Formative assessment is deemed the collaborative processes in which teachers and learners are engaged for the purpose of understanding the learners' learning and diagnosing their strengths and weaknesses. On the other hand, teachers' beliefs about formative assessment are paramount and might be influenced by a legion of variables such age, educational background, instructional experience, and g...

Our study aimed to assess the impact of a six-months nutrition program, taught by trained teachers, on fruit and vegetable consumption among children in grades 1 to 4. Four hundred and sixty-four children (239 female), 6 to 12 years old, from seven elementary schools were assigned to this randomized trial. Teachers were trained by researchers over six months, according to the following topics: ...

Physical changes associated with puberty may conflict with functional and aesthetic ideals for a career in ballet. The dance teacher is in a position to guide young dancers through the pubertal transition, although dancers rather than teachers are often the focus of research. This study explores the social stimulus value of the female body in ballet as perceived by the dance teacher and how val...

today, marriage is one of the main challenges in iranian society. youth for various reasons attempt to avoid marriage and the phenomenon of delay in age at marriage not as a problem but as a problem of social and personal problems. the current study aims to investigate the effects of prolongation of celibacy period on social anxiety and psychological capital of female teachers in boukan. as cau...

This study examines the relationship between preschool teachers’ gender role traditionality (as measured by the Attitudes Towards Women questionnaire) and how stereotypically teachers rate toys as being appropriate for boys and girls. The female teachers with experience with three to five-year-old children rated fifteen toys on how appropriate they are for boys and girls both from a personal po...

The purpose of the present study was to explore the impact of perceived teachers' competence on students' performance moderated by perceived class environment. The sample consisted of 500 students (250 male & 250 female) taken from public and private schools from the rural areas of Dokota Town, Tibba Sultan Pur, and Mailsi. Participants' age range was between 12-14 years old. Teaching Competenc...

BACKGROUND The current analyses focus on the need for services from the perspective of individuals considering preventive measures. A new approach imported from social and health psychology is used for assessing subjective need. This indicator is used for predicting actual health behaviour under field conditions and simultaneously other relevant background variables are taken into account. ME...

OBJECTIVE Examination of the vocal function and acoustic analysis in 905 teachers in La Rioja. DESIGN A case control study: 576 cases and 329 controls. PATIENTS 905 teaching staff of La Rioja: 589 female and 316 male. METHODS All teachers filled in a standard questionnaire, ENT and vocal function examination, videolaryngostroboscopy and acoustic analysis with MDVP. RESULTS The prevalenc...

PURPOSE Although a global picture exists of teachers' voice demands in general, few studies have compared specific groups of teachers to determine whether some are more at risk than others. This study compared the vocal loadings of kindergarten and elementary school teachers; professional and nonprofessional vocal load were determined for both groups. METHOD Twelve kindergarten and 20 elementar...