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‘A completely different space’: Teachers' perspectives on disadvantage, access to nature and outdoor learning

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined teachers' perspectives on how children benefit from time in nature, how disadvantage shapes access and the role of schools in facilitating such access. Drawing on interviews conducted in 2022 with 25 UK primary school teachers who participated in Generation Wild, a nature connection programme for schools in economically ...
Nicola Parkin, Kersty Hobson, Wouter Poortinga, Mark Stead, Julia Newth, Jonathan Reeves, Merideth Gattis   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A systematic review of second language (L2) student writers' metacognitive experiences

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This systematic review synthesises empirical evidence on second language (L2) student writers' metacognitive experiences (MEs) across different classroom‐based L2 learning contexts in peer‐reviewed academic journals. A comprehensive search of six databases (Scopus, APA PsycINFO, British Education Index, ERIC subscription, Education Source and ...
Zhe Li, Jing Wu, Allen Thurston, Joanne O'Keeffe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Verbal Fluency Performance in Normal Elderly Persian Speakers

Sālmand, 2016
Objectives: Cognitive deficits and language disorders such as difficulty in recalling certain words are common among the elderly people. Verbal fluency as an index of word finding is one of the first cognitive functions that decline due to aging ...
Vahideh Mohammadisabet, Fariba Yadegari, Mahshid Foroughan   +2 more
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How far behind in number are socioeconomically disadvantaged pupils when they start school in England?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the gap in number skills between socioeconomically disadvantaged and non‐disadvantaged children in the first year of compulsory schooling in England. Past research mostly relies on statutory assessment data collected towards the end of the first year of school and does not show the attainment gap associated with ...
Martin Culliney, Joanne Robson
wiley   +1 more source

Repeatability and validity of a food frequency questionnaire in free-living older people in relation to cognitive function [PDF]

, 2008
Objectives: To determine the repeatability and validity of a self-administered, 175-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in free-living older people and to assess whether these are influenced by cognitive function.
Aucott, Lorna S, Craig, Leone CA, Jia, Xueli, McNeill, Geraldine, Milne, Anne C   +4 more
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Contrasting roles of school and public libraries in lower primary pupils' reading

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Libraries represent an important institutional component of children's reading socialisation, yet their role is often treated as uniform despite substantial differences between school and public libraries. This study examines how visits to school and public libraries relate to pupils' reading attitudes, practices and self‐assessed reading ...
Kateřina Balcarová, Jiří Balcar
wiley   +1 more source

‘Sometimes, I would look at my books and cry because I felt like I was left behind’: Understanding the learning of Indigenous girls during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the districts of Chongwe and Solwezi in Zambia

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Grounded in principles of epistemic justice, this article examines the educational impacts of Zambia's COVID‐19 school closures on Indigenous girls in two districts and highlights community‐led pathways for resilience. National responses prioritised broadcast and digital delivery but presupposed access to electricity, digital devices and ...
Marcellus Forh Mbah, Leigh Jarvis, Ane Turner Johnson, Chidi Ezegwu, Priscillah Nsama, Austine Nakanga   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Verbal fluency and Alzheimer's disease].

Neurologia (Barcelona, Spain), 1999
BASIC: The loss of verbal fluency in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been related to the cognitive and functional impairment caused by the disorder.To determine the value of the different types of verbal fluency examination for the detection of AD.We have compared the results obtained in the study of verbal fluency in 74 patients with probable AD (NINCDS ...
R, Alberca, D, Salas, J A, Pérez-Gil, P, Lozano, E, Gil-Néciga   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Exposing the work of the market through the case of Alternative Provision for English school students

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Pupils in England who, for some reason, are not able to attend school often find themselves in Alternative Provision (AP). These are special arrangements designed to address their specific needs and help them return to mainstream schooling.
Nick Pratt, Elizabeth J. Done, Sam Morahan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Verbal fluency and working memory deficit in first-degree relatives of autistic children

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2012
Background and Objective: Autism spectrum disorder is a genetic-based cognitive and neurobehavioral disorder characterized by impairment in social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication and repetitive motor behavior.
Nejati V, Izadi-Najafabadi S
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