background and aim: oral disorders are among the commonest health problems which usually begin during adolescence. this study was conducted to investigate the effects of an educational program based on the health belief model (hbm) on oral health behaviors of elementary school female students. methods: this was a quasi-experimental study in which 60 female fifth-year elementary school students ...

Many educators agree that an important goal of science education should be to develop the foundation for lifelong learning, including the motivation to learn science in school, out of school, and after school. The goal of this study was a comprehensive characterization of environmental factors that are associated with students' motivation for science learning in school and out of school. The en...

Introduction: Nutritional problems are one of the most important health issues among school-aged children, and modification of the nutritional status in children is as well important. Objective: Present study aims to determine the effectiveness of child to child teaching approach as compared to educator to child teaching approach on promotion of nutritional status of elementary school students...

We used a case study approach to examine the nutritional effect of a policy to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in the Students Today Achieving Results for Tomorrow after-school program. The snack menu was changed in 44 after-school programs serving 8000 low-income and ethnically diverse elementary-school students. A comparison of previous and current snack menus identified a significan...

This study examined the relationship between computer anxiety and computer selfefficacy of students and teachers in elementary and secondary schools. The sample included a total of 845 subjects from two private school systems in Turkey. The Oetting’s Computer Anxiety Scale was used to measure computer anxiety whereas the Murphy’s Computer Self-Efficacy Scale was used to measure computer self-ef...