Socioeconomic gaps in science achievement [PDF]
International Journal of STEM Education, 2018 Background In contrast to the extensive research on socioeconomic gaps in reading and math achievement, little attention has been given to socioeconomic disparities in science skills, particularly during the early years of schooling.
Laura Betancur +2 more
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Executive function predictors of science achievement in middle-school students [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 Cognitive flexibility as measured by the Wisconsin Card Sort Task (WCST) has long been associated with frontal lobe function. More recently, this construct has been associated with executive function (EF), which shares overlapping neural correlates. Here,
Keisha Varma +3 more
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Unraveling the complexity of the associations between students’ science achievement, motivation, and teachers’ feedback [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 In recent decades, national science achievement in Greece is following a declining trend. A commonly held assumption is that achievement declines may occur either due to low quality teaching practices or due to students’ low motivation.
Ioannis Katsantonis +2 more
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Science Interest, Utility, Self-Efficacy, Identity, and Science Achievement Among High School Students: An Application of SEM Tree [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 The current study explored the associations between non–cognitive science-related variables, i.e., science interest, utility, self-efficacy, science identity, and science achievement in a serial mediation model.
Amal Alhadabi
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Intrinsic Motivation and Sophisticated Epistemic Beliefs Are Promising Pathways to Science Achievement: Evidence From High Achieving Regions in the East and the West [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Research on self-determination theory emphasizes the importance of the internalization of motivation as a crucial factor for determining the quality of motivation. Hence, intrinsic motivation is deemed as an important predictor of learning.
Ching Sing Chai +3 more
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 Corn silk (CS) is known to reduce cholesterol levels, but its underlying mechanisms remain elusive concerning the gut microbiota and metabolites. The aim of our work was to explore how altered gut microbiota composition and metabolite profile are ...
Lin Ding +9 more
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Bioactive Materials, 2021 Vascular grafts must avoid negative inflammatory responses and thrombogenesis to prohibit fibrotic deposition immediately upon implantation and promote the regeneration of small diameter blood vessels (
Meng Zheng +10 more
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Cell Communication and Signaling, 2021 Background Myocardial reperfusion injury is often accompanied by cell death and inflammatory reactions. Recently, pyroptosis is gradually recognized as pivotal role in cardiovascular disease.
Wenjing Sun +10 more
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Gastrodin modified polyurethane conduit promotes nerve repair via optimizing Schwann cells function
Bioactive Materials, 2022 Peripheral nerve regeneration and functional recovery remain a major clinical challenge. Nerve guidance conduit (NGC) that can regulate biological behavior of Schwann cells (SCs) and facilitate axonal regeneration through microenvironmental remodeling is
Hongcai Yang +9 more
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The effect of student and school characteristics on TIMSS 2015 science and mathematics achievement: The case of Türkiye
Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2023 In this study, the effects of some student (e.g., gender, bullying, etc.) and school variables (e.g., emphasis on academic achievement, clarity of teaching, etc.) on the TIMSS 2015 science and mathematics achievement of eighth grade students in Türkiye ...
Burçin Coşkun, Engin Karadağ
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