The facial expressions and body postures of dogs can give helpful information about their moods and emotional states. People can more effectively obedience train their dogs if we can identify the mannerisms associated with learning in dogs. The aim of this study was to clarify the dog's body language during operant conditioning to predict achievement in the test that followed by measuring the d...

      This research attempts to investigate the effect of the English language test of the University Entrance Examination (UEE) in predicting the academic achievement of Iranian EFL learners. To achieve this goal, Isfahan, Tabriz, Mashhad, Shiraz and AllamehTabatabaeiUniversities were randomly selected. Then, the scores of the English majors admitted to those universities were collected from t...

BACKGROUND The multiple goal perspective posits that certain combinations of achievement goals are more favourable than others in terms of educational outcomes. AIMS This study aimed to examine longitudinally whether students' achievement goal profiles and transitions between profiles are associated with developments in self-reported and teacher-rated effort and academic achievement in upper ...

This study examines the mathematics achievement of Latino native English speakers compared to non-native English speakers in U.S. high schools. We specifically focus on how academic tracking can influence mathematics achievement and, at the same time, whether having access to a mathematics teaching with specialized training in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) students can help mitiga...

a comparative study of the nature of emotional intelligence on foreign language learning in nursing and health students in urmia university of medical science     farokheslamlou n [1]     received: 14 may , 2013 accepted: 9 aug , 2013    abstract  background & aims : intelligence traditionally is defined according to mathematical - logical language abilities. psychologists have called the most ...

l2 research has shown that instruction in l2 pragmatics is necessary. the current study evaluated the impact of explicit instruction on efl learner's awareness and production of three speech acts of request, apology, and complaint. it also probed whether learners’ language proficiency plays any role in incorporating pragmatic instruction into the l2 classroom. iranian undergraduate students maj...

The main aim of this study was to examine twin specific risk factors that influence educational achievement in primary school. We included prenatal factors that are not unique to twins, except for zygosity, but show a higher prevalence in twins than in singletons. In addition, educational achievement was compared between twins and their nontwin siblings in a within-family design. Data were obta...