A student studying introductory biology at the college level faces the challenges of both mastering a large new vocabulary and integrating diverse, core concepts across different levels of biological organization. This task is made even more difficult due to the metaphoric language that is typical of introductory biology textbooks. In this paper, we report our achievements in creating conceptua...

a r t i c l e i n f o This study examines the predictive validity of Emotional Intelligence (EI), assessed by a self-report and a performance ability-based measure, over students' academic achievement in Portuguese secondary school. Within a 3-wave longitudinal design, 380 students (M age = 15.4; SD = .71) completed both Emotional Skills and Competence Questionnaire (42 items) and Vocabulary of...

Executive functions are important higher-order cognitive skills for goal-directed thought and action. These capacities contribute to successful school achievement and lifelong wellbeing. The importance of executive functions to children's education begins in early childhood and continues throughout development. This study explores contributions of child and family factors in early childhood to ...

Life is evolving fast (at least in the first world) and the latest technological gadget becomes outdated even before we have learnt how to use it. In this respect, science is no exception. The new buzzword ‘Systems Biology’ entered the vocabulary of the scientific community only a few years ago. Now that every biologist is aware of it and almost everyone seems to be doing it, an even newer buzz...

The current study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) on vocabulary learning and its perceived benefits challenges among Saudi learners English as a foreign language (EFL). 64 homogeneous male female participants were selected assigned experimental control groups with equal numbers. group was taught using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra supplementar...

ing children to decode (that is, turn print into speech sounds), it’s disheartening that we still have not overcome the “fourth-grade slump” in reading comprehension. We’re finding that even though the vast majority of our youngest readers can manage simple texts, many students—particularly those from low-income families—struggle when it comes time in grade four to tackle more advanced academic...