviews for both cohorts, along with observation and document analysis for the currently running integrated system, analyzed thematically with triangulation. Three differences emerged. Separated-system students described more structured learning, whereas integrated-system students described difficulty keeping focus as the scope of material widened. Broader religious understanding across subjects was described by integrated-system students, while separated-system students tied it to religion class hours. Fatigue was reported more often in the integrated group. The study contributes a comparison of two periods of learning systems within one institution.

This research explores how learning science through Project-Based Learning (PBL) can increase student engagement by influencing student interest and academic performance in the 7th-grade classroom. While elementary students often enjoy science because it is very hands-on, middle school introduces a more structured instruction, which can reduce student motivation and lead to a decrease in engagement. This study sought to understand whether Project-Based Learning (PBL) could help bridge the gap between engagement and rigor. PBL provides students with opportunities to explore authentic, real-world problems, collaborate with peers, and apply scientific concepts in meaningful contexts. Students actively construct knowledge through inquiry, experimentation, and reflection. These elements align closely with the goals of middle school science education—to foster critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills while maintaining student interest and joy in learning. The study was conducted in two 7th-grade science classrooms, one of which included a dual-language Spanish program. Students participated in science units designed around PBL principles that emphasized inquiry-based projects, collaboration, and student choice. Data were collected using pre- and post-interest surveys and pre- and post-unit assessments to measure shifts in student attitudes, engagement, and academic performance.

The collection of papers in this special issue examines the dynamics of math and science education from one large urban school district in United States. Papers range from early to late elementary classrooms with diverse student populations in K-7 schools. This editor’s essay provides a brief overview of each of the 7 articles and the authors’ contribution to the expanding STEM research on math and science education and academic performance within the context of project-based learning. Included is a mix of action research studies conducted at 7 different elementary schools by teacher-researcher-practitioners. The papers present diverse vantage points on the circumstances that influence student motivation, student learning, and student engagement within the context of project-based learning.

This study aimed to develop and examine the validity, practicality, and preliminary effectiveness of the Outcome-Based Authentic Learning Model (OBALM) for strengthening the professional competence of prospective vocational educators. This Research and Development (R&D) study employed the ADDIE model and involved 54 third-semester students of the Vocational Makeup Education Study Program at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts Padangpanjang. Data were collected through expert validation, implementation observations, student responses, and a professional performance rubric, and were analyzed using Aiken’s V, percentage scores, N-gain, and inferential statistics. OBALM comprises six stages: Authentic Problem Orientation, Problem Analysis, Strategy Design, Implementation, Feedback, and Reflection. Expert validation yielded an Aiken’s V of 0.89, indicating high content validity, while the overall practicality score was 85.0%. Students’ mean professional competence score increased from 62.18 to 82.94, with an N-gain of 0.55. The pretest–posttest difference was statistically significant, t(53) = 13.44, p < .001, with a very large effect size (Cohen’s dz = 1.83). Improvements were observed across the seven targeted professional competence dimensions. These findings provide initial empirical support for OBALM as a structured learning approach that integrates outcome-based learning, authentic problems, practical performance, feedback, and reflection in vocational higher education. Keywords: outcome-based education, authentic learning, professional competence, vocational education, instructional model.

This study identified the competency needs of emerging school leaders in financial management, strategic partnerships, and project implementation as a basis for developing a capability building program. Using a descriptive research design integrated with a Research and Development (R&D) approach, the study involved 68 emerging school leaders, specifically Head Teachers and newly appointed School Heads with zero to three years of leadership experience in a public schools division in Northern Luzon, Philippines. The researchers gathered data using a competency needs assessment survey aligned with the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads (PPSSH). The findings revealed that financial management was identified as a Moderate Training Need, while strategic partnerships and project implementation were identified as Extensive Training Needs. Based on these findings, the STEP UP! (Strengthening and Training Emerging Personnel for Upgraded Performance) Capability-Building Program was developed to address the identified competency gaps. The program subsequently underwent expert validation and pilot implementation. Validation results indicated an overall rating of Very Highly Valid, demonstrating strong alignment with competency needs, professional standards, content requirements, and implementation mechanisms. Evaluation based on Kirkpatrick’s Four-Level Model further showed that the program was highly effective, as participants reported positive reactions, increased knowledge and skills, successful application of learning in the workplace, and perceived improvements in leadership performance and school operations. The study concludes that a needs-based and standards-aligned capability-building program can effectively strengthen the competencies of emerging school leaders and contribute to improved school governance, stakeholder engagement, and project implementation.

This study examined the relationship between teachers’ pedagogical approaches and the Kindergarten learners’ reading performance in selected schools in the Division of Cagayan de Oro. It assessed five approaches: context support, ICT integration, language experience, phonemic awareness, and the whole-word approach. It also evaluated learners’ performance in comprehension, phonics, and vocabulary. Using a descriptive-correlational research design, the study involved 115 Kindergarten teachers and 230 learners. Data were gathered through a modified questionnaire and standardized test, then analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient. The findings revealed that teachers demonstrated a very high level of pedagogical approaches, with the whole-word approach rated highest and language experience lowest. Meanwhile, learners achieved satisfactory reading performance, with comprehension as their strongest area and vocabulary as their weakest. However, no significant relationship was found between teachers’ pedagogical approaches and learners’ reading performance. The study concluded that teachers were well-equipped to facilitate reading instruction through various strategies. It recommended providing more opportunities for learners to connect reading and writing activities with their personal experiences, interests, and real-life situations. Teachers were also encouraged to explore alternative instructional practices that address learners’ specific reading needs and improve their overall reading performance.

Introduction Information and communication technologies, including wearable sensors, offer accessible and ecological ways to support psychological processes underpinning technical practice in sport, such as the regulation of attention, arousal and mental load. The aim of this exploratory study is to examine whether heart rate (HR) and physical activity (PA), recorded with a chest-worn wearable, can serve as a potential, indirect correlate of the mental load experienced during golf putting training. Two research questions were of interest: (i) Do pre-shot HR and PA differ between made and missed putts? (ii) Do pre-shot HR and PA differ following a made compared with a missed putt? Methods Seven youth golfing athletes (13–16 years old; handicap (hcp) index < 12) performed a putting training exercise in which the goal was to score five consecutive putts from 3-metre distance to the hole. HR and PA were recorded continuously and matched with putting performance using video footage. Pre-shot HR and PA were taken as the mean over the 5 s before ball contact. Because the putts are nested within sessions and athletes, the analyses combine within-athlete non-parametric tests, corrected for multiple comparisons and reported with effect sizes, with linear mixed-effects models treating athlete and session as random effects. Results Pre-shot HR and PA do not differ significantly between made and missed putts (mixed-model estimate for HR: +0.09 bpm, 95% CI [−0.46, 0.64]; p = 0.76). However, pre-shot HR is higher following a made putt and lower following a missed one (+5.08 bpm, 95% CI [4.54, 5.62]; p < 0.001), an association that persists after adjusting for the pre-shot HR of the preceding putt. PA shows the opposite trend. Discussion Because no subjective ratings of mental load, arousal or affect were collected, mental load remains one plausible interpretation of this pattern rather than an established one. Pending validation against such measures, the approach could offer coaches and athletes an exploratory starting point for conversations about how training situations are experienced, and illustrates how continuous monitoring of HR may provide a potential indirect correlate of mental load in youth golfers.

Introduction Level-2 visual perspective taking (VPT-2) reflects children’s ability to understand others’ visual experiences. However, the effects of viewing angle and task materials on 4-year-olds’ performance remain unclear. Methods Using a picture-taking (“photographer”) task, this study examined the effects of test tool and rotation angle, as well as egocentric error patterns, among 163 four-year-old children from Hainan, China. A 2 (test tool: Lego figurines vs. geometric solids) × 3 (rotation angle: 0°, 90°, 180°) within-subjects design was used. The formal test comprised 18 four-alternative trials, with three trials in each Tool × Angle condition; each correct response scored 1 and each incorrect response scored 0. Performance was assessed using raw correct scores and the proportions of egocentric errors. Results Rotation angle significantly affected performance in a nonmonotonic pattern: raw correct scores were highest at 0°, followed by 180°, and lowest at 90°. The main effect of test tool was significant, with higher raw correct scores in the Lego figurine condition than in the geometric solids condition. The Tool × Angle interaction for raw correct scores was not significant. The proportions of egocentric errors showed significant main effects of test tool and rotation angle, as well as a significant Tool × Angle interaction. Egocentric errors were most pronounced in the geometric solids condition at 180°. Supplementary analyses revealed no significant sex main effect or sex-related interactions. Discussion These findings indicate that 4-year-olds’ VPT-2 performance varies across rotation angles and test materials. Performance differences between material conditions may be associated with differences in task structure, stimulus discriminability, social cues, and spatial-relational judgment demands, whose independent contributions could not be isolated in this study. Because the analyses relied on raw correct scores and error-type data, the findings should be interpreted as differences in behavioral performance rather than direct evidence about processing strategies or cognitive mechanisms.

Background: The increasing use of Instagram among medical students has raised concerns about its potential impact on academic performance. However, existing evidence remains inconsistent, and researchers have not yet fully understood the psychological mechanisms underlying this relationship. Objective: To evaluate the association between Instagram use intensity and academic performance while investigating the mediating role of grit. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among 128 third-semester medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia. Instagram use intensity was measured using the Instagram Intensity Scale Questionnaire (IISQ), and grit was assessed with the Short Grit Scale (Grit-S). The assessment of academic performance was conducted through pharmacology and biochemistry block examination scores, the semester grade point average (SGPA), and the cumulative grade point average (CGPA). Correlation analyses, group comparisons, and mediation analysis using PROCESS Macro Model 4 with bootstrap resampling were performed. Results: Instagram use intensity was not significantly associated with any academic performance measure (p>0.05). However, it was negatively associated with grit (r= −0.276, p=0.002), whereas grit was positively associated with all academic outcomes (all p<0.001). Mediation analysis demonstrated significant indirect effects of Instagram use intensity on pharmacology and biochemistry examination scores, SGPA, and CGPA through grit, indicating full mediation. Conclusions: Instagram use intensity was not directly associated with academic performance. Instead, its influence operated indirectly through grit, suggesting that interventions promoting perseverance and self-regulated learning may be more beneficial than strategies focused solely on reducing Instagram use.

Introduction Deception elicits measurable cognitive and linguistic changes, yet accurately identifying deceptive language in high-stakes environments remains a persistent challenge. Although natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) techniques have shown promise in detecting misinformation and low-stakes deception, their performance on spontaneous, stress-induced speech remains poorly understood. This study investigates linguistic markers of deception and evaluates the performance of supervised ML models and a knowledge-grounded language model, FranklinAsk™, across both synthetic and real-world datasets. Methods Linguistic analyses were conducted on responses from a National Center for Credibility Assessment (NCCA) military training exercise involving truthful and deceptive participants. A synthetic dataset was generated using MOSTLYAI to provide a balanced corpus for ML training. Linguistic features were extracted using pretrained NLP models, and supervised classifiers, including logistic regression, Random Forest, Naïve Bayes, and Support Vector Machine (SVM), were trained using LIWC-22 features with 10-fold cross-validation. The FranklinAsk™ RAG system was evaluated using the same participant responses to compare knowledge-grounded reasoning with statistical learning. Results Two linguistic features, cardinal numbers (nominal p = 0.041) and particles (nominal p = 0.0486), reached the unadjusted significance threshold, each with a moderate effect size ( d = 0.55); neither remained statistically significant after Benjamini-Hochberg FDR correction (adjusted p = 0.668 for both). No significant sentiment differences were observed. On the synthetic dataset, logistic regression performed best (F1 = 0.930; ROC AUC = 0.978), but all supervised models showed substantial performance declines when applied to the real-world dataset. In contrast, FranklinAsk™ achieved the highest F1-score (0.519), highest accuracy (0.487), and second-highest recall (0.700) on the military exercise data. Discussion These findings highlight the limited generalizability of synthetic-trained deception models to real-world, high-stakes communication and motivate further investigation of knowledge-grounded language models as an alternative approach when labeled real-world training data are limited. Future research should prioritize expanding ecologically valid datasets and exploring hybrid approaches that combine statistical modeling with knowledge-grounded reasoning.

Self-leadership and self-efficacy are theoretically and empirically linked, yet limited research explains how individuals interpret self-leadership experiences as evidence of personal capability. Although self-leadership practices and mastery experiences contribute to self-efficacy, the cognitive process through which performance experiences become evidence of competence remains insufficiently understood. Attribution theory explains how individuals infer the causes of performance outcomes but offers limited insight into how these interpretations inform subsequent judgements of personal capability. This paper proposes responsibility attribution as a cognitive mechanism that may explain how performance experiences are incorporated into self-efficacy beliefs. Responsibility attribution is conceptualised as an evaluative appraisal through which individuals determine whether a performance outcome should be interpreted as evidence of their own capability. Outcomes perceived as personally attributable may therefore acquire psychological significance for subsequent self-efficacy judgements. Integrating self-leadership theory, social cognitive theory, and attribution theory, the proposed framework explains how individuals may transform performance experiences into capability judgements that support self-directed behaviour. The paper contributes to attribution theory by specifying a potentially under-theorised function of attributional processing: evaluating whether interpreted outcomes constitute evidence of personal capability. The framework also offers a theoretical basis for future research into self-leadership development and interventions that strengthen learning from experience.

Background Multidimensional perfectionism theory distinguishes ambitious personal standards from evaluative concerns, but concern over mistakes and doubts about actions may exhibit different prospective associations with competitive functioning. This study tested whether general anxiety symptoms assessed shortly before competition carried distinct indirect associations from these two perfectionism dimensions to post-competition functioning and performance. Methods In this three-wave prospective study, 620 collegiate athletes completed item-level measures of personal standards, concern over mistakes, and doubts about actions at baseline. General anxiety symptoms were assessed with the DASS-21 Anxiety subscale 24–48 h before a target competition; flow, study-specific subjective choking, self-rated performance, coach-rated performance, and a harmonized objective performance indicator were assessed within 24 h afterward. A Bayesian ordinal latent-variable partial mediation model adjusted for personal standards, sex, age, competitive level, years in sport, and starter status. Multiple sensitivity analyses evaluated the robustness of the findings. Results Concern over mistakes strongly predicted greater anxiety symptoms (beta = 0.609, 95% highest-posterior-density interval [0.472, 0.744]), whereas doubts about actions did not (beta = 0.077, [−0.072, 0.218]). Greater anxiety symptoms predicted lower flow, greater subjective choking, and poorer performance across self-, coach-, and objectively indexed outcomes. Anxiety-related indirect associations from concern over mistakes were supported for flow (beta = −0.225), choking (beta = 0.275), self-rated performance (beta = −0.128), and objective performance (beta = −0.148), but not clearly for coach ratings. No indirect interval for doubts about actions excluded zero, although doubts retained direct associations with all five outcomes. Findings were stable across prior, complete-case, indicator-treatment, external-performance, longer-chain, and bipolar-functioning sensitivity analyses. Flow and subjective choking showed substantial overlap; bifactor results indicated that most of their common variance reflected a general competitive-functioning dimension. Conclusion Concern over mistakes demonstrated prospective indirect associations with competitive functioning through general anxiety symptoms assessed before competition and with lower flow, greater subjective choking, and poorer self-rated and objective performance. Mistake-related threat was linked to competitive functioning partly through pre-competition anxiety symptoms, whereas doubts about actions were associated mainly through processes not captured by the general anxiety measure. The findings support treating the two evaluative-concern dimensions as related but psychologically distinct.

This study assessed the reading comprehension skills and academic performance in English of Grade 3 learners in selected public elementary schools in the Albuera District, Department of Education (DepEd), Schools Division of Leyte, Region VIII, during School Year 2025–2026, as a basis for developing interactive reading activities. A descriptive-quantitative research design was employed, involving six teachers and 90 learners from six public elementary schools. The learners were selected through simple random sampling. Data were gathered using a structured paper-and-pencil questionnaire covering respondents’ profiles, learners’ performance in five reading comprehension strategies, academic performance in reading comprehension, vocabulary, and storytelling, and the issues and concerns encountered in implementing reading comprehension activities. Frequency counts, percentages, and weighted means were used to analyze the data, together with a test of association to examine the relationships between instructional strategies and learners’ academic performance. The findings revealed that the strategies used in reading comprehension obtained an overall average weighted mean of 3.26, interpreted as Highly Effective. Story mapping and the use of photographs received the highest ratings, with weighted means of 3.30 each, followed by activating prior knowledge at 3.23 and monitoring and clarifying at 3.20. In terms of academic performance, learners demonstrated a lack of mastery in noting details (M = 2.20), decoding (M = 2.23), phonics (M = 2.40), vocabulary (M = 2.30), and storytelling (M = 2.40). The findings further revealed that monitoring and clarifying and the use of photographs had statistically significant associations with selected academic competencies, whereas activating prior knowledge and story mapping did not demonstrate significant associations with the measured competencies. The specific association coefficients and p-values were not available in the supplied results. These findings highlight the need to strengthen learners’ foundational reading skills, particularly identifying details, decoding words, applying phonics, developing vocabulary, and organizing narratives. Based on the findings, interactive reading activities are proposed for consideration and implementation by the concerned school officials, in collaboration with teachers, parents, and the DepEd Schools Division of Leyte, to address learners’ literacy needs and improve their reading comprehension and academic performance.

This study examined the reading skills of Grade 3 learners and their relationship with academic performance in English in selected public elementary schools in the Bantayan District, Schools Division of Cebu Province, during School Year 2026–2027. Specifically, it assessed learners’ proficiency in phonemic awareness, phonics, text recognition, vocabulary, and comprehension; described the profiles of the teacher and learner respondents; and determined whether a significant relationship existed between reading skills and academic performance in English. The study employed a descriptive-correlational research design involving 100 respondents, comprising 96 Grade 3 learners, with 24 learners from each of four schools, and four teachers from Pooc, Sta. Fe Central, Vito, and Baigad Elementary Schools. Data were gathered through a modified survey questionnaire and informal interviews. Frequency counts, percentages, weighted means, standard deviations, and Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient were used to analyze the collected data. The findings revealed that 70 of the 96 Grade 3 learners (72.92%) demonstrated effective foundational reading skills, while the remaining 26 learners (27.08%) were identified as potentially requiring additional reading support, depending on the established assessment criteria. These results underscore the importance of sustaining effective reading instruction while addressing the needs of learners experiencing difficulties in foundational literacy. The study proposes augmented reading skills learning activities designed to strengthen learners’ reading proficiency, improve comprehension, and support the development of essential literacy competencies. The proposed activities may serve as a basis for differentiated instruction, targeted reading interventions, and continuous monitoring of learner progress. Furthermore, the study emphasizes collaboration among teachers, school administrators, and parents in creating supportive learning environments that promote reading development and improved academic performance in English.

This study examined the relationships among study habits, learning-style preferences, and academic performance in Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health (MAPEH) among Grade 10 learners of Solano High School, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, during School Year 2025–2026. Anchored in Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory and Biggs' Presage–Process–Product Model, the study employed a quantitative descriptive-correlational research design involving 300 learners selected through stratified random sampling. Data were collected using an expert-validated, researcher-made questionnaire and official first-quarter MAPEH grades, with descriptive statistics and Pearson's product-moment correlation used for analysis. Findings revealed high levels of study habits (M = 3.01) and learning-style preferences (M = 3.06), with concentration and interest emerging as the strongest study-habit dimension and tactile learning as the most preferred modality. Academic performance yielded a mean grade of 86.58, with most respondents attaining outstanding or very satisfactory ratings. A significant moderate positive relationship was established between study habits and learning styles (r = 0.635, p < 0.001). However, study habits (r = 0.277, p < 0.001) and learning styles (r = 0.135, p = 0.019) demonstrated statistically significant but negligible positive relationships with academic performance. Visual and auditory preferences showed significant positive correlations with academic achievement, whereas tactile and kinesthetic preferences showed no significant relationships. The study concludes that study habits and learning preferences have limited associations with MAPEH performance, highlighting the need for improved study routines, diverse instructional strategies, and further investigation of other contributing factors. The research supports Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) and indirectly contributes to SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being). Its potential sustainability impact lies in strengthening educational practices, supporting evidence-based instructional improvement, and promoting long-term educational and institutional development.

This study aims to explore the moderated mediation mechanism of sport confidence and coaching style in the relationship between competitive state anxiety and perceived performance among Chinese elite collegiate basketball athletes. Specifically, data were collected from 315 valid participants across 15 universities in Northeast China using validated scales, and SPSS 26.0 with PROCESS Macro (Model 7) and bootstrap (5,000 samples) were employed for analysis. Results indicated that competitive state anxiety significantly negatively affected perceived performance. Further analysis revealed that sport confidence mediated this relationship. The moderated mediation test showed that coaching style dimensions differentially regulated the path: the indices of moderated mediation for Training and Instruction, Democratic Behavior, Social Support, and Positive Feedback were significant, indicating these supportive dimensions attenuated the detrimental effect of anxiety on sport confidence. In contrast, Autocratic Behavior failed to moderate the process. Collectively, competitive state anxiety is negatively associated with perceived performance in this population, with sport confidence emerging as a key mediator. Notably, the four constructive coaching style dimensions—not the overall style—buffer the first stage of mediation by weakening the negative association between anxiety and confidence. These results underscore sport confidence as a critical mediator and highlight the need to foster confidence and adopt supportive coaching to mitigate anxiety’s adverse effects on perceived performance.

Background: Job instability within teachers in Nepal's private schools is a persistent matter, however its combined impacts on teaching performance and organizational trust remain under investigated. In this research, "permanent" denotes benefit-eligible status (teachers who get a provident fund, social security fund, insurance allowance, and government-standard paid leave after a certain qualifying period) whereas "temporary or contract-based" denotes teachers are deprived of one or more of these advantages. Objectives: This research investigates (i) the impact of job stability type on teaching performance and workplace effectiveness, (ii) the relationship between organizational job-security assist and organizational trust, and (iii) the joint predictive effect of both independent variables, along with quality of communication and collaboration tested as a possible moderator. Methods: A quantitative comparative-correlational approach was applied. Data were gathered from 219 teachers in private schools of Kathmandu Valley via a structured questionnaire utilizing a 5-point Likert scale. Item-level descriptives applied median and IQR; construct-level composites were examined applying independent-samples *t*-test, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression in SPSS. Job status was defined by availability of organizational benefits: permanent (benefit-eligible) teachers get provident fund, social security fund contributions, insurance allowance, and government-standard paid leave after a qualifying period, whereas contract-based teachers are deprived of. Results: Permanent teachers reported substantially higher teaching performance (M difference = 0.254, *p* = .036) and organizational trust (M difference = 0.269, *p* = .027) than temporary teachers. Multiple regression displayed that perceived employment stability (β = .560, *p* < .001) and institutional job-security support (β = .352, *p* < .001) combinely predicted teaching performance, R² = .793, F(2, 216) = 414.87, *p* < .001. For organizational trust, both predictors were additionally significant (β = .443 and .510, both *p* < .001), R² = .863, F(2, 216) = 677.95, *p* < .001. Moderation by communication quality was not assisted (all four interactions non-significant; *p* > .05). EFA extracted two factors justifying 73.75% of variance; Harman's test exhibited 54.64% on the first factor, just above the 50% threshold. Conclusion: Both perceived employment stability and institutional job-security assist independently and collectively predict teaching performance and organizational trust. Permanent employment is connected with higher results. Moderation by communication quality was not assisted. Novelty: This is within the first research to integrate employment stability type and institutional job-security assist in collectively predicting both teaching performance and organizational trust in Nepal's private school field, applying ordinal-appropriate item-level descriptives and composite-level parametric analysis.

This study examined the relationship between pupils’ involvement in school-initiated absenteeism interventions and their academic achievement in Araling Panlipunan in Kadingilan II District, Bukidnon (SY 2019–2020). A descriptive-correlational design was employed involving 101 Grade 4 pupils identified as at risk of dropping out. Data were collected using a validated questionnaire (CVI = 0.89; Cronbach’s α = 0.91) and analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson product–moment correlation. Respondents were predominantly male (65.3%), aged 10–11 years (61.4%), from low-income households (85.1% earning ₱1,000–₱10,999), with parents largely self-employed (92.1%) and with elementary education (80.2%). Pupils reported high involvement in interventions: close-door counseling (M = 4.06), home visits (M = 3.80), CFSS (M = 3.74), and school feeding (M = 4.03), while dormitory involvement was low (M = 1.47). Academic achievement was generally low, with 63% fairly satisfactory (75–79) and 36% satisfactory (80–84). No significant differences were observed across most demographic variables (p > .05), except for dormitory involvement by gender and income (p < .05). Correlation analysis showed no significant relationship between intervention involvement and academic achievement (r = -0.186 to 0.149, p > .05). Findings indicate that while interventions enhance participation, they do not directly predict academic outcomes.

Academic Competency Test (TKA) is an assessment tool designed to measure the literacy, numeracy, and reasoning abilities of high school students as indicators of academic readiness for higher education. However, TKA results show that student achievement is still relatively low and varies between subjects. This study aims to comprehensively examine the determining factors that influence the low achievement of senior high school students in the Academic Competency Test (TKA). This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach with a literature study method, with data sources in the form of reputable national and international scientific articles and secondary data from TKA results published by the Education Assessment Center, Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education. The data were analyzed through the stages of reduction, presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results of the study show that low TKA achievement is influenced by internal factors, including weak higher-order thinking skills (HOTS), low basic literacy and numeracy, high academic anxiety, and low student motivation to learn. In addition, external factors such as the gap between learning practices and national assessment requirements, the phenomenon of learning loss after the pandemic, limitations in teachers' pedagogical competencies, and socio-economic conditions also contribute to low TKA achievement. These findings show that TKA achievement is a reflection of the overall quality of the learning ecosystem and requires the strengthening of literacy, numeracy, and reasoning-based learning on an ongoing basis.

Amid persistent classroom shortages in resource constrained educational system, makeshift classrooms have emerged as a widespread yet underexamined learning environment that may profoundly shape students’ academic experiences and outcomes.practical response to the shortage of classrooms. Nevertheless, there is limited knowledge concerning how these makeshift classrooms influence students’ educational experiences, especially in Social Studies. The study explored the lived experiences and academic performances of the students in learning Social Studies in the makeshift classrooms in Upper Sepaka Integrated School, Talahik Integrated School and Tapok Integrated School in Surallah North District. A phenomenological research design was used. Data were collected via in-depth interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis. The results indicated that students encountered several challenges including poor classroom conditions, instructional challenges, learning challenges and lack of involvement. Nevertheless, they showed resilience through peer collaboration, independent learning, self-regulation, and a positive mindset. Teachers also made adaptations includes interactive instruction, instructional adaptations, effective classroom management, and environmental adjustments to continue learning. However, the makeshift educational environment continued to impact on academic results with reduced engagement, interrupted learning, poor academic performance and reduced learning development. The key finding of the study is that although students and teachers can adapt to challenging learning environments, adaptation alone cannot compensate for poor classroom conditions. The findings highlight the need for better learning facilities, increased instructional support, and more responsive educational policies to provide equitable opportunities for success for students in marginalized learning spaces.

Introduction This study examined associations among professional identity, work engagement, and self-rated caregiving performance among childcare trainees and early-career practitioners in China. Methods A cross-sectional survey included 318 participants recruited through 11 vocational colleges and 50 childcare institutions in Guangdong Province. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling assessed the measurement structure and associations, with bootstrapping and robustness analyses. Results The three-factor model showed good fit (CFI = 0.954, RMSEA = 0.039). Professional identity was positively associated with self-rated caregiving performance (total β = 0.694; direct β = 0.465), including an indirect association through work engagement (β = 0.229, bias-corrected 95% CI [0.128, 0.339]). Findings remained consistent across robustness analyses. Discussion Professional identity and work engagement were associated with more favourable self-appraisals of caregiving performance. The cross-sectional, single-source design precludes causal inference, and self-rated performance should not be equated with observed caregiving quality.

Student learning outcomes are often suboptimal due to inadequate internal factors, such as learning motivation, learning discipline, and critical thinking skills. Students can achieve optimal learning outcomes when these internal factors are consciously, systematically, and intentionally developed as part of their efforts to improve their learning achievement. This study aims to examine the factors that influence student learning outcomes, namely learning motivation, learning discipline, and critical thinking skills, among students at Al-Amin Islamic Senior High School, Sukodono, Sidoarjo. This study employed a quantitative approach, with data collected through questionnaire distribution, documentation of relevant documents, and direct observation at the research site. A total of 97 students constituted both the population and the sample, selected using the total sampling technique. The collected data were assessed for validity and reliability before being analyzed using multiple linear regression. Accordingly, classical assumption tests were conducted as prerequisites for the analysis. The results showed that two independent variables, namely learning motivation and critical thinking skills, had a positive and significant effect on student learning outcomes. In contrast, learning discipline did not show a significant effect on student learning outcomes.

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is increasingly recognized as an important component of elementary education, supporting students’ social-emotional development, engagement, well-being, and academic learning. However, the relationships among teacher social-emotional competence, learning climate, implementation quality, and student outcomes remain insufficiently integrated, particularly in the Indonesian context. This study aims to synthesize literature on these relationships and examine their implications for SEL implementation in Indonesian elementary schools. A narrative literature review was conducted using an existing source corpus supplemented by relevant peer-reviewed literature. The synthesis examined major themes concerning teacher competence, classroom practices, learning climate, student outcomes, implementation conditions, and contextual adaptation. The findings suggest that teacher competence is associated with the quality of SEL enactment, while a supportive learning climate provides a context for student participation and social-emotional learning. Implementation quality and cultural context also shape how SEL is adapted and sustained. These relationships should not be interpreted as a universally established causal pathway. The review highlights the need for context-responsive teacher development, school-level support, and rigorous evaluation of SEL practices. Future empirical research in Indonesian elementary schools should investigate these relationships using longitudinal and mixed-methods approaches.

Automotive electrical-system education requires an understanding of circuit principles and component functions, yet evaluations based on class averages can obscure individual differences and assessment limitations. This study examined changes in test performance before and after instruction recorded as problem-based learning in a headlamp and starter-system unit for Grade XI vocational automotive students. A one-group design was used to analyse 34 matched pre-test and post-test scores on a 0-to-100 scale. Descriptive statistics, paired t tests, Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, an exact sign test, standardized mean change, normalized gains, bootstrap confidence intervals, and exploratory analyses of baseline scores and gains were conducted. Mean scores increased from 71.91 to 95.88, representing a gain of 23.97 points. Thirty-two students improved, while two recorded lower post-test scores. All paired-change tests indicated statistically significant differences, with p values below 0.001, and the standardized within-student effect size was 1.09. An inverse association between baseline performance and arithmetic gain requires caution because the measures are mathematically linked. Seventeen students attained the maximum post-test score, indicating substantial ceiling concentration that may limit the assessment's discrimination at higher achievement levels. The results document a large, widespread improvement in recorded scores following the instructional unit. However, the absence of a comparison group prevents causal attribution of the improvement to problem-based learning. Student-level analysis and scrutiny of assessment properties offer a more informative basis for evaluating learning gains in vocational education.

Scholarship initiatives support students by easing the financial burdens of their academic experiences and facilitating access to higher education. Literature on scholarship programs primarily emphasizes their benefits, including reduced stress and broader opportunities. Yet the results show contrasting findings. Some studies report greater persistence and better examination performance among recipients, while others show no statistically significant difference in overall achievement compared to non-recipients. This inconsistency underscores the need to further examine whether academic results consistently differ by scholarship status. Although scholarships are widely recognized to alleviate financial problems and expand access, evidence remains inconclusive about whether these benefits consistently translate into improved academic performance. Thus, this study examined whether accounting students’ final examination scores and General Weighted Average (GWA) differed by scholarship status. These questions were tested using the Jamovi software to determine whether a statistically significant difference exists between the two groups. Results showed a contrasting pattern: scholarship recipients performed better on the final examination, while non-recipients performed better in the GWA. These outcomes indicate that scholarship status was associated with different patterns across the two academic performance measures. Thus, the results provide empirical evidence to inform scholarship program refinement and support higher education policy decisions.

Background This pilot study with class-level random assignment examined preliminary evidence on the associations between a structured physical game intervention and memory and attention in children aged 5–6 years. Methods A 12-week physical game program based on cognitive load theory was designed and implemented, consisting of three 60-minute training sessions per week. The program included various game activities designed to promote memory and attention development supplemented by smart interactive motion data collection devices. A pilot study with class-level random assignment was conducted among 59 children aged 5–6 years. Two intact kindergarten classes were included, with one class assigned to the experimental group ( n = 30) and the other to the control group ( n = 29). The experimental group received the structured physical play intervention, whereas the control group participated in routine kindergarten physical activities. The class, rather than the individual child, was the unit of randomization. Before and after the intervention, children's memory and attention levels were assessed using the Wechsler Memory Scale (measuring picture memory, visual reproduction, visual recognition, digit span forward, and digit span backward) and the Schulte Grid test. Results A 2 × 2 repeated-measures ANOVA showed significant Group×Time interactions for total short-term memory ( F (1,57) = 14.33, p < .001, η p 2 = .20), total immediate memory ( F (1,57) = 7.84, p = .007, η p 2 = .12), picture memory ( F (1,57) = 6.10, p = .017, η p 2 = .10), visual reproduction ( F (1,57) = 18.40, p < .001, η p 2 = .24), and digit span forward ( F (1,57) = 5.26, p = .026, η p 2 = .08). A significant Group×Time interaction was also observed for attention performance ( F (1,57) = 8.17, p = .006, η p 2 = .13). These findings indicated greater pre–post changes in the experimental condition than in the control condition for the outcomes examined. Conclusion These findings provide preliminary evidence that a structured physical game intervention was associated with improvements in memory-related task performance and task-related attentional processing in children aged 5–6 years.

Students with low academic achievement tend to display more maladaptive behaviours in interactions with peers and teachers. Empathy plays a key mediating role in these interactions and is also linked to academic performance. In particular, facial emotion recognition is one component of socioemotional processing that may contribute to empathic responding. To explore the relationship between empathy, emotion recognition, and academic achievement, a comparative study was conducted with 40 students aged 14–17, divided into two groups: one with low academic achievement enrolled in a school support programme, and a control group with adequate academic performance. A multimethod approach was applied, including the Basic Empathy Scale, a facial expression recognition test, and electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings. Results showed significantly lower cognitive empathy in the low-achieving group in the primary between-group analysis. The overall between-group difference in facial emotion recognition accuracy was not statistically significant. EEG analyses identified exploratory between-group differences in source-level oscillatory activity estimates during facial-expression processing. These electrophysiological findings provide complementary information about task-related activity patterns but should not be interpreted as specific neural markers of empathy or as confirmation of a behavioural facial emotion recognition deficit. Overall, the multimethod approach offers complementary perspectives on socioemotional functioning in low-achieving adolescents, although the exploratory EEG findings require cautious interpretation and replication in larger, independent samples.

Background Cognitive differences across badminton performance levels may be task-specific rather than reflect broad executive-function advantages. Methods Ninety-six participants (33 high-level players, 31 recreational players and 32 non-badminton participants) completed word-color matching, task switching, 1-back and Raven testing. Analyses adjusted for sex, age and Raven score. Task-level MANCOVAs used Pillai’s trace, with HC3-adjusted RT models and binomial mixed models for follow-up comparisons. Additional models distinguished 1-back timeouts from accuracy among answered trials. Results Overall group effects were significant for word-color matching ( p < 0.001) and 1-back ( p = 0.011), but not task switching ( p = 0.592). High-level players responded faster in both word-color conditions than both comparison groups. Condition, response hand and response frequency were confounded, preventing an isolated interpretation of the condition RT contrast. In 1-back, timeout rates were 40.45%, 36.92% and 48.21% in the high-level, recreational and non-badminton groups; both badminton groups had lower adjusted timeout rates than the non-badminton group in both conditions. Accuracy among answered trials showed no clear group differences, and correct-response RT did not differ significantly ( p = 0.572). All-trial accuracy findings were sensitive to model specification. Conclusion High-level players showed faster word-color matching, and both badminton groups had fewer timeouts in the deadline-constrained 1-back task. The findings indicate task-specific performance differences rather than a broad executive-function advantage.

This study aims to describe the extracurricular Plate Dance activities at SMP Negeri 26 Padang. This type of research is qualitative with a descriptive method. The research instrument is the researcher themselves, assisted by supporting instruments such as stationery and a camera. Data was collected through literature study, observation, interviews, and documentation. The steps of data analysis were carried out through data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of the study show that the extracurricular Plate Dance activities at SMP Negeri 26 Padang have been carried out well according to the training program prepared by the supervisor. The activity planning includes setting activity goals, preparing a training program, determining the training schedule, providing facilities and infrastructure, and determining the students and supervisors involved. The training was carried out gradually through the introduction of the Plate Dance, exercises in movement variations I, II, and III, repetition of movements, and evaluation before the performance. The extracurricular activity is held once a week, every Friday after classes is over. The factors supporting this activity are the active role of the instructor, the enthusiasm of the students, and the availability of adequate facilities and infrastructure. The obstacles found were differences in students' abilities in mastering the Plate Dance movements. Based on the evaluation results, the students' abilities improved at each meeting, allowing them to perform the Plate Dance well during school performances.

هدف این پژوهش توصیف فعالیت‌های فوق‌برنامه رقص پلات در دبیرستان دولتی شماره ۲۶ پادانگ است. نوع این پژوهش کیفی با روش توصیفی است. ابزار پژوهش خود پژوهشگر است که توسط ابزارهای کمکی مانند نوشت‌افزار و دوربین یاری می‌شود. داده‌ها از طریق مطالعه کتابخانه‌ای، مشاهده، مصاحبه و مستندسازی گردآوری شده‌اند. مراحل تحلیل داده‌ها از طریق گردآوری داده، کاهش داده، ارائه داده و نتیجه‌گیری انجام شده است. نتایج پژوهش نشان می‌دهد که فعالیت‌های فوق‌برنامه رقص پلات در دبیرستان دولتی شماره ۲۶ پادانگ مطابق با برنامه آموزشی تهیه‌شده توسط سرپرست به‌خوبی اجرا شده است. برنامه‌ریزی فعالیت شامل تعیین اهداف فعالیت، تهیه برنامه آموزشی، تعیین زمان‌بندی تمرینات، فراهم‌کردن امکانات و زیرساخت‌ها و تعیین دانش‌آموزان و سرپرستان مشارکت‌کننده است. تمرینات به‌صورت تدریجی از طریق معرفی رقص پلات، تمرین حرکات متنوع I، II و III، تکرار حرکات و ارزیابی پیش از اجرا انجام شده است. این فعالیت فوق‌برنامه هفته‌ای یک‌بار، هر جمعه پس از پایان کلاس‌ها برگزار می‌شود. عوامل حمایت‌کننده این فعالیت نقش فعال مربی، اشتیاق دانش‌آموزان و وجود امکانات و زیرساخت‌های مناسب است. موانع موجود تفاوت در توانایی دانش‌آموزان در تسلط بر حرکات رقص پلات بود. بر اساس نتایج ارزیابی، توانایی دانش‌آموزان در هر جلسه بهبود یافته و آن‌ها توانستند رقص پلات را در اجراهای مدرسه به‌خوبی اجرا کنند.

This study aims to describe the implementation of the Ciek Duo Tigo Dance extracurricular at SMP Negeri 18 Padang by following the steps that already exist in the extracurricular program. This activity is driven by students' interest and talent in dancing as a place to develop their potential. This type of research uses a descriptive qualitative method. The informants consist of the dance extracurricular instructor and the vice principal of student affairs at SMP Negeri 18 Padang. Data was collected through observation, interviews, and documentation, and then described through reduction, presentation, and drawing conclusions using source triangulation. The research results show that the implementation went well. Planning included program preparation, member recruitment, scheduling, as well as facilities and infrastructure. The execution took place over five meetings, namely introduction, review and memorization of movements, technique improvement, floor pattern practice, and performance simulation carried out based on aspects of wiraga, wirama, and wirasa, which showed significant improvement. This activity concluded with a performance at the farewell event for 9th-grade students and retired teachers of SMP Negeri 18 Padang on May 29, 2026. The challenges faced included limited practice space and inconsistent student attendance, but the activity still ran optimally as a platform for talent development.

هدف این پژوهش توصیف اجرای فوق‌برنامه رقص Ciek Duo Tigo در دبیرستان دولتی شماره ۱۸ پادانگ با پیروی از مراحل موجود در برنامه فوق‌برنامه است. این فعالیت با انگیزه علاقه و استعداد دانش‌آموزان در رقص به‌عنوان بستری برای پرورش توانمندی‌های آنان انجام می‌شود. نوع پژوهش حاضر، کیفی توصیفی است. مطلعان شامل مربی فوق‌برنامه رقص و معاون پرورشی دبیرستان دولتی شماره ۱۸ پادانگ هستند. داده‌ها از طریق مشاهده، مصاحبه و مستندسازی گردآوری و سپس با استفاده از کاهش داده، ارائه و نتیجه‌گیری با بهره‌گیری از مثلث‌سازی منابع توصیف شده‌اند. نتایج پژوهش نشان می‌دهد که اجرای برنامه به‌خوبی انجام شده است. برنامه‌ریزی شامل تهیه برنامه، جذب اعضا، زمان‌بندی و تأمین امکانات و زیرساخت‌ها بوده است. اجرا در پنج جلسه شامل معرفی، مرور و حفظ حرکات، بهبود تکنیک، تمرین الگوی حرکتی و شبیه‌سازی اجرا بر اساس جنبه‌های ویرگا، ویراما و ویرسا که پیشرفت قابل‌توجهی را نشان دادند، صورت گرفته است. این فعالیت با اجرای برنامه در مراسم خداحافظی دانش‌آموزان پایه نهم و معلمان بازنشسته دبیرستان دولتی شماره ۱۸ پادانگ در تاریخ ۲۹ مه ۲۰۲۶ به پایان رسید. چالش‌های پیش‌رو شامل محدودیت فضای تمرین و حضور نامنظم دانش‌آموزان بود، اما این فعالیت همچنان به‌عنوان بستری برای پرورش استعدادها به‌طور بهینه اجرا شد.

This quasi-experimental study investigates the pedagogical effectiveness of Polya’s structured problem-solving framework in enhancing analytical thinking and academic achievement in high school physics. The research focused on tenth-grade students studying linear motion and free fall and used a one-group pretest-posttest design to evaluate cognitive and affective outcomes. The empirical results reveal a highly significant improvement in post-instruction physics learning achievement (p < .001) with a substantial effect size (Cohen's d = 1.59), successfully exceeding the rigorous 60% curriculum mastery criterion (p < .05). Concurrently, the students' analytical thinking abilities demonstrated marked, statistically significant growth (p < .001). Beyond cognitive gains, the structured intervention fostered highly positive attitudes toward the physics curriculum, with students reporting increased interest, determination, and academic responsibility. These findings strongly affirm that systematically integrating Polya’s four-step heuristic effectively supports metacognitive regulation, mitigates traditional problem-solving deficits, and consistently drives superior academic performance in complex scientific disciplines, providing a robust pedagogical model for contemporary physics education.

این مطالعه‌ی شبه‌آزمایشی به بررسی اثربخشی آموزشی چارچوب ساختاریافته‌ی حل مسئله‌ی Polya در ارتقای تفکر تحلیلی و پیشرفت تحصیلی در درس فیزیک دبیرستان می‌پردازد. پژوهش بر دانش‌آموزان پایه‌ی دهم که مباحث حرکت خطی و سقوط آزاد را مطالعه می‌کردند، متمرکز بوده و از طرح پیش‌آزمون-پس‌آزمون با یک گروه برای ارزیابی پیامدهای شناختی و عاطفی استفاده کرده است. نتایج تجربی نشان‌دهنده‌ی بهبود بسیار معنادار در پیشرفت یادگیری فیزیک پس از آموزش (p < .001) با اندازه‌ی اثر قابل توجه (Cohen's d = 1.59) است که به طور موفقیت‌آمیزی از معیار سختگیرانه‌ی تسلط بر برنامه‌ی درسی ۶۰٪ فراتر رفته است (p < .05). همزمان، توانایی‌های تفکر تحلیلی دانش‌آموزان نیز رشد چشمگیر و معنادار آماری را نشان داد (p < .001). فراتر از دستاوردهای شناختی، مداخله‌ی ساختاریافته نگرش‌های بسیار مثبتی نسبت به برنامه‌ی درسی فیزیک ایجاد کرد و دانش‌آموزان افزایش علاقه، پشتکار و مسئولیت‌پذیری تحصیلی را گزارش کردند. این یافته‌ها به طور قوی تأیید می‌کنند که ادغام نظام‌مند راهبرد چهارمرحله‌ای Polya به طور مؤثری از تنظیم فراشناختی حمایت می‌کند، کاستی‌های سنتی حل مسئله را کاهش می‌دهد و به طور پیوسته عملکرد تحصیلی برتر را در رشته‌های علمی پیچیده رقم می‌زند و مدل آموزشی نیرومندی برای آموزش معاصر فیزیک فراهم می‌آورد.

Achievement goal orientation theory has become popular, as it interprets students’ academic attitudes and behavior. The present research aims to investigate the variation in teachers’ perceived goals in relation to achievement goals in different grades, as well as the emergence of the multiple goal theory. Participants were junior high school students who responded to a self-report questionnaire. The instrument used was the Patterns of Adaptive Learning Scales (PALS). The results revealed that mastery and performance goals behave as a network of interacting variables that essentially represent their coexistence, as well as their individual variations and specificities in relation to other variables. However, a significant distinction between mastery goals and perceived mastery goals with performance goals and perceived performance goals became apparent for each individual grade. The present research contributes to the theoretical development of the field, while in practice it highlights the combination of goals in school reality.

نظریه جهت‌گیری هدف پیشرفت به دلیل تفسیر نگرش‌ها و رفتارهای تحصیلی دانش‌آموزان، محبوبیت یافته است. پژوهش حاضر با هدف بررسی تفاوت اهداف ادراک‌شده معلمان در ارتباط با اهداف پیشرفت در پایه‌های مختلف تحصیلی و همچنین ظهور نظریه اهداف چندگانه انجام شده است. شرکت‌کنندگان، دانش‌آموزان دوره راهنمایی بودند که به یک پرسشنامه خودگزارشی پاسخ دادند. ابزار مورد استفاده، مقیاس‌های الگوهای یادگیری سازگارانه (PALS) بود. نتایج نشان داد که اهداف تسلط و عملکرد به‌عنوان شبکه‌ای از متغیرهای متعامل عمل می‌کنند که اساساً همزیستی آن‌ها و همچنین تفاوت‌ها و ویژگی‌های فردی آن‌ها را در ارتباط با سایر متغیرها نمایان می‌سازد. با این حال، تمایز معناداری میان اهداف تسلط و اهداف تسلط ادراک‌شده با اهداف عملکرد و اهداف عملکرد ادراک‌شده برای هر پایه تحصیلی به طور مجزا آشکار شد. پژوهش حاضر به توسعه نظری این حوزه کمک می‌کند و در عمل، ترکیب اهداف در واقعیت مدرسه را برجسته می‌سازد.

Abstract: Prestasi belajar merupakan indikator utama keberhasilan proses pembelajaran yang dipengaruhi faktor internal dan eksternal siswa. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis pengaruh sikap siswa terhadap guru, motivasi belajar, dan lingkungan sekolah terhadap prestasi belajar, serta menguji peran kecerdasan emosional sebagai variabel moderasi pada siswa kelas X SMA Negeri 2 Medan. Penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode survei ini melibatkan 107 siswa yang dipilih dari populasi 430 siswa menggunakan teknik proportional sampling. Data dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner dan nilai Ujian Akhir Semester (UAS) mata pelajaran ekonomi, kemudian dianalisis menggunakan Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) melalui SmartPLS 4. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sikap siswa terhadap guru berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap prestasi belajar dengan koefisien jalur 0,229 dan p-value 0,000. Motivasi belajar berpengaruh positif dan signifikan dengan koefisien 0,285 dan p-value 0,000, sedangkan lingkungan sekolah berpengaruh positif dan signifikan dengan koefisien 0,206 dan p-value 0,000. Kecerdasan emosional terbukti memoderasi dan memperkuat pengaruh sikap siswa terhadap guru, motivasi belajar, dan lingkungan sekolah terhadap prestasi belajar dengan koefisien interaksi masing-masing sebesar 0,214, 0,264, dan 0,191 serta p-value 0,000. Kesimpulannya, kecerdasan emosional berperan penting dalam memperkuat dampak faktor personal dan lingkungan terhadap pencapaian prestasi belajar siswa. Keyword: Students' Attitudes toward Teachers, Learning Motivation, School Environment, Emotional Intelligence, Learning Achievement Abstrak: Student academic achievement is a key indicator of learning success, influenced by both internal and external factors. This study aims to analyze the influence of students' attitudes toward teachers, learning motivation, and the school environment on academic achievement, while testing the moderating role of emotional intelligence among tenth-grade students at SMA Negeri 2 Medan. A quantitative survey approach was employed, involving a sample of 107 students selected from a population of 430 through proportional sampling. Data were collected via questionnaires and end-of-semester economics test scores, then analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with SmartPLS 4. The findings reveal that students' attitudes toward teachers have a positive and significant effect on academic achievement with a path coefficient of 0.229 and a p-value of 0.000. Learning motivation has a positive and significant effect with a coefficient of 0.285 and a p-value of 0.000, while the school environment has a positive and significant effect with a coefficient of 0.206 and a p-value of 0.000. Furthermore, emotional intelligence significantly moderates and strengthens the impact of attitudes toward teachers, learning motivation, and the school environment on academic achievement with interaction coefficients of 0.214, 0.264, and 0.191, respectively, and p-values of 0.000. In conclusion, emotional intelligence plays a crucial role in reinforcing personal and environmental factors to enhance student performance. Kata kunci: Sikap Siswa terhadap Guru, Motivasi Belajar, Lingkungan Sekolah, Kecerdasan Emosional, Prestasi Belajar

چکیده: پیشرفت تحصیلی شاخص اصلی موفقیت فرایند یادگیری است که تحت تأثیر عوامل درونی و بیرونی دانش‌آموزان قرار دارد. هدف پژوهش حاضر، تحلیل تأثیر نگرش دانش‌آموزان نسبت به معلم، انگیزش یادگیری و محیط مدرسه بر پیشرفت تحصیلی و همچنین بررسی نقش تعدیل‌گر هوش هیجانی در میان دانش‌آموزان پایه دهم دبیرستان دولتی شماره ۲ مدان است. این پژوهش با رویکرد کمی و روش پیمایشی انجام شد و نمونه‌ای متشکل از ۱۰۷ دانش‌آموز با استفاده از روش نمونه‌گیری نسبتی از جامعه ۴۳۰ نفری انتخاب گردید. داده‌ها از طریق پرسشنامه و نمرات آزمون پایان‌ترم درس اقتصاد گردآوری و با استفاده از مدل‌یابی معادلات ساختاری حداقل مربعات جزئی (PLS-SEM) توسط نرم‌افزار SmartPLS 4 تحلیل شد. یافته‌ها نشان داد نگرش دانش‌آموزان نسبت به معلم با ضریب مسیر ۰٫۲۲۹ و مقدار p برابر با ۰٫۰۰۰ تأثیر مثبت و معناداری بر پیشرفت تحصیلی دارد. انگیزش یادگیری با ضریب ۰٫۲۸۵ و مقدار p برابر با ۰٫۰۰۰ و همچنین محیط مدرسه با ضریب ۰٫۲۰۶ و مقدار p برابر با ۰٫۰۰۰ تأثیر مثبت و معناداری بر پیشرفت تحصیلی دارند. افزون بر این، هوش هیجانی به‌طور معناداری تأثیر نگرش دانش‌آموزان نسبت به معلم، انگیزش یادگیری و محیط مدرسه بر پیشرفت تحصیلی را تعدیل و تقویت می‌کند؛ ضرایب تعامل به ترتیب ۰٫۲۱۴، ۰٫۲۶۴ و ۰٫۱۹۱ و مقدار p برای هر سه برابر با ۰٫۰۰۰ است. در نتیجه، هوش هیجانی نقش مهمی در تقویت عوامل فردی و محیطی برای ارتقای عملکرد تحصیلی دانش‌آموزان ایفا می‌کند.

It is widely believed that children are more creative than adults, yet direct empirical tests of this assumption are scarce. A qualitative pre-study indicated that creativity is commonly attributed to preschoolers and associated with intrinsically motivated engagement, informing the design of the main study. 92 preschool children and 70 adults completed a divergent thinking task and two drawing tasks varying in structure (free vs. goal-directed). Independent raters evaluated all products for novelty, effectiveness, and overall creativity; participants reported motivation, enjoyment, confidence, and anxiety. Adults outperformed children on externally rated creativity, particularly in structured tasks. In contrast, children reported higher confidence and motivation, lower anxiety, and—except in the structured drawing task—greater enjoyment. Together, these findings challenge the view that children are generally more creative than adults by showing that their apparent advantage lies in confident and intrinsically motivated engagement, whereas creative thinking performance increases with age.

به طور گسترده‌ای باور بر این است که کودکان نسبت به بزرگسالان خلاق‌تر هستند، اما آزمون‌های تجربی مستقیم این فرضیه نادر هستند. یک پیش‌مطالعه کیفی نشان داد که خلاقیت معمولاً به کودکان پیش‌دبستانی نسبت داده می‌شود و با درگیری انگیزشی درونی مرتبط است که طراحی مطالعه اصلی را اطلاع‌رسانی کرد. ۹۲ کودک پیش‌دبستانی و ۷۰ بزرگسال یک تکلیف تفکر واگرا و دو تکلیف نقاشی با میزان ساختار متفاوت (آزاد در برابر هدف‌محور) را انجام دادند. ارزیابان مستقل تمامی محصولات را از نظر نوآوری، اثربخشی و خلاقیت کلی ارزیابی کردند؛ شرکت‌کنندگان نیز انگیزش، لذت، اعتماد به نفس و اضطراب خود را گزارش دادند. بزرگسالان در خلاقیت ارزیابی‌شده توسط ارزیابان خارجی، به ویژه در تکالیف ساختاریافته، عملکرد بهتری نسبت به کودکان داشتند. در مقابل، کودکان اعتماد به نفس و انگیزش بالاتر، اضطراب کمتر و—به جز در تکلیف نقاشی ساختاریافته—لذت بیشتری را گزارش کردند. این یافته‌ها در مجموع دیدگاه رایج مبنی بر اینکه کودکان به طور کلی خلاق‌تر از بزرگسالان هستند را به چالش می‌کشد و نشان می‌دهد که برتری ظاهری آن‌ها در درگیری با اعتماد به نفس و انگیزش درونی نهفته است، در حالی که عملکرد تفکر خلاق با افزایش سن بهبود می‌یابد.

This study assessed interns’ performance in school-based tasks as a basis for an internship preparedness program among student-teachers. It examined internship preparedness in terms of pedagogical knowledge, lesson planning, classroom management, professional behavior, and time, communication, and technological skills, as well as performance in teaching demonstrations, lesson preparation, classroom management, collaboration, and professional conduct. A descriptive-correlational research design was employed to determine the level of preparedness and performance of the respondents. Findings revealed that student-teachers demonstrated a very high level of internship preparedness, with all indicators interpreted as “Strongly Agree” and reflected in high weighted mean scores. Professional behavior obtained the highest rating, while classroom management obtained the lowest, although still interpreted as “Strongly Agree.” In terms of performance, collaboration and professional conduct obtained the highest mean scores, followed by teaching demonstration and lesson preparation, indicating strong teaching competencies among the respondents. Inferential results showed that all components of internship preparedness were significantly related to teaching performance, leading to the rejection of the null hypothesis. This confirms that higher levels of preparedness are associated with better teaching performance among student-teachers. Overall, the study concludes that student-teachers are highly prepared and competent for their teaching internship. The findings emphasize the need to further strengthen classroom management skills while sustaining training in pedagogical and technological competencies to enhance internship effectiveness.

این پژوهش عملکرد کارورزان را در وظایف مبتنی بر مدرسه به عنوان مبنایی برای برنامه آمادگی کارورزی در میان دانشجومعلمان ارزیابی کرد. آمادگی کارورزی از نظر دانش آموزشی، برنامه‌ریزی درسی، مدیریت کلاس، رفتار حرفه‌ای، و مهارت‌های زمانی، ارتباطی و فناورانه، همچنین عملکرد در ارائه‌های آموزشی، آماده‌سازی درس، مدیریت کلاس، همکاری و رفتار حرفه‌ای مورد بررسی قرار گرفت. از طرح پژوهش توصیفی-همبستگی برای تعیین سطح آمادگی و عملکرد پاسخ‌دهندگان استفاده شد. یافته‌ها نشان داد که دانشجومعلمان سطح بسیار بالایی از آمادگی کارورزی را نشان دادند، به طوری که همه شاخص‌ها به عنوان «کاملاً موافقم» تفسیر شدند و در میانگین وزنی بالا منعکس گردیدند. رفتار حرفه‌ای بالاترین امتیاز را کسب کرد، در حالی که مدیریت کلاس پایین‌ترین امتیاز را به دست آورد، اگرچه همچنان به عنوان «کاملاً موافقم» تفسیر شد. از نظر عملکرد، همکاری و رفتار حرفه‌ای بالاترین میانگین امتیاز را کسب کردند و پس از آن ارائه آموزشی و آماده‌سازی درس قرار گرفتند که نشان‌دهنده شایستگی قوی آموزشی در میان پاسخ‌دهندگان است. نتایج استنباطی نشان داد که همه مؤلفه‌های آمادگی کارورزی با عملکرد آموزشی رابطه معناداری دارند و این امر منجر به رد فرضیه صفر شد. این امر تأیید می‌کند که سطوح بالاتر آمادگی با عملکرد بهتر آموزشی در میان دانشجومعلمان همراه است. به طور کلی، پژوهش نتیجه می‌گیرد که دانشجومعلمان برای کارورزی آموزشی خود بسیار آماده و شایسته هستند. یافته‌ها بر لزوم تقویت بیشتر مهارت‌های مدیریت کلاس و در عین حال حفظ آموزش در شایستگی‌های آموزشی و فناورانه برای افزایش اثربخشی کارورزی تأکید می‌کند.

Students of Universitas Terbuka Layanan Luar Negeri (UTLLN) pursue distance education under varied learning conditions. Many also work, making preparedness and motivation important for sustaining academic activities. This study examined the effects of training and development and learning motivation on UTLLN students’ academic performance. Data came from an online Likert-scale questionnaire. Of 168 responses, 153 were analyzed after screening and the removal of one pilot response. IBM SPSS Statistics supported the preliminary instrument assessment, while PLS-SEM in SmartPLS 4 was used to examine relationships among the constructs. Training and development had a positive effect on academic performance, with a path coefficient of 0.225 and a p-value of 0.009. Learning motivation also had a positive effect, with a path coefficient of 0.570 and a p-value below 0.001. Together, both constructs explained 49.2% of the variance in academic performance. Learning motivation contributed more strongly than training and development. These findings suggest that institutional academic support should be accompanied by efforts to help students maintain commitment and regular study habits.

دانشجویان Universitas Terbuka Layanan Luar Negeri (UTLLN) آموزش از راه دور را در شرایط یادگیری متنوع دنبال می‌کنند. بسیاری از آنان همزمان مشغول به کار هستند، بنابراین آمادگی و انگیزش برای تداوم فعالیت‌های تحصیلی اهمیت دارد. این پژوهش تأثیر آموزش و توسعه و انگیزش یادگیری را بر عملکرد تحصیلی دانشجویان UTLLN بررسی کرد. داده‌ها از طریق پرسشنامه آنلاین با مقیاس لیکرت گردآوری شد. از مجموع ۱۶۸ پاسخ، پس از غربالگری و حذف یک پاسخ آزمایشی، ۱۵۳ پاسخ مورد تحلیل قرار گرفت. برای ارزیابی مقدماتی ابزار از نرم‌افزار IBM SPSS Statistics و برای بررسی روابط میان سازه‌ها از روش PLS-SEM در نرم‌افزار SmartPLS 4 استفاده شد. آموزش و توسعه تأثیر مثبت بر عملکرد تحصیلی داشت (ضریب مسیر ۰٫۲۲۵ و مقدار p برابر با ۰٫۰۰۹). انگیزش یادگیری نیز تأثیر مثبت داشت (ضریب مسیر ۰٫۵۷۰ و مقدار p کمتر از ۰٫۰۰۱). مجموعاً، این دو سازه ۴۹٫۲٪ از واریانس عملکرد تحصیلی را تبیین کردند. سهم انگیزش یادگیری از آموزش و توسعه بیشتر بود. این یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که حمایت تحصیلی نهادی باید با تلاش‌هایی برای کمک به دانشجویان در حفظ تعهد و عادات مطالعه منظم همراه باشد.

Investing in human capital represents a key factor in maintaining a competitive advantage in modern business. Continuous employee training and professional development contribute to improved work performance, increased motivation, greater job satisfaction, and better adaptation to dynamic changes in the business environment. This paper examines the importance of employee training and development in companies in the Republic of Serbia, focusing on professional development and work efficiency. The research was conducted on a sample of 150 respondents employed in six companies operating in the transport, insurance, and technical sectors. Descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used to analyse the data. The findings highlight the need for greater company involvement in employee training and development to respond more effectively to the challenges of modern business. The results contribute to a better understanding of the role of employee training and development in the strategic management of human capital.

سرمایه‌گذاری در سرمایه انسانی یکی از عوامل کلیدی در حفظ مزیت رقابتی در کسب‌وکارهای مدرن به‌شمار می‌رود. آموزش مستمر کارکنان و توسعه حرفه‌ای آنان به بهبود عملکرد شغلی، افزایش انگیزه، رضایت شغلی بیشتر و سازگاری بهتر با تغییرات پویای محیط کسب‌وکار کمک می‌کند. این مقاله به بررسی اهمیت آموزش و توسعه کارکنان در شرکت‌های جمهوری صربستان می‌پردازد و تمرکز آن بر توسعه حرفه‌ای و کارایی شغلی است. پژوهش حاضر بر روی نمونه‌ای متشکل از ۱۵۰ نفر از کارکنان شاغل در شش شرکت فعال در بخش‌های حمل‌ونقل، بیمه و فنی انجام شده است. برای تحلیل داده‌ها از آمار توصیفی و ضریب همبستگی پیرسون استفاده شده است. یافته‌ها بر لزوم مشارکت بیشتر شرکت‌ها در آموزش و توسعه کارکنان به‌منظور پاسخگویی مؤثرتر به چالش‌های کسب‌وکارهای مدرن تأکید دارد. نتایج این پژوهش به درک بهتر نقش آموزش و توسعه کارکنان در مدیریت راهبردی سرمایه انسانی کمک می‌کند.

The competence of teachers plays a significant role in determining the quality of education. The SEAMEO INNOTECH Regional Education Program (SIREP) sets the teaching competence standards in Southeast Asia. Likewise, in the Philippines, the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST) are commonly used throughout the country to evaluate the competency levels of teachers. In this context, this study examined the performance of science teachers concerning these two sets of standards. The Descriptive Research Design was employed. The researcher utilized total enumeration as a sampling method, which comprised 30 junior high school science teachers for the academic year 2022-2023. The research instruments used were adopted from the SIREP standards and a survey questionnaire. Findings revealed that the respondents demonstrated outstanding performance in the PPST-RPMS and were rated "very much competent" in the SIREP standards. However, statistical analysis revealed no significant relationship between the Key Result Areas (KRAs) of the RPMS and the SIREP standards. These two sets of standards operate independently, and improvements in one may not necessarily lead to improvements in the other. The researcher proposed a program that will sustain the competence levels of science teachers. This program aims to address both sets of standards individually, promote continuous learning, and ensure that the teachers will continue to meet the benchmark set for education.

شایستگی معلمان نقش مهمی در تعیین کیفیت آموزش ایفا می‌کند. برنامه آموزش منطقه‌ای SEAMEO INNOTECH (SIREP) استانداردهای شایستگی تدریس را در جنوب شرق آسیا تعیین می‌کند. به همین ترتیب، در فیلیپین، استانداردهای حرفه‌ای معلمان فیلیپین (PPST) به طور گسترده‌ای در سراسر کشور برای ارزیابی سطوح شایستگی معلمان مورد استفاده قرار می‌گیرد. در این زمینه، این پژوهش عملکرد معلمان علوم را با توجه به این دو مجموعه استاندارد مورد بررسی قرار داد. طرح پژوهش توصیفی به کار گرفته شد. پژوهشگر از روش سرشماری کامل به عنوان روش نمونه‌گیری استفاده کرد که شامل ۳۰ معلم علوم دوره متوسطه اول در سال تحصیلی ۲۰۲۲-۲۰۲۳ بود. ابزارهای پژوهش برگرفته از استانداردهای SIREP و یک پرسشنامه پیمایشی بودند. یافته‌ها نشان داد که پاسخ‌دهندگان در PPST-RPMS عملکرد برجسته‌ای از خود نشان دادند و در استانداردهای SIREP نیز به عنوان «بسیار شایسته» ارزیابی شدند. با این حال، تحلیل آماری نشان داد که بین حوزه‌های کلیدی نتایج (KRAs) در RPMS و استانداردهای SIREP رابطه معناداری وجود ندارد. این دو مجموعه استاندارد به طور مستقل عمل می‌کنند و بهبود در یکی لزوماً منجر به بهبود در دیگری نمی‌شود. پژوهشگر برنامه‌ای را پیشنهاد کرد که سطح شایستگی معلمان علوم را حفظ کند. هدف این برنامه، پرداختن به هر دو مجموعه استاندارد به طور جداگانه، ترویج یادگیری مستمر و اطمینان از تداوم تحقق معیارهای تعیین‌شده برای آموزش است.

Depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms are common among adolescents, yet many studies dichotomise Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) outcomes, potentially losing information across severity levels. This study estimated symptom prevalence and examined factors associated with the severity of depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms among Vietnamese high school students. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among all Grade 10–12 students at one school in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Bivariate and multivariable proportional-odds logistic regression models were fitted for three ordered severity categories: normal, mild/moderate, and severe/very severe. Analyses were performed in R version 4.6.0. Among 366 students, severe/very severe depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms were reported by 13.4%, 27.9%, and 16.4% of students, respectively. Female sex was associated with greater severity of depressive (aOR = 2.18, 95% CI: 1.41–3.39), anxiety (aOR = 1.88, 95% CI: 1.24–2.86), and stress symptoms (aOR = 2.37, 95% CI: 1.54–3.68). Average/weak academic performance was associated with greater depressive symptom severity (aOR = 2.10, 95% CI: 1.11–4.04). Poor family relationships were associated with greater anxiety (aOR = 1.79, 95% CI: 1.11–2.90) and stress symptom severity (aOR = 2.10, 95% CI: 1.25–3.53), while parental academic expectations were associated with greater anxiety symptom severity (aOR = 1.66, 95% CI: 1.10–2.52). Grade 11 students had lower odds of greater stress symptom severity than Grade 10 students (aOR = 0.50, 95% CI: 0.31–0.80). Female sex, academic performance, family relationships, parental expectations, and grade level were differentially associated with symptom severity. Analyses that preserved the ordered structure of DASS-21 outcomes showed that associated factors differed across symptom domains. These findings support sex-sensitive screening and targeted school- and family-based mental health strategies.

علائم افسردگی، اضطراب و استرس در میان نوجوانان شایع است، با این حال بسیاری از پژوهش‌ها نتایج مقیاس افسردگی، اضطراب و استرس-۲۱ (DASS-21) را دوگانه‌سازی می‌کنند که ممکن است منجر به از دست رفتن اطلاعات در سطوح مختلف شدت شود. این مطالعه شیوع علائم را برآورد کرده و عوامل مرتبط با شدت علائم افسردگی، اضطراب و استرس را در میان دانش‌آموزان دبیرستانی ویتنامی بررسی کرده است. یک مطالعه مقطعی در میان تمامی دانش‌آموزان پایه دهم تا دوازدهم یک مدرسه در دلتای مکونگ، ویتنام انجام شد. مدل‌های رگرسیون لجستیک با شانس‌های متناسب دو متغیره و چندمتغیره برای سه دسته شدت مرتب‌شده (عادی، خفیف/متوسط و شدید/بسیار شدید) برازش داده شد. تحلیل‌ها در نرم‌افزار R نسخه 4.6.0 انجام شد. در میان ۳۶۶ دانش‌آموز، به ترتیب ۱۳.۴٪، ۲۷.۹٪ و ۱۶.۴٪ علائم افسردگی، اضطراب و استرس شدید/بسیار شدید را گزارش کردند. جنسیت مؤنث با شدت بیشتر علائم افسردگی (aOR = 2.18, 95% CI: 1.41–3.39)، اضطراب (aOR = 1.88, 95% CI: 1.24–2.86) و استرس (aOR = 2.37, 95% CI: 1.54–3.68) همراه بود. عملکرد تحصیلی متوسط/ضعیف با شدت بیشتر علائم افسردگی (aOR = 2.10, 95% CI: 1.11–4.04) مرتبط بود. روابط خانوادگی ضعیف با شدت بیشتر علائم اضطراب (aOR = 1.79, 95% CI: 1.11–2.90) و استرس (aOR = 2.10, 95% CI: 1.25–3.53) مرتبط بود، در حالی که انتظارات تحصیلی والدین با شدت بیشتر علائم اضطراب (aOR = 1.66, 95% CI: 1.10–2.52) همراه بود. دانش‌آموزان پایه یازدهم نسبت به پایه دهم احتمال کمتری برای شدت بیشتر علائم استرس داشتند (aOR = 0.50, 95% CI: 0.31–0.80). جنسیت مؤنث، عملکرد تحصیلی، روابط خانوادگی، انتظارات والدین و پایه تحصیلی به طور متفاوتی با شدت علائم مرتبط بودند. تحلیل‌هایی که ساختار مرتب‌شده نتایج DASS-21 را حفظ کردند نشان دادند که عوامل مرتبط در حوزه‌های مختلف علائم متفاوت است. این یافته‌ها از غربالگری حساس به جنسیت و راهبردهای سلامت روان مبتنی بر مدرسه و خانواده حمایت می‌کند.

This descriptive-correlational study examined the relationship between teacher–pupils’ interaction and the academic performance of Grade VI pupils in Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao (EsP) at Bislig City SPED Center during School Year 2025–2026. The study involved 63 Grade VI pupils selected through complete enumeration. Teacher–pupils’ interaction was assessed in terms of emotional support, classroom management, and instructional support using the adapted Classroom Assessment Scoring System–Student Report (CLASS-SR), while academic performance was measured through official quarterly grades. Findings showed that teacher–pupils’ interaction was generally high, with emotional support consistently demonstrated and classroom management and instructional support often demonstrated. Pupils likewise exhibited generally very satisfactory academic performance. Correlation analysis revealed a statistically significant moderate positive relationship between teacher–pupils’ interaction and academic performance (r = 0.452, p < 0.05), indicating that stronger classroom interactions were associated with better academic outcomes. Based on the findings, interventions emphasizing emotional support, effective classroom management, instructional support, and learner engagement in values-based activities were proposed to further strengthen pupils’ performance in EsP.

این پژوهش توصیفی-همبستگی به بررسی رابطه بین تعامل معلم و دانش‌آموزان و عملکرد تحصیلی دانش‌آموزان پایه ششم در درس آموزش ارزش‌های انسانی (Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao یا EsP) در مرکز آموزش ویژه بیسلیگ سیتی در سال تحصیلی ۲۰۲۵–۲۰۲۶ پرداخت. جامعه پژوهش شامل ۶۳ دانش‌آموز پایه ششم بود که به روش سرشماری کامل انتخاب شدند. تعامل معلم و دانش‌آموزان از نظر حمایت عاطفی، مدیریت کلاس و حمایت آموزشی با استفاده از نسخه اقتباس‌شده ابزار Classroom Assessment Scoring System–Student Report (CLASS-SR) ارزیابی شد و عملکرد تحصیلی از طریق نمرات رسمی فصلی سنجیده شد. یافته‌ها نشان داد که تعامل معلم و دانش‌آموزان به طور کلی در سطح بالایی قرار دارد، به طوری که حمایت عاطفی به طور مستمر و مدیریت کلاس و حمایت آموزشی اغلب نشان داده می‌شود. همچنین، دانش‌آموزان به طور کلی عملکرد تحصیلی بسیار رضایت‌بخشی از خود نشان دادند. تحلیل همبستگی نشان داد که بین تعامل معلم و دانش‌آموزان و عملکرد تحصیلی رابطه مثبت متوسط و معناداری وجود دارد (r = 0.452, p < 0.05)، که بیانگر آن است که تعاملات قوی‌تر در کلاس با پیامدهای تحصیلی بهتر همراه است. بر اساس یافته‌ها، مداخلاتی با تأکید بر حمایت عاطفی، مدیریت مؤثر کلاس، حمایت آموزشی و مشارکت دانش‌آموزان در فعالیت‌های مبتنی بر ارزش‌ها برای تقویت بیشتر عملکرد دانش‌آموزان در EsP پیشنهاد شد.

ICT-based teaching and integration refers to the extent to which teachers utilize ICT tools and digital resources as part of their instructional practices to improve lesson delivery, learner engagement, classroom interaction, and achievement of learning objectives. This study assessed the ICT-based teaching and integration in relation to students’ academic achievement of Cuaming Elementary and Cuaming High School during the School Year 2025-2026 as basis for the development of an action plan to improve technology-assisted instruction. Adopting a descriptive quantitative analysis enriched by qualitative insights, the study surveyed 40 elementary and secondary school teachers, focusing on the effectiveness of ICT-based teaching and integration to classroom learning. The study was found out that both ICT-based teaching and ICT integration were highly effective. The study revealed that ICT-based teaching and ICT integration, academic achievement and ICT-based teaching and academic achievement and ICT integration are significantly related to each other, concluding that there was a greatly contribution of ICT-based teaching and integration to the students' academic achievement through its General Scholastic Average and recommends that teachers must undergo training programs, seminars and LAC Sessions on the integration of ICT in teaching and learning to enhance more the students’ academic achievement.

تدریس مبتنی بر فناوری اطلاعات و ارتباطات (ICT) و ادغام آن به میزان استفاده معلمان از ابزارهای ICT و منابع دیجیتال به عنوان بخشی از شیوه‌های آموزشی خود برای بهبود ارائه درس، افزایش مشارکت یادگیرندگان، تعامل کلاسی و دستیابی به اهداف یادگیری اشاره دارد. این پژوهش، تدریس مبتنی بر ICT و ادغام آن را در ارتباط با پیشرفت تحصیلی دانش‌آموزان دبستان و دبیرستان کوامینگ در سال تحصیلی ۲۰۲۵-۲۰۲۶ به عنوان مبنایی برای تدوین برنامه عملیاتی به منظور بهبود آموزش مبتنی بر فناوری مورد ارزیابی قرار داد. با اتخاذ رویکرد توصیفی-کمی و غنی‌سازی یافته‌ها با بینش‌های کیفی، پژوهش حاضر با نظرسنجی از ۴۰ معلم مقطع ابتدایی و متوسطه، بر اثربخشی تدریس مبتنی بر ICT و ادغام آن در یادگیری کلاسی تمرکز داشت. نتایج پژوهش نشان داد که هر دو مؤلفه تدریس مبتنی بر ICT و ادغام ICT بسیار اثربخش بودند. همچنین پژوهش آشکار ساخت که تدریس مبتنی بر ICT و ادغام ICT، پیشرفت تحصیلی و تدریس مبتنی بر ICT و پیشرفت تحصیلی و ادغام ICT با یکدیگر رابطه معناداری دارند و نتیجه‌گیری شد که تدریس مبتنی بر ICT و ادغام آن سهم چشمگیری در پیشرفت تحصیلی دانش‌آموزان از طریق معدل کل تحصیلی آنان دارد و توصیه می‌شود معلمان در برنامه‌های آموزشی، کارگاه‌ها و جلسات LAC در زمینه ادغام ICT در تدریس و یادگیری شرکت کنند تا پیشرفت تحصیلی دانش‌آموزان بیش از پیش ارتقاء یابد.

This study explores how senior high school students make meaning of underachievement through the lens of growth mindset. Underachievement is often reduced to laziness, while students' subjective experiences remain underexplored. A qualitative design with interpretative phenomenological analysis was used. Five students identified as underachieving were selected purposively, and a counseling teacher and a classroom teacher served as supporting informants. Data were gathered through in-depth semi-structured interviews, observation during interviews, and relevant documentation, then analyzed through repeated reading, initial noting, theme development, and cross-case analysis. Six themes emerged: feeling academically not good enough, fear of failure and environmental expectations, the conflict between potential and performance, avoidance of academic challenges, self-reflection on failure, and the emergence of growth mindset as a reinterpretation of ability. Underachievement was lived as a threat to academic identity sustained by fixed beliefs about ability, and avoidance functioned as self-protection that limited development. Growth mindset appeared not as a ready-made trait but as a gradual process triggered by reflection and supportive relationships, coexisting with lingering doubt. School counseling should therefore address how students interpret failure, not only their academic performance.

این پژوهش به بررسی چگونگی معنابخشی دانش‌آموزان دبیرستانی به عملکرد پایین از منظر ذهنیت رشد می‌پردازد. عملکرد پایین اغلب به تنبلی تقلیل داده می‌شود، در حالی که تجارب ذهنی دانش‌آموزان کمتر مورد توجه قرار گرفته است. این مطالعه با رویکرد کیفی و تحلیل پدیدارشناختی تفسیری انجام شده است. پنج دانش‌آموز که به عنوان دارای عملکرد پایین شناسایی شدند به صورت هدفمند انتخاب شدند و یک مشاور مدرسه و یک معلم کلاس به عنوان مطلعان پشتیبان حضور داشتند. داده‌ها از طریق مصاحبه‌های عمیق نیمه‌ساختاریافته، مشاهده در حین مصاحبه و اسناد مرتبط گردآوری و از طریق خوانش مکرر، یادداشت‌برداری اولیه، توسعه مضامین و تحلیل بین‌موردی تحلیل شدند. شش مضمون استخراج شد: احساس ناکافی بودن از نظر تحصیلی، ترس از شکست و انتظارات محیطی، تعارض بین توان بالقوه و عملکرد، اجتناب از چالش‌های تحصیلی، تأمل بر شکست و ظهور ذهنیت رشد به عنوان بازتفسیر توانایی. عملکرد پایین به عنوان تهدیدی برای هویت تحصیلی تجربه می‌شد که با باورهای ثابت درباره توانایی تداوم می‌یافت و اجتناب، نقش محافظت از خود را ایفا می‌کرد که رشد را محدود می‌ساخت. ذهنیت رشد نه به عنوان یک ویژگی از پیش موجود، بلکه به عنوان فرایندی تدریجی که با تأمل و روابط حمایتی برانگیخته می‌شود و همزمان با تردیدهای باقی‌مانده همزیستی دارد، ظاهر شد. بنابراین، مشاوره مدرسه باید به نحوه تفسیر شکست توسط دانش‌آموزان بپردازد، نه صرفاً عملکرد تحصیلی آنان.

Background Strategic learning is especially relevant in high school, a stage marked by increasing academic demands and a presupposed but still-developing cognitive autonomy. Research on learning strategies has relied mainly on variable-centered analyses; this study adds a person-centered analysis whose core is the identification of strategic profiles through latent profile analysis Methods Participants were 154 Ecuadorian students (55.8% female) from the three high-school grades, selected through stratified probability sampling. The ACRA Learning Strategies Scales were administered and grade-point average was collected. A latent profile analysis compared one- to six-class solutions; registered sex and grade level were entered as control variables to assess the independence and robustness of the solution. Results Three profiles ordered by strategic-repertoire intensity were identified: low (18.2%), moderate (47.4%), and comprehensive (34.4%), differing in level rather than shape, with Retrieval and Support as the most discriminating dimensions. Profile membership was independent of registered sex and grade level, a central finding supporting the robustness of the classification. The comprehensive profile outperformed the low profile, and this difference held when accounting for the control variables. Conclusions With the caution required by a cross-sectional design, findings support a positive relationship between the breadth of the strategic repertoire and academic achievement and point toward universal, curriculum-embedded strategy instruction.

زمینه: یادگیری راهبردی به‌ویژه در دوره دبیرستان که با افزایش تقاضاهای تحصیلی و خودمختاری شناختی فرض‌شده اما هنوز در حال توسعه همراه است، اهمیت ویژه‌ای دارد. پژوهش‌های مربوط به راهبردهای یادگیری عمدتاً بر تحلیل‌های مبتنی بر متغیر تکیه داشته‌اند؛ این مطالعه با افزودن یک تحلیل مبتنی بر فرد، هسته اصلی خود را شناسایی نیمرخ‌های راهبردی از طریق تحلیل نیمرخ پنهان قرار داده است. روش‌ها: شرکت‌کنندگان ۱۵۴ دانش‌آموز اکوادوری (۵۵/۸٪ دختر) از سه پایه دبیرستان بودند که با نمونه‌گیری احتمالی طبقه‌بندی‌شده انتخاب شدند. مقیاس‌های راهبردهای یادگیری ACRA اجرا شد و معدل جمع‌آوری گردید. تحلیل نیمرخ پنهان، راه‌حل‌های یک تا شش کلاسه را مقایسه کرد؛ جنسیت ثبت‌شده و پایه تحصیلی به عنوان متغیرهای کنترل وارد شدند تا استقلال و استحکام راه‌حل ارزیابی شود. یافته‌ها: سه نیمرخ بر اساس شدت گستره راهبردی شناسایی شد: پایین (۱۸/۲٪)، متوسط (۴۷/۴٪) و جامع (۳۴/۴٪) که از نظر سطح و نه شکل با یکدیگر تفاوت داشتند و ابعاد بازیابی و حمایت بیشترین قدرت تمایز را داشتند. عضویت در نیمرخ‌ها مستقل از جنسیت ثبت‌شده و پایه تحصیلی بود که این یافته مرکزی، استحکام طبقه‌بندی را تأیید می‌کند. نیمرخ جامع عملکرد بهتری نسبت به نیمرخ پایین داشت و این تفاوت با در نظر گرفتن متغیرهای کنترل نیز حفظ شد. نتیجه‌گیری: با رعایت احتیاط لازم به دلیل طرح مقطعی، یافته‌ها از رابطه مثبت بین گستره راهبردی و پیشرفت تحصیلی حمایت می‌کند و بر آموزش راهبردی فراگیر و درون‌برنامه‌ای تأکید دارد.

Teacher performance is a crucial factor in improving educational quality and is influenced by various individual and organizational factors. This study aims to analyze the effects of work–life balance, workload, and compensation on teacher performance at SMKN 1 Batu, as well as to examine the mediating role of compensation in these relationships. The study employed a quantitative approach using an associative research design. The sample consisted of 52 civil servant (ASN) and government contract (PPPK) teachers selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS). The findings indicate that work–life balance has a positive and significant effect on teacher performance, whereas workload has a negative and significant effect on teacher performance. Compensation also exerts a positive and significant influence on teacher performance. Furthermore, compensation significantly mediates the relationships between work–life balance and teacher performance as well as between workload and teacher performance. These findings suggest that maintaining a healthy work–life balance and managing workload proportionally can enhance teacher performance when supported by adequate compensation. The study highlights the importance of human resource management policies in schools that prioritize teacher well-being, balanced workload distribution, and fair and sustainable compensation systems to improve teacher performance and overall educational quality.

عملکرد معلمان عامل مهمی در ارتقای کیفیت آموزش است و تحت تأثیر عوامل فردی و سازمانی مختلف قرار می‌گیرد. هدف این پژوهش، تحلیل تأثیر تعادل کار و زندگی، بار کاری و جبران خدمت بر عملکرد معلمان در دبیرستان فنی حرفه‌ای SMKN 1 Batu و همچنین بررسی نقش میانجی جبران خدمت در این روابط است. این مطالعه با رویکرد کمی و طرح پژوهش همبستگی انجام شده است. نمونه شامل ۵۲ معلم رسمی (ASN) و قراردادی دولت (PPPK) بود که به روش نمونه‌گیری هدفمند انتخاب شدند. داده‌ها با استفاده از پرسشنامه ساختاریافته جمع‌آوری و با روش مدل‌سازی معادلات ساختاری–کمترین مربعات جزئی (SEM-PLS) تحلیل شدند. یافته‌ها نشان داد که تعادل کار و زندگی تأثیر مثبت و معناداری بر عملکرد معلمان دارد، در حالی که بار کاری تأثیر منفی و معناداری بر عملکرد معلمان دارد. جبران خدمت نیز تأثیر مثبت و معناداری بر عملکرد معلمان دارد. علاوه بر این، جبران خدمت نقش میانجی معناداری در روابط بین تعادل کار و زندگی و عملکرد معلمان و همچنین بین بار کاری و عملکرد معلمان ایفا می‌کند. این یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که حفظ تعادل سالم بین کار و زندگی و مدیریت متناسب بار کاری، در صورت حمایت با جبران خدمت کافی، می‌تواند عملکرد معلمان را ارتقا دهد. این پژوهش بر اهمیت سیاست‌های مدیریت منابع انسانی در مدارس که به بهزیستی معلمان، توزیع متعادل بار کاری و نظام‌های جبران خدمت عادلانه و پایدار اولویت می‌دهند، برای بهبود عملکرد معلمان و کیفیت کلی آموزش تأکید می‌کند.

Improving teacher performance is a fundamental aspect of achieving high-quality education, as it contributes significantly to the effectiveness of the teaching and learning process and the successful attainment of students' competencies. This study aims to examine the effects of school principals' democratic leadership and teachers' work ethic on teacher performance by considering school culture as a mediating variable. The study employed a quantitative approach using an explanatory research design involving all 52 teachers at SMKN 1 Batu, who were selected through the total sampling technique. Data were collected using a five-point Likert scale questionnaire and analyzed through Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) using SmartPLS software. The findings reveal that school principals' democratic leadership has a positive and significant effect on both school culture and teacher performance. Similarly, teachers' work ethic has a positive and significant influence on school culture and teacher performance. Furthermore, school culture positively affects teacher performance and serves as a significant mediating variable in the relationships between democratic leadership, teachers' work ethic, and teacher performance. These findings indicate that improving teacher performance requires participative leadership, a strong work ethic, and a supportive school culture. The study provides practical implications for school administrators in designing strategies to improve educational quality through strengthening democratic leadership, enhancing teachers' work ethic, and fostering a sustainable school culture. Keywords: democratic leadership, teacher work ethic, school culture, teacher performance.

ارتقای عملکرد معلمان یکی از جنبه‌های اساسی دستیابی به آموزش با کیفیت بالا است، چرا که نقش بسزایی در اثربخشی فرایند تدریس و یادگیری و موفقیت در کسب شایستگی‌های دانش‌آموزان ایفا می‌کند. هدف این پژوهش بررسی تأثیر رهبری دموکراتیک مدیران مدرسه و اخلاق کاری معلمان بر عملکرد معلمان با در نظر گرفتن فرهنگ مدرسه به‌عنوان متغیر میانجی است. این مطالعه با رویکرد کمی و با استفاده از طرح پژوهش تبیینی انجام شده است و تمامی ۵۲ معلم SMKN 1 Batu که از طریق روش نمونه‌گیری کل انتخاب شدند، در آن شرکت داشتند. داده‌ها با استفاده از پرسشنامه لیکرت پنج‌درجه‌ای گردآوری و از طریق مدل‌سازی معادلات ساختاری حداقل مربعات جزئی (PLS-SEM) با استفاده از نرم‌افزار SmartPLS تحلیل شدند. یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که رهبری دموکراتیک مدیران مدرسه تأثیر مثبت و معناداری بر فرهنگ مدرسه و عملکرد معلمان دارد. همچنین، اخلاق کاری معلمان تأثیر مثبت و معناداری بر فرهنگ مدرسه و عملکرد معلمان دارد. افزون بر این، فرهنگ مدرسه تأثیر مثبت بر عملکرد معلمان داشته و به‌عنوان متغیر میانجی معنادار در روابط بین رهبری دموکراتیک، اخلاق کاری معلمان و عملکرد معلمان ایفای نقش می‌کند. این یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که ارتقای عملکرد معلمان مستلزم رهبری مشارکتی، اخلاق کاری قوی و فرهنگ مدرسه حمایت‌کننده است. این پژوهش پیامدهای عملی برای مدیران مدارس در طراحی راهبردهایی جهت بهبود کیفیت آموزشی از طریق تقویت رهبری دموکراتیک، ارتقای اخلاق کاری معلمان و پرورش فرهنگ مدرسه پایدار ارائه می‌دهد.

School management in an era of rapid change faces increasingly complex challenges. Schools are required to deliver measurable academic performance, meet quality standards, develop teacher competencies, adaptively utilize technology, and produce graduates capable of contributing to society. However, management orientations that rely too heavily on performance indicators, administrative efficiency, accreditation, and academic achievements risk overlooking the inner human dimension, the quality of relationships, moral values, the well-being of the school community, and the social impact of education. This article aims to reconstruct value-based education management through a Sufi perspective by developing a school governance model that integrates four key dimensions: performance, values, well-being, and social impact. The study employs a qualitative-conceptual approach, drawing on a literature review of Sufi thought, spiritual leadership, education management, learning organizations, distributed leadership, educator well-being, and leadership for social justice. The study yields the "Sufi School Governance Model," a framework that establishes tazkiyat al-nafs (purification of the soul), muraqabah (spiritual vigilance), amanah (trustworthiness), ihsan (excellence/spiritual sincerity), shūrā (consultation), ‘adl (justice), tawāḍu‘ (humility), mahabbah (love/compassion), and khidmah (service) as its foundational values; performance as the professional dimension; well-being as the human dimension; and social impact as the orientation toward the common good. This model operates through a cycle of niyyah (intention) tazkiyah (purification) amanah (trust) shūrā (consultation) ihsan (excellence) khidmah (service) muḥāsabah (self-reflection) iṣlāḥ (reform), which translates into planning, organizing, leadership, human resource development, supervision, evaluation, and continuous improvement. This reconstruction positions the school principal not merely as an administrator, but as a murabbī (spiritual educator/mentor), khādim (servant-leader), and uswah (role model), while the school itself is positioned as a community for learning, character building, well-being, and social transformation. This model offers an expanded definition of school success, moving beyond mere "school performance" toward performance that is meaningful, ethical, human-centered, and socially impactful

مدیریت مدرسه در عصر تغییرات سریع با چالش‌های فزاینده و پیچیده‌ای مواجه است. مدارس ملزم به ارائه عملکرد تحصیلی قابل سنجش، رعایت استانداردهای کیفیت، توسعه شایستگی‌های معلمان، بهره‌برداری تطبیقی از فناوری و تربیت فارغ‌التحصیلانی هستند که قادر به مشارکت در جامعه باشند. با این حال، رویکردهای مدیریتی که بیش از حد بر شاخص‌های عملکرد، کارآمدی اداری، اعتباربخشی و دستاوردهای علمی تکیه دارند، در معرض نادیده گرفتن بُعد درونی انسان، کیفیت روابط، ارزش‌های اخلاقی، بهزیستی جامعه مدرسه و تأثیر اجتماعی آموزش قرار دارند. این مقاله با هدف بازسازی مدیریت آموزش مبتنی بر ارزش‌ها از منظر تصوف، به توسعه یک مدل حکمرانی مدرسه می‌پردازد که چهار بُعد کلیدی عملکرد، ارزش‌ها، بهزیستی و تأثیر اجتماعی را ادغام می‌کند. این پژوهش با رویکرد کیفی ـ مفهومی و با تکیه بر مرور ادبیات اندیشه صوفیانه، رهبری معنوی، مدیریت آموزشی، سازمان‌های یادگیرنده، رهبری توزیعی، بهزیستی معلمان و رهبری برای عدالت اجتماعی انجام شده است. نتیجه این پژوهش، «مدل حکمرانی مدرسه صوفیانه» است؛ چارچوبی که تزکیه‌النفس (پاکسازی نفس)، مراقبه (نظارت معنوی)، امانت (امانت‌داری)، احسان (برتری/اخلاص معنوی)، شورا (مشورت)، عدل (عدالت)، تواضع (فروتنی)، محبت (عشق/دلسوزی) و خدمت (خدمت‌رسانی) را به عنوان ارزش‌های بنیادین خود قرار می‌دهد؛ عملکرد را به عنوان بُعد حرفه‌ای، بهزیستی را به عنوان بُعد انسانی و تأثیر اجتماعی را به عنوان جهت‌گیری به سوی خیر عمومی تعریف می‌کند. این مدل از طریق چرخه نیت (نیت)، تزکیه (پاکسازی)، امانت (اعتماد)، شورا (مشورت)، احسان (برتری)، خدمت (خدمت‌رسانی)، محاسبه (خودارزیابی) و اصلاح (اصلاح) عمل می‌کند که به برنامه‌ریزی، سازماندهی، رهبری، توسعه منابع انسانی، نظارت، ارزیابی و بهبود مستمر ترجمه می‌شود. این بازسازی، مدیر مدرسه را نه صرفاً به عنوان یک مدیر، بلکه به عنوان مربی (مربی معنوی/راهنما)، خادم (رهبر خدمتگزار) و اسوه (الگو) معرفی می‌کند و خود مدرسه را به عنوان جامعه‌ای برای یادگیری، پرورش شخصیت، بهزیستی و تحول اجتماعی جایگاه می‌بخشد. این مدل، تعریف گسترده‌تری از موفقیت مدرسه ارائه می‌دهد و فراتر از صرفاً «عملکرد مدرسه»، به سوی عملکردی معنادار، اخلاقی، انسان‌محور و دارای تأثیر اجتماعی حرکت می‌کند.

Achieving equality in music education for people with disability calls for transformative changes to attitudes, structures and norms. Segregation and streaming remains prevalent in instrumental music education, gatekeeping access and opportunity to mainstream education opportunities. The United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD, Article 24) ascribes access to inclusive education for people with disability on an equal basis, with the aim of fully developing human potential. Despite this, academic theorising about inclusive education still limits how this may be practically and philosophically applied in music education. Inclusion in instrumental music education is further limited by a culture of performance excellence rather than equity and enrichment of all, and a focus on music performance outcomes rather than a deep and holistic education experience gleaned from music making and participation. Significant EDI initiatives that aim to foster inclusive environments and practices are considered and drawn to music education contexts, in particular instrumental music education in Australia, where access for students with disability at the secondary level is severely limited. Our critique extends to praxial and philosophical considerations concerning the role of education in instrumental music in schools, accessibility, and social justice considerations educators should consider in devising of inclusive curricula, pedagogies and engagement.

دستیابی به برابری در آموزش موسیقی برای افراد دارای معلولیت مستلزم تغییرات تحول‌آفرین در نگرش‌ها، ساختارها و هنجارها است. جداسازی و تقسیم‌بندی همچنان در آموزش موسیقی سازی رایج است و دسترسی و فرصت به آموزش جریان اصلی را محدود می‌کند. کنوانسیون حقوق افراد دارای معلولیت سازمان ملل متحد (CRPD، ماده ۲۴) دسترسی به آموزش فراگیر را برای افراد دارای معلولیت بر مبنای برابری مقرر می‌دارد، با هدف توسعه کامل ظرفیت انسانی. با وجود این، نظریه‌پردازی‌های دانشگاهی درباره آموزش فراگیر همچنان نحوه کاربرد عملی و فلسفی آن را در آموزش موسیقی محدود می‌کند. شمول در آموزش موسیقی سازی همچنین به دلیل فرهنگ برتری عملکردی به جای عدالت و غنای همگانی، و تمرکز بر نتایج اجرایی موسیقی به جای تجربه آموزشی عمیق و کل‌نگر حاصل از ساختن و مشارکت موسیقی، بیشتر محدود می‌شود. ابتکارات مهم EDI که با هدف پرورش محیط‌ها و شیوه‌های فراگیر طراحی شده‌اند، مورد بررسی قرار گرفته و به زمینه‌های آموزش موسیقی، به ویژه آموزش موسیقی سازی در استرالیا، که دسترسی دانش‌آموزان دارای معلولیت در سطح متوسطه به شدت محدود است، تعمیم یافته‌اند. نقد ما به ملاحظات پراکسیال و فلسفی درباره نقش آموزش در موسیقی سازی مدارس، دسترس‌پذیری و ملاحظات عدالت اجتماعی که معلمان باید در طراحی برنامه‌های درسی، روش‌های تدریس و مشارکت فراگیر مد نظر قرار دهند، گسترش می‌یابد.

Basic science is concerned with developing an understanding of the natural world through observation, experimentation, investigation, and logical reasoning. The study compared the effectiveness of computer simulations and charts usage on secondary school students’ academic achievement in Basic Science in Aguata Education Zone of Anambra State. Two research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. A quasi-experimental design was adopted for the study. The population consisted of 3,310 (1,664 males and 1,646 females) Upper Basic Education Two (UB2) students who enrolled for the 2025/2026 academic session in the 39 public secondary schools in the Aguata Education Zone of Anambra State, with a sample of 186 UB2 Basic Science students selected using a multistage sampling procedure. The instrument for data collection was Basic Science Achievement Test (BSAT). The instrument was face validated by three experts and a reliability index of 0.87 was obtained using Kuder Richardson 20 method. Experimental procedure was carried out in stages and data were collected through pretest and posttest using BSAT. Data analysis was done using the mean and Analysis of Covariance at the 0.05 level of significance. Findings, among others, revealed that students taught Basic Science concepts using computer simulations achieved significantly higher scores than those taught using charts. Male students taught using computer simulations recorded slightly higher mean achievement scores than their female counterparts, but the difference was not significant. Based on the findings, the study recommended that Basic Science teachers should regularly use computer simulations during classroom instruction, as they significantly improve students’ achievement in Basic Science more than charts do.

علوم پایه به توسعه درک از جهان طبیعی از طریق مشاهده، آزمایش، تحقیق و استدلال منطقی می‌پردازد. این پژوهش اثربخشی استفاده از شبیه‌سازی‌های رایانه‌ای و نمودارها را بر پیشرفت تحصیلی دانش‌آموزان دبیرستانی در درس علوم پایه در منطقه آموزشی Aguata از ایالت Anambra مقایسه کرد. دو سؤال پژوهش و سه فرضیه، این مطالعه را هدایت کردند. طرح پژوهش شبه‌آزمایشی اتخاذ شد. جامعه آماری شامل ۳۳۱۰ دانش‌آموز (۱۶۶۴ پسر و ۱۶۴۶ دختر) پایه دوم متوسطه اول (UB2) بود که برای سال تحصیلی ۲۰۲۵/۲۰۲۶ در ۳۹ مدرسه متوسطه دولتی منطقه آموزشی Aguata ایالت Anambra ثبت‌نام کرده بودند و نمونه‌ای متشکل از ۱۸۶ دانش‌آموز علوم پایه UB2 با استفاده از روش نمونه‌گیری چندمرحله‌ای انتخاب شد. ابزار گردآوری داده‌ها، آزمون پیشرفت علوم پایه (BSAT) بود. این ابزار توسط سه نفر از خبرگان از نظر روایی صوری مورد تأیید قرار گرفت و شاخص پایایی ۰.۸۷ با استفاده از روش Kuder Richardson 20 به دست آمد. فرایند آزمایشی در مراحل مختلف اجرا شد و داده‌ها از طریق پیش‌آزمون و پس‌آزمون با استفاده از BSAT جمع‌آوری گردید. تحلیل داده‌ها با استفاده از میانگین و تحلیل کوواریانس در سطح معناداری ۰.۰۵ انجام شد. یافته‌ها، از جمله، نشان داد که دانش‌آموزانی که مفاهیم علوم پایه را با استفاده از شبیه‌سازی‌های رایانه‌ای فراگرفته بودند، به طور معناداری نمرات بالاتری نسبت به دانش‌آموزانی که با استفاده از نمودارها آموزش دیده بودند، کسب کردند. دانش‌آموزان پسر که با شبیه‌سازی رایانه‌ای آموزش دیده بودند، میانگین نمرات پیشرفت کمی بالاتر از همتایان دختر خود داشتند، اما این تفاوت معنادار نبود. بر اساس یافته‌ها، پژوهش توصیه کرد که معلمان علوم پایه به طور منظم از شبیه‌سازی‌های رایانه‌ای در آموزش کلاسی استفاده کنند، زیرا این روش به طور معناداری پیشرفت تحصیلی دانش‌آموزان در علوم پایه را بیش از نمودارها افزایش می‌دهد.

Cognitive failures can be an important link between occupational stress and the occurrence of work-related accidents. On the other side, early maladaptive schemas can fundamentally affect cognitive processing and individuals' reactions to stressors. This study modeled the effects between occupational stress and cognitive failures using early maladaptive schemas as a mediating variable among mine workers. This cross-sectional study was carried out on 285 mine workers of eastern Iran. Data were collected by the Osipow occupational stress inventory, Occupational Cognitive Failure Questionnaire (OCFQ), and Young Schema Questionnaire Short Form. This study employed Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) techniques using SmartPLS 3 to analyze data. The results revealed that occupational stress had a significant positive direct effect on cognitive failures (β = 0.375, P < 0.001) and on most early maladaptive schemas domains, with the strongest effect on impaired autonomy and performance (β = 0.459, P < 0.001). Notably, occupational stress showed a significant negative association with impaired limits (β = -0.172, P = 0.004 ). In turn, cognitive failures were most strongly predicted by disconnection and rejection (β = 0.396, P < 0.001) and impaired autonomy and performance (β = 0.278, P < 0.001). Mediation analyses indicated that disconnection and rejection (β = 0.144, P < 0.001) and impaired autonomy and performance (β = 0.127, P < 0.001) served as significant indirect pathways linking occupational stress to cognitive failures. The findings confirmed that occupational stress increases cognitive failures. Moreover, by activating early maladaptive schemas of disconnection and rejection and impaired autonomy and performance, it also indirectly affects these failures. Therefore, mining work environments should pay attention to workers' mental health, as neglecting it can exacerbate maladaptive thought and behavioral patterns. It is recommended that organizational interventions, in addition to reducing workplace stressors, focus on identifying and modifying these schemas and enhancing workers' sense of competence to prevent the occurrence of cognitive failures.

خطاهای شناختی می‌توانند پیوند مهمی میان استرس شغلی و وقوع حوادث مرتبط با کار باشند. از سوی دیگر، طرحواره‌های ناسازگار اولیه می‌توانند به طور بنیادی بر پردازش شناختی و واکنش‌های افراد به عوامل استرس‌زا تأثیر بگذارند. این پژوهش، اثرات بین استرس شغلی و خطاهای شناختی را با استفاده از طرحواره‌های ناسازگار اولیه به عنوان متغیر میانجی در میان کارگران معادن مدل‌سازی کرد. این مطالعه مقطعی بر روی ۲۸۵ نفر از کارگران معادن شرق ایران انجام شد. داده‌ها با استفاده از پرسشنامه استرس شغلی Osipow، پرسشنامه خطاهای شناختی شغلی (OCFQ) و فرم کوتاه پرسشنامه طرحواره Young جمع‌آوری شد. این پژوهش برای تحلیل داده‌ها از تکنیک‌های مدل‌سازی معادلات ساختاری (SEM) با استفاده از نرم‌افزار SmartPLS 3 بهره گرفت. نتایج نشان داد که استرس شغلی اثر مستقیم مثبت معناداری بر خطاهای شناختی دارد (β = ۰.۳۷۵، P < ۰.۰۰۱) و همچنین بر اکثر حوزه‌های طرحواره‌های ناسازگار اولیه، با قوی‌ترین اثر بر حوزه خودمختاری و عملکرد مختل (β = ۰.۴۵۹، P < ۰.۰۰۱). قابل توجه است که استرس شغلی با حوزه محدودیت‌های مختل رابطه منفی معناداری نشان داد (β = -۰.۱۷۲، P = ۰.۰۰۴). به نوبه خود، خطاهای شناختی بیشترین پیش‌بینی را از حوزه بریدگی و طرد (β = ۰.۳۹۶، P < ۰.۰۰۱) و خودمختاری و عملکرد مختل (β = ۰.۲۷۸، P < ۰.۰۰۱) دریافت کردند. تحلیل‌های میانجی‌گری نشان داد که بریدگی و طرد (β = ۰.۱۴۴، P < ۰.۰۰۱) و خودمختاری و عملکرد مختل (β = ۰.۱۲۷، P < ۰.۰۰۱) به عنوان مسیرهای غیرمستقیم معنادار، استرس شغلی را به خطاهای شناختی پیوند می‌دهند. یافته‌ها تأیید کردند که استرس شغلی خطاهای شناختی را افزایش می‌دهد. افزون بر این، با فعال‌سازی طرحواره‌های ناسازگار اولیه بریدگی و طرد و خودمختاری و عملکرد مختل، به طور غیرمستقیم نیز بر این خطاها تأثیر می‌گذارد. بنابراین، محیط‌های کاری معادن باید به سلامت روانی کارگران توجه داشته باشند، چرا که غفلت از آن می‌تواند الگوهای فکری و رفتاری ناسازگار را تشدید کند. توصیه می‌شود مداخلات سازمانی علاوه بر کاهش عوامل استرس‌زای محیط کار، بر شناسایی و اصلاح این طرحواره‌ها و تقویت حس شایستگی کارگران برای پیشگیری از وقوع خطاهای شناختی تمرکز کنند.

for undergraduate science students. The study tested three hypotheses: (i) Do students benefit academically from a formalized study buddy peer learning program? (ii) Do mentors and protégés benefit equally from participation in the study buddy program? (iii) Does heterogeneity in group members' initial academic performance have an effect on benefits from participation in the study buddy program? To test these hypotheses, we implemented a cohort-based study buddy program in which high-scoring students (mentors) and lower-scoring peers (protégés), following their first assessment scores in a given course, were invited to form study groups. We compared the performance of participants versus non-participants on subsequent assessments, while examining separately the effects for mentors and protégés. Results showed (i) significant grade benefits for participants over non-participants, (ii) similar participation benefits for students in mentor and protégé roles, and (iii) no interaction of competence-based heterogeneity on these effects. Although this study design was unable to assess the nature of the study buddy interactions, the grade performance data highlight the program as a cost-effective and scalable approach to enhance students' educational experiences. The data also emphasize the value of reducing barriers to collaborative learning in higher education.

برای دانشجویان علوم در مقطع کارشناسی، این پژوهش سه فرضیه را مورد آزمون قرار داد: (۱) آیا دانشجویان از برنامه یادگیری همیار تحصیلی به صورت رسمی به لحاظ تحصیلی بهره‌مند می‌شوند؟ (۲) آیا راهنماها (mentors) و شاگردان (protégés) به طور یکسان از مشارکت در برنامه همیار تحصیلی سود می‌برند؟ (۳) آیا ناهمگنی در عملکرد تحصیلی اولیه اعضای گروه بر میزان بهره‌مندی از مشارکت در برنامه همیار تحصیلی تأثیر دارد؟ برای آزمون این فرضیه‌ها، یک برنامه همیار تحصیلی مبتنی بر گروه‌های هم‌دوره‌ای اجرا شد که در آن دانشجویان با نمرات بالا (mentors) و همتایان با نمرات پایین‌تر (protégés)، پس از کسب نمرات اولین ارزیابی در یک درس معین، به تشکیل گروه‌های مطالعاتی دعوت شدند. عملکرد شرکت‌کنندگان با غیرشرکت‌کنندگان در ارزیابی‌های بعدی مقایسه شد و اثرات برای راهنماها و شاگردان به طور جداگانه بررسی گردید. نتایج نشان داد: (۱) مزایای معنادار نمره‌ای برای شرکت‌کنندگان نسبت به غیرشرکت‌کنندگان، (۲) مزایای مشابه مشارکت برای دانشجویان در نقش‌های راهنما و شاگرد، و (۳) عدم وجود تعامل معنادار ناهمگنی مبتنی بر شایستگی بر این اثرات. اگرچه طراحی این مطالعه امکان ارزیابی ماهیت تعاملات همیار تحصیلی را فراهم نکرد، داده‌های عملکرد نمره‌ای، این برنامه را به عنوان رویکردی مقرون‌به‌صرفه و مقیاس‌پذیر برای ارتقای تجربه آموزشی دانشجویان برجسته می‌کند. همچنین داده‌ها بر اهمیت کاهش موانع یادگیری مشارکتی در آموزش عالی تأکید دارند.

Evidence suggests that academic staff in Nigerian public universities are under-supported in ways that directly undermine the delivery of Sustainable Development Goal 4. Previous research has established that stakeholder engagement matters for educational quality, but only a few empirical studies have tested the specific institutional mechanisms through which this engagement produces performance outcomes in resource constrained African higher education systems. To date, studies have not examined how training and development programmes function as an institutional bridge between training and development plans and academic staff performance in this context. This study set out to investigate the extent to which stakeholder support drives academic staff performance, specifically highlighting how institutional training and development initiatives serve as the crucial bridge for this impact. Grounded in Stakeholder Theory and Social Exchange Theory, the study tests four hypotheses using a quantitative design. Data were collected from 197 academic staff across three public universities in South-West Nigeria, using stratified random sampling. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling was conducted using SmartPLS 4. Analysis showed that stakeholder support had a significant direct effect on academic staff performance ( β = 0.423, t = 5.935, p < 0.001). Training and development programmes fully mediated the relationship between training and development plans and performance ( β = 0.210, 95% CI [0.090, 0.353]), the study's hypothesised mediation pathway (H4). The results indicate a persistent gap between institutional planning and programme execution. A further exploratory finding is the fifth hypothesis (H5). A feedback path from programme execution back to stakeholder support (TDProg → KSS, β = 0.511, p < 0.001). This finding extends Freeman’s (1984) instrumental framework. It adds nuance to Mitchell et al.’s (1997) salience theory by suggesting that visible programme quality can reinforce stakeholder commitment, rather than being solely a precondition for programme delivery. This pathway has not previously been documented in the African higher education literature and carries direct implications for institutional governance and SDG 4 policy coordination. The findings of this study carry implications for stakeholder coordination, institutional policy, and the delivery of SDG 4 in resource constrained higher education systems. Policy documents and strategic plans are necessary but insufficient. Decisive progress depends on funded, executed, and monitored training programmes backed by coordinated multi-stakeholder commitment.

شواهد نشان می‌دهد که اعضای هیئت علمی در دانشگاه‌های دولتی نیجریه از حمایت کافی برخوردار نیستند و این امر به طور مستقیم تحقق هدف چهارم توسعه پایدار را تضعیف می‌کند. پژوهش‌های پیشین اهمیت مشارکت ذینفعان را برای کیفیت آموزشی اثبات کرده‌اند، اما تنها تعداد اندکی از مطالعات تجربی، سازوکارهای نهادی مشخصی را که از طریق آن‌ها این مشارکت به پیامدهای عملکردی در نظام‌های آموزش عالی آفریقا با منابع محدود منجر می‌شود، مورد آزمون قرار داده‌اند. تاکنون، مطالعات بررسی نکرده‌اند که چگونه برنامه‌های آموزش و توسعه به عنوان پلی نهادی میان طرح‌های آموزش و توسعه و عملکرد اعضای هیئت علمی در این زمینه عمل می‌کنند. این پژوهش با هدف بررسی میزان تأثیر حمایت ذینفعان بر عملکرد اعضای هیئت علمی انجام شد و به طور خاص، نقش برنامه‌های آموزش و توسعه نهادی را به عنوان پل اساسی این تأثیر برجسته می‌کند. این مطالعه با تکیه بر نظریه ذینفعان و نظریه تبادل اجتماعی، چهار فرضیه را با رویکرد کمی مورد آزمون قرار داده است. داده‌ها از ۱۹۷ عضو هیئت علمی در سه دانشگاه دولتی جنوب غرب نیجریه با استفاده از نمونه‌گیری تصادفی طبقه‌بندی‌شده گردآوری شد. مدل‌یابی معادلات ساختاری حداقل مربعات جزئی با استفاده از نرم‌افزار SmartPLS 4 انجام شد. تحلیل‌ها نشان داد که حمایت ذینفعان اثر مستقیم معناداری بر عملکرد اعضای هیئت علمی دارد (β = 0.423، t = 5.935، p < 0.001). برنامه‌های آموزش و توسعه به طور کامل رابطه میان طرح‌های آموزش و توسعه و عملکرد را میانجی‌گری کردند (β = 0.210، 95% CI [0.090, 0.353]) که مسیر میانجی‌گری فرضیه چهارم پژوهش بود (H4). نتایج نشان‌دهنده شکاف مداوم میان برنامه‌ریزی نهادی و اجرای برنامه‌ها است. یافته اکتشافی دیگر، فرضیه پنجم (H5) است: مسیر بازخورد از اجرای برنامه به حمایت ذینفعان (TDProg → KSS، β = 0.511، p < 0.001). این یافته چارچوب ابزاری Freeman (1984) را گسترش می‌دهد و با افزودن ظرافت به نظریه برجستگی Mitchell و همکاران (1997) نشان می‌دهد که کیفیت مشهود برنامه می‌تواند تعهد ذینفعان را تقویت کند، نه اینکه صرفاً پیش‌شرط اجرای برنامه باشد. این مسیر پیش‌تر در ادبیات آموزش عالی آفریقا مستندسازی نشده و پیامدهای مستقیمی برای حکمرانی نهادی و هماهنگی سیاستی هدف چهارم توسعه پایدار دارد. یافته‌های این پژوهش دارای پیامدهایی برای هماهنگی ذینفعان، سیاست‌گذاری نهادی و تحقق هدف چهارم توسعه پایدار در نظام‌های آموزش عالی با منابع محدود است. اسناد سیاستی و برنامه‌های راهبردی ضروری اما ناکافی هستند؛ پیشرفت قاطعانه مستلزم برنامه‌های آموزشی تأمین مالی‌شده، اجراشده و پایش‌شده با پشتوانه تعهد هماهنگ چندذینفعی است.

Time-of-day can affect optimal performance in educational and professional settings.Although institutional schedules such as early morning classes are known to negatively affect sleep and academic outcomes, the impact of assignment deadlines and examination timings is less clear.Here, we examined how the timing of 16,677 assignment deadlines and 1,371 examinations associated with sleep, wellbeing, and academic performance in a cohort of 636 first-year undergraduate students over their first semester at university.Sleep was objectively tracked using a wearable device, whereas well-being was assessed through daily smartphone-delivered ecological momentary assessments.We found that nearly half (44%) of total assignments were submitted within 24 hr of its deadline.Those due earlier in the day were associated with 11-49 min shorter sleep the night before the deadline compared with a typical night.Sleep satisfaction was also poorer with earlier deadlines, whereas stress and sadness levels were highest on days with early morning deadlines.Furthermore, morning examinations were associated with 61-82 min shorter sleep than both afternoon and evening examinations.However, both morning and evening examinations were associated with 5-6 percentage points poorer course grades on average compared with examinations commencing in the afternoon.Regardless of examination time-of-day, sleep the night before an examination was associated with course performance.Notably, each hour less sleep than habitual the night before an examination was associated with a 1.2-to 3-percentage point decrease in marks achieved.These findings suggest timing of assignment deadlines and examinations as a key modulator of student sleep, well-being, and academic success. Educational Impact and Implications StatementLast-minute submissions of student assignments due earlier in the day were linked to shorter and poorer quality sleep, and reduced well-being.Both morning and evening examinations were associated with poorer academic performance compared with afternoon examinations, but scores were moderated by sleep duration the night before.

زمان روز می‌تواند بر عملکرد بهینه در محیط‌های آموزشی و حرفه‌ای تأثیرگذار باشد. اگرچه برنامه‌های نهادی مانند کلاس‌های صبح زود به‌طور شناخته‌شده‌ای بر خواب و پیامدهای تحصیلی اثر منفی دارند، اما تأثیر زمان‌بندی مهلت‌های تحویل تکالیف و زمان برگزاری آزمون‌ها کمتر روشن است. در این پژوهش، بررسی کردیم که زمان‌بندی ۱۶٬۶۷۷ مهلت تحویل تکلیف و ۱٬۳۷۱ آزمون چگونه با خواب، بهزیستی و عملکرد تحصیلی در یک گروه ۶۳۶ نفره از دانشجویان سال اول کارشناسی طی نخستین نیم‌سال تحصیلی در دانشگاه مرتبط است. خواب به‌صورت عینی با استفاده از یک دستگاه پوشیدنی پایش شد و بهزیستی از طریق ارزیابی‌های لحظه‌ای زیست‌محیطی که روزانه توسط تلفن هوشمند ارائه می‌شد، سنجیده شد. دریافتیم که تقریباً نیمی (۴۴٪) از کل تکالیف ظرف ۲۴ ساعت پیش از مهلت مقرر تحویل داده شدند. تکالیفی که موعد تحویل آن‌ها زودتر در روز بود، با ۱۱ تا ۴۹ دقیقه خواب کمتر در شب پیش از مهلت نسبت به یک شب معمولی همراه بود. رضایت از خواب نیز با مهلت‌های زودتر پایین‌تر بود و سطوح استرس و غم در روزهایی با مهلت تحویل صبح زود بالاترین میزان را داشت. افزون بر این، آزمون‌های صبحگاهی با ۶۱ تا ۸۲ دقیقه خواب کمتر نسبت به آزمون‌های بعدازظهر و عصر همراه بودند. با این حال، هم آزمون‌های صبحگاهی و هم آزمون‌های عصرگاهی به‌طور میانگین با ۵ تا ۶ درصد نمره پایین‌تر در مقایسه با آزمون‌هایی که بعدازظهر آغاز می‌شدند، همراه بودند. صرف‌نظر از زمان برگزاری آزمون، خواب شب پیش از آزمون با عملکرد درسی مرتبط بود. به‌ویژه، هر ساعت خواب کمتر از میزان عادی در شب پیش از آزمون با کاهش ۱٫۲ تا ۳ درصدی در نمره کسب‌شده همراه بود. این یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که زمان‌بندی مهلت‌های تحویل تکالیف و آزمون‌ها به‌عنوان یک تعدیل‌گر کلیدی خواب، بهزیستی و موفقیت تحصیلی دانشجویان عمل می‌کند. بیانیه تأثیر و پیامدهای آموزشی: تحویل تکالیف دانشجویی در آخرین لحظات، به‌ویژه زمانی که موعد آن‌ها زودتر در روز است، با خواب کوتاه‌تر و با کیفیت پایین‌تر و کاهش بهزیستی مرتبط بود. هم آزمون‌های صبحگاهی و هم عصرگاهی با عملکرد تحصیلی ضعیف‌تر نسبت به آزمون‌های بعدازظهر همراه بودند، اما نمرات با مدت خواب شب پیش از آزمون تعدیل می‌شد.

Despite extensive research on critical thinking instruction, approaches for supporting the maintenance of procedural argument-evaluation performance, particularly among struggling learners, remain underexplored. This exploratory study evaluated the Formalization and Argument Reasoning Evaluation Framework (FAREF), a flowchart-guided procedural scaffold integrating the Triangular Logic Model. In a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design, 29 undergraduates received FAREF instruction ( $$n = 15$$ ) or conventional instruction ( $$n = 14$$ ). An omnibus item-level analysis yielded a significant three-way interaction between condition, initial skill, and pre-test response state, $$\chi ^2(1) = 4.08$$ , $$p =.043$$ , consistent with a consolidation-specific benefit for lower-skill learners; the interaction was fragile to single cases (leave-one-out range: $$p =.024$$ –.127) and marginal when initial skill was modeled continuously ( $$p =.053$$ ). No acquisition effect was detectable, and an equivalence test showed the study was insensitive to effects smaller than $$\pm\;0.10$$ on the proportion scale. The pre-test performance clustered near the chance level of the binary format, bounding all inferences. The findings are hypothesis-generating and motivate a powered, randomized replication with a validated instrument.

با وجود پژوهش‌های گسترده در زمینه آموزش تفکر انتقادی، رویکردهای حمایت از حفظ عملکرد رویه‌ای در ارزیابی استدلال، به‌ویژه در میان یادگیرندگان ضعیف‌تر، همچنان کمتر مورد بررسی قرار گرفته‌اند. این مطالعه اکتشافی به ارزیابی چارچوب Formalization and Argument Reasoning Evaluation Framework (FAREF)، که یک حمایت رویه‌ای مبتنی بر فلوچارت و ادغام‌کننده Triangular Logic Model است، پرداخت. در یک طرح شبه‌آزمایشی پیش‌آزمون-پس‌آزمون، ۲۹ دانشجوی کارشناسی آموزش FAREF (n = ۱۵) یا آموزش متداول (n = ۱۴) دریافت کردند. تحلیل همه‌جانبه در سطح آیتم، تعامل سه‌طرفه معناداری بین وضعیت، مهارت اولیه و وضعیت پاسخ پیش‌آزمون نشان داد، χ²(۱) = ۴٫۰۸، p = ۰٫۰۴۳، که با سودمندی خاص تثبیت برای یادگیرندگان با مهارت پایین‌تر سازگار بود؛ این تعامل نسبت به حذف تک‌نمونه‌ها شکننده بود (دامنه leave-one-out: p = ۰٫۰۲۴–۰٫۱۲۷) و زمانی که مهارت اولیه به‌صورت پیوسته مدل‌سازی شد، در حد مرزی قرار داشت (p = ۰٫۰۵۳). هیچ اثر اکتسابی قابل شناسایی نبود و آزمون هم‌ارزی نشان داد مطالعه نسبت به اثرات کوچک‌تر از ±۰٫۱۰ در مقیاس نسبت حساسیت نداشت. عملکرد پیش‌آزمون در نزدیکی سطح تصادفی فرمت دودویی متمرکز بود که همه استنتاج‌ها را محدود می‌کند. یافته‌ها فرضیه‌ساز بوده و انجام تکرار تصادفی‌شده با قدرت کافی و ابزار معتبر را انگیزه می‌بخشد.

Andi Nur Ilmawati, T, 2026. The Effect of the Problem-Based Learning Model on the Social Studies Learning Outcomes of Fourth-Grade Students at SD Inpres 104 Maradekaya, Takalar Regency. Department of Elementary School Teacher Education, Faculty of Education, Makassar State University (supervised by Ahmad Syawaluddin and Syamsuryani Eka Putri Atjo). This research was motivated by the inaccurate use of learning models and the suboptimal results of social studies learning. This study aims to: 1) Describe the Problem-Based Learning model in social studies learning for fourth-grade students at SD Inpres 104 Maradekaya, Takalar Regency. 2) Determine the social studies learning outcomes of fourth-grade students at SD Inpres 104 Maradekaya, Takalar Regency. 3) Determine the effect of using the Problem-Based Learning model on the social studies learning outcomes of fourth-grade students at SD Inpres 104 Maradekaya, Takalar Regency. This study used a quantitative approach with a One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design. Data were collected through observation and tests (pretest and posttest), and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results showed that the use of the Problem-Based Learning model was categorized as very good and was able to significantly improve science learning outcomes. Based on the Paired Sample t-Test analysis, the significance value of 0.001 was less than 0.05, so the alternative hypothesis was accepted. The conclusions of the study were: 1) The use of the Problem-Based Learning model worked very well based on the observation sheet. 2) Students' science learning outcomes improved after the treatment. 3) There was a significant effect of the use of the Problem-Based Learning Model on the science learning outcomes of fourth-grade students at SD Inpres 104 Maradekaya, Takalar Regency.

اندی نور ایلمواتی، T، ۲۰۲۶. تأثیر مدل یادگیری مبتنی بر مسئله بر نتایج یادگیری مطالعات اجتماعی دانش‌آموزان پایه چهارم دبستان اینپرس ۱۰۴ مارادکایا، شهرستان تاکالار. گروه آموزش معلمان دبستان، دانشکده علوم تربیتی، دانشگاه دولتی ماکاسار (با راهنمایی احمد سیاوالودین و سیامسوریانی اکا پوتری آتجو). انگیزه این پژوهش، استفاده نادرست از مدل‌های یادگیری و نتایج کمتر از حد مطلوب یادگیری مطالعات اجتماعی بود. اهداف این مطالعه عبارت‌اند از: ۱) توصیف مدل یادگیری مبتنی بر مسئله در آموزش مطالعات اجتماعی برای دانش‌آموزان پایه چهارم دبستان اینپرس ۱۰۴ مارادکایا، شهرستان تاکالار؛ ۲) تعیین نتایج یادگیری مطالعات اجتماعی دانش‌آموزان پایه چهارم دبستان اینپرس ۱۰۴ مارادکایا، شهرستان تاکالار؛ ۳) تعیین تأثیر استفاده از مدل یادگیری مبتنی بر مسئله بر نتایج یادگیری مطالعات اجتماعی دانش‌آموزان پایه چهارم دبستان اینپرس ۱۰۴ مارادکایا، شهرستان تاکالار. این پژوهش با رویکرد کمی و طرح پیش‌آزمون-پس‌آزمون تک‌گروهی انجام شد. داده‌ها از طریق مشاهده و آزمون (پیش‌آزمون و پس‌آزمون) گردآوری و با استفاده از آمار توصیفی و استنباطی تحلیل شدند. نتایج نشان داد که استفاده از مدل یادگیری مبتنی بر مسئله در دسته بسیار خوب قرار گرفت و توانست به طور معناداری نتایج یادگیری علوم را بهبود بخشد. بر اساس تحلیل آزمون t زوجی، مقدار معناداری ۰.۰۰۱ کمتر از ۰.۰۵ بود، بنابراین فرضیه جایگزین پذیرفته شد. نتایج پژوهش عبارت‌اند از: ۱) استفاده از مدل یادگیری مبتنی بر مسئله بر اساس برگه مشاهده بسیار خوب عمل کرد؛ ۲) نتایج یادگیری علوم دانش‌آموزان پس از مداخله بهبود یافت؛ ۳) استفاده از مدل یادگیری مبتنی بر مسئله تأثیر معناداری بر نتایج یادگیری علوم دانش‌آموزان پایه چهارم دبستان اینپرس ۱۰۴ مارادکایا، شهرستان تاکالار داشت.

This exploratory cluster-randomized pilot study investigated the individual and combined effects of Video Self-Modeling (VSM) and preferred music during warm-up on physical, technical, and psychological performance following a nine-week shot-put learning program in secondary school students. Eighty students, nested within four intact classes, were allocated to four conditions at the class level (one class per condition): neutral self-talk with no music (control), VSM only, preferred music only (PM), and combined VSM plus preferred music (CVSMPM). Shot-put distance, technical execution, rating of perceived exertion, feeling scale, and situational motivation (SIMS) were assessed. Physical performance improved significantly in all groups. Because randomization occurred at the class level with a single class per condition, intervention and class-level effects cannot be statistically separated; results are reported as descriptive contrasts. Descriptive contrast analysis showed medium-to-large effect-size differences favoring the combined intervention over control on physical and technical performance at formative (0.79 < d < 1.50) and summative assessments (0.62 < d < 1.32). Feeling-scale scores increased with large-to-very-large effects in CVSMPM and PM (1.34 < d < 2.02), and situational motivation improved with medium-to-large effects in CVSMPM (0.87 < d < 1.69) and PM (0.79 < d < 1.21). CVSMPM showed the most consistent pattern of medium-to-large effect-size differences in motor skill acquisition, technical proficiency, and psychological engagement relative to the other conditions. Given the cluster design and exploratory analyses, these findings should be regarded as preliminary and hypothesis-generating.

این مطالعه مقدماتی به‌صورت خوشه‌ای و تصادفی‌شده، تأثیرات فردی و ترکیبی مدل‌سازی ویدیویی از خود (VSM) و موسیقی ترجیحی در حین گرم‌کردن را بر عملکرد جسمانی، فنی و روان‌شناختی پس از یک برنامه نه‌هفته‌ای آموزش پرتاب وزنه در دانش‌آموزان دبیرستانی بررسی کرد. هشتاد دانش‌آموز، که در چهار کلاس مجزا قرار داشتند، در سطح کلاس به چهار وضعیت تخصیص یافتند (هر کلاس یک وضعیت): گفتار درونی خنثی بدون موسیقی (گروه کنترل)، فقط VSM، فقط موسیقی ترجیحی (PM) و ترکیب VSM به‌علاوه موسیقی ترجیحی (CVSMPM). فاصله پرتاب وزنه، اجرای فنی، ارزیابی ادراک‌شده از تلاش، مقیاس احساس و انگیزش موقعیتی (SIMS) مورد ارزیابی قرار گرفت. عملکرد جسمانی در همه گروه‌ها به‌طور معناداری بهبود یافت. از آنجا که تصادفی‌سازی در سطح کلاس و با یک کلاس برای هر وضعیت انجام شد، تأثیرات مداخله و سطح کلاس از نظر آماری قابل تفکیک نیست؛ نتایج به‌صورت مقایسه‌های توصیفی گزارش شده‌اند. تحلیل مقایسه‌های توصیفی تفاوت‌هایی با اندازه اثر متوسط تا بزرگ را به نفع مداخله ترکیبی نسبت به گروه کنترل در عملکرد جسمانی و فنی در ارزیابی‌های تکوینی (0.79 < d < 1.50) و نهایی (0.62 < d < 1.32) نشان داد. امتیازات مقیاس احساس با اندازه اثر بزرگ تا بسیار بزرگ در گروه‌های CVSMPM و PM افزایش یافت (1.34 < d < 2.02) و انگیزش موقعیتی با اندازه اثر متوسط تا بزرگ در CVSMPM (0.87 < d < 1.69) و PM (0.79 < d < 1.21) بهبود یافت. گروه CVSMPM الگوی ثابتی از تفاوت‌های اندازه اثر متوسط تا بزرگ در اکتساب مهارت حرکتی، مهارت فنی و درگیری روان‌شناختی نسبت به سایر وضعیت‌ها نشان داد. با توجه به طراحی خوشه‌ای و تحلیل‌های اکتشافی، این یافته‌ها مقدماتی و فرضیه‌ساز تلقی می‌شوند.

AbstractEmotional intelligence plays a vital role in accomplishing the determined objectives ofmankind and promoting learning outcomes. The primary purpose of the dissertation entitled“Emotional Intelligence andAcademicAchievement: A Study of Secondary schoolstudents in District Srinager”is to compare male and female secondary school students onemotional intelligence and academic achievement. The study also aims to find out thecorrelation between emotional intelligence and academic achievement of secondary schoolstudents.Here descriptive survey method is used. The population of this study consists of allthe students studying in secondary schools of District Srinager. A sample of 200 secondaryschool students, equally distributed between males and females, was selected using stratifiedrandom sampling. Data collection involved the administration of the Emotional IntelligenceScale (EIS), developed by Dr. Arun Kumar Singh and Dr. ShrutiNarain. Academicachievement data was extracted from the previous year's performance records of the samplesubjects. The collected data underwent statistical analysis, which included calculating Mean,Standard Deviation, conducting a t-test, and determining Pearson's correlation. The study'sresults indicate a significant difference in emotional intelligence based on gender amongsecondary school students. However, no significant gender-based difference was observedin academic achievement among these students. Importantly, the research identified asignificant correlation between emotional intelligence and academic achievement insecondary school students from District Srinager .

چکیده: هوش هیجانی نقش حیاتی در تحقق اهداف تعیین‌شده انسان و ارتقای پیامدهای یادگیری ایفا می‌کند. هدف اصلی پایان‌نامه با عنوان «هوش هیجانی و پیشرفت تحصیلی: مطالعه‌ای بر دانش‌آموزان دبیرستانی منطقه سرینگر» مقایسه دانش‌آموزان پسر و دختر دبیرستانی از نظر هوش هیجانی و پیشرفت تحصیلی است. همچنین این پژوهش در پی یافتن رابطه بین هوش هیجانی و پیشرفت تحصیلی دانش‌آموزان دبیرستانی می‌باشد. در اینجا از روش پیمایش توصیفی استفاده شده است. جامعه آماری این پژوهش شامل کلیه دانش‌آموزان دبیرستانی منطقه سرینگر است. نمونه‌ای متشکل از ۲۰۰ دانش‌آموز دبیرستانی، به طور مساوی بین پسران و دختران، با استفاده از نمونه‌گیری تصادفی طبقه‌ای انتخاب شد. جمع‌آوری داده‌ها از طریق اجرای مقیاس هوش هیجانی (EIS) که توسط Dr. Arun Kumar Singh و Dr. Shruti Narain تدوین شده است، انجام گرفت. داده‌های پیشرفت تحصیلی از سوابق عملکرد سال گذشته آزمودنی‌ها استخراج شد. داده‌های گردآوری‌شده با استفاده از روش‌های آماری شامل محاسبه میانگین، انحراف معیار، آزمون t و تعیین همبستگی پیرسون تحلیل شدند. نتایج پژوهش نشان داد که تفاوت معناداری در هوش هیجانی بر اساس جنسیت در میان دانش‌آموزان دبیرستانی وجود دارد. با این حال، تفاوت معناداری بر اساس جنسیت در پیشرفت تحصیلی این دانش‌آموزان مشاهده نشد. به طور مهم، پژوهش حاضر همبستگی معناداری بین هوش هیجانی و پیشرفت تحصیلی در میان دانش‌آموزان دبیرستانی منطقه سرینگر شناسایی کرد.