This study concerns the comparison of three approaches to assessment: Data-Driven Decision Making, Assessment for Learning, and Diagnostic Testing. Although the three approaches claim to be beneficial with regard to student learning, no clear study into the relationships and distinctions between these approaches exists to date. The goal of this study was to investigate the extent to which the t...

a consensually-agreed position among scholars of communication and aging is that while psychological and physical health mutually impact each other, the quality of language to and from older adult individuals shape each of these—and are shaped by them. encounters with others inside and outside of one’s age ingroup involve stereotyped expectations with regard to language and other speech behavio...

This study aimed at proposing a framework based on Integrative Systemic Therapy (IST) for addressing foreign language listening anxiety (FLLA) among Iranian learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The effectiveness of the framework in reducing the levels of FLLA among language learners was investigated when implemented by a therapist as well as by learners independently. To this end, 3...

Mood disorders represent an increasingly common clinical challenge in pediatric care. The movement to an integrative approach provides many benefits. First, the emphasis is on the holistic assessment of the whole child or teen. As we embrace the ecological nature of human existence, this broad perspective enables us to see the child more comprehensively and thus to treat him or her more effecti...

ACCAHC update: Project for Integrative Health and the Triple Aim The Center for Optimal Integration: Creating Health of the Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care (ACCAHC) has launched 2 key projects. These are meant to fulfill the organization’s mission to support diverse communities of learning by sharing useful and timely information to support the values, practice...

Self-determination in the context of a teacher’s personal and professional development has become relevant research subject due to humanistic person-oriented education focused on an active self-identifying personality. The aim paper is psychological analysis motivational self-determination processes as subjective foundation for teacher. Based modern approaches phenomenon, discusses integrative ...