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View article: “Protected Teaching Spaces”: Opportunities and Constraints When Teaching for the edTPA
“Protected Teaching Spaces”: Opportunities and Constraints When Teaching for the edTPA Open
Preservice teacher performance assessments, such as the edTPA, are one of the accountability policies from states and local authorities designed to ensure the quality of beginning teachers and standardize teacher education. We studied expe…
View article: The role of psychological support for pain in palliative care
The role of psychological support for pain in palliative care Open
This review examines the contention that palliative care offers a restricted level of service to the community if it does not formally incorporate the psychological support of dying patients and their families in routine terminal care. The…
View article: The language of instruction in mathematics teacher education for the early grades
The language of instruction in mathematics teacher education for the early grades Open
Background: Teaching mathematics in junior primary classroom requires an understanding of concepts and knowledge to communicate them applicably. The role of language of instruction is thus deemed significant in creating adequate insight in…
View article: The California Nutrition Incentive Program: Participants’ Perceptions and Associations with Produce Purchases, Consumption, and Food Security
The California Nutrition Incentive Program: Participants’ Perceptions and Associations with Produce Purchases, Consumption, and Food Security Open
We examined the associations of a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) point-of-purchase financial incentive program at farmers’ markets with produce purchase, consumption, and food security outcomes. We conducted cross-section…
View article: Fifth-grade students’ production of mathematical word problems
Fifth-grade students’ production of mathematical word problems Open
Fifth-grade students' production of mathematical word problems 1 IntroductionMathematical word problems challenge students significantly, as empirical studies have shown (e.g., Bush & Karp, 2013;Lewis & Mayer, 1987).Difficulties mostly ari…
View article: Can You Hear Me Now? Effects of Patient-Centered Communication With Young Adults Aged 26 to 39
Can You Hear Me Now? Effects of Patient-Centered Communication With Young Adults Aged 26 to 39 Open
Patient-centered communication (PCC) is critical to the delivery of quality health care services. Although numerous health outcomes have been connected to patient–provider communication, there is limited research that has explored the proc…
View article: Towards validation of a rational number instrument: An application of Rasch measurement theory
Towards validation of a rational number instrument: An application of Rasch measurement theory Open
The rational number knowledge of student teachers, in particular the equivalence of fractions, decimals, and percentages, and their comparison and ordering, is the focus of this article. An instrument comprising multiple choice, short answ…
View article: The impact of formative assessment activities on the development of teacher agency in mathematics teachers
The impact of formative assessment activities on the development of teacher agency in mathematics teachers Open
Although buoyed by the induction of a democratic government, and the high ideals of our constitution, the South African education system has in many ways not met the expectations of its people, in this case, the mathematics education commu…
View article: Exploring complex pathways in the climate change, vulnerability and conflict nexus in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Exploring complex pathways in the climate change, vulnerability and conflict nexus in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala Open
The climate change and conflict nexus has been the focus of much debate and speculation in academic circles as well as public discourse. Much of the existing research has been undertaken by studies using quantitative methods, which intend …
View article: Gender differences in response to psychological treatment for social anxiety disorder in those with comorbid drug dependence
Gender differences in response to psychological treatment for social anxiety disorder in those with comorbid drug dependence Open
Introduction Individuals with social anxiety disorder do poorly in residential treatment programs for the treatment of drug dependence. This is not surprising given the social nature of residential rehabilitation where group work and close…
View article: Investigating the treatment of missing data in an Olympiad-type test – the case of the selection validity in the South African Mathematics Olympiad
Investigating the treatment of missing data in an Olympiad-type test – the case of the selection validity in the South African Mathematics Olympiad Open
The purpose of the South African Mathematics Olympiad is to generate interest in mathematics and to identify the most talented mathematical minds. Our focus is on how the handling of missing data affects the selection of the ‘best’ contest…