OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between trainee experience and voice handicap, general coping and psychosomatic well-being in student teachers. METHODS A longitudinal survey was performed among 43 starting female student teachers, becoming a professional teacher in primary education. The subjective biopsychosocial consequences of voice problems was assessed by ...

Scientific attitude helps to tackle problem objectively without bias promoting logical thinking. It is the “scientific spirit” or “scienticism” which creates rational outlook. A person accepts whatever is based on scientific background. Scientific approach is progressive, such a person is never too certain of his facts and ready to accept truth on the basis of empirical data, encourages systema...

Background: The common psychiatric disorder of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the knowledge of teachers about it are well discussed in literature. While teachers can play an important role for the management of ADHD, it is not clear whether informing of teachers about children with ADHD affects their behavior and attitude toward the children. In the present study, we studie...

Given that attitudes play an important role in teaching and learning, it is of the utmost importance to look into teachers’ attitude towards students, especially those with special needs, and detect any differences between regular and special education teachers. To this end, a sample of 107 special education teachers’ attitude towards such students was compared to that of the same number of reg...

This research is a descriptive study and examines instructional software usage and teacher's attitude towards instructional software. The data was gathered using mass sampling of 471 teachers from 17 primary schools in the city center of Elazig and Malatya, Turkey. Teachers signify that they can use computers for different aims as well. On the other hand, it is observed that many teachers fail ...

A model explaining several causes and consequences of negative teacher–pupil relationships was developed. Data from 109 teachers and 946 high school pupils was analyzed using path analysis. The results suggest that teachers who prefer a custodial approach of controlling pupils, who have lower morale due to school climate conditions and who are less likely to burn out, tend to adopt conflict-ind...

article history: received date: 28 august, 2016 review date: 7 october 2016 accepted date:25 october 2016 printed online:1 september purpose: the initiation of anti-bullying movements in school’s dates back to nearly three decades ago in some countries. despite the importance of such a movement and its grave implications for education systems, no particular program or action has been organized ...

Dynamic geometry environments (DGEs) provide computer-based environments to construct and manipulate geometric figures with great ease. Research has shown that DGEs has positive impact on student motivation, engagement, and achievement in mathematics learning. However, the adoption of DGEs by mathematics teachers varies substantially worldwide. This paper described Macau secondary schools teach...