This study aims to determine the effect of conceptual change model with a cognitive conflict approach on concept mastery & self-regulation class X students in biology subjects. The quasi-experimental method posttest only controls group design. research population is Mathematics Natural Sciences, Sciences 1 as experimental class, 2 control class. Data collection techniques tests questionnair...

Objectives: Research has suggested that higher mastery is associated with lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This pilot study investigated how a range of psychosocial factors, including mastery, relate to CVD risk factors among Aboriginal people living in rural south-eastern Australia. Methods: Psychosocial and behavioural measures were obtained via questionnaire as part of developing a c...

Advancements in the current era and challenges during pandemic have given rise to an urgency for education practitioners academicians turn informal learning outside classroom. This is also case with learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), who need practise language on ongoing basis. For this purpose, they utilise activity digital gaming form Informal Digital Learning (IDLE). research e...

BACKGROUND. Mastery refers to the degree to which people perceive that they can control factors that influence their life situation, and has been found important for people’s quality of life and well-being. It is thus essential to be able to measure mastery in a valid and reliable way. AIM. This study aimed at using the Rasch measurement model for investigating the psychometric properties of a ...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY To examine the influence of mastery, physical activity levels, and subsequent trajectories of domains of functional health across the adult life course. DESIGN AND METHODS We examined 8-year trajectories of physical functioning (handgrip strength) and functional health (physical [RAND PHC12], psychological [RAND MHC12], and cognitive [processing speed]) in a large Austral...

The authors describe an overview of the pilot project Taking Charge, a 36-hour comprehensive behavioral intervention involving psychoeducation, personal safety, and self-defense training for 12 female veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from military sexual trauma. Self-defense training can incorporate the benefits of repeated exposure while teaching proactive cognitive and behav...

In this study we investigate the effect of modeling type and reflection on the acquisition of dart-throwing skills, selfefficacy beliefs and self-reaction scores by replicating a study by Kitsantas, Zimmerman, and Cleary (2000). Participants observing a coping model were expected to surpass participants observing a mastery model who in turn were expected to outperform participants who learned w...