Guided Play: Principles and Practices Weisberg, Deena Skolnick; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy; Golinkoff, Roberta Michnick ...
Current directions in psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society,
06/2016, Volume:
25, Issue:
3
Journal Article
Peer reviewed
Competing trends in early childhood education emphasize the need for strong curricular approaches and for unfettered exploration. We propose an approach to early learning that avoids this false ...dichotomy: guided play. Guided play takes advantage of children's natural abilities to learn through play by allowing them to express their autonomy within a prepared environment and with adult scaffolding. We provide examples of how guided-play situations have been implemented in past work, as well as evidence that guided play is successful for education across a range of content—perhaps even more successful than other pedagogical approaches.
We propose an integrative model for the adaptation of immigrant-origin children and youth that combines ecological with risk and resilience frameworks. Immigrant-origin children and youth are now, ...and will continue to be, a diverse and demographically important segment of all postindustrial nations' populations. Synthesizing evidence across psychological, educational, and sociological disciplines produced since the seminal publication of García Coll et al.'s (1996) model, along with significant events such as a global refugee crisis, a sociopolitical "deportation nation" climate, and heightened xenophobia, we provide a model for understanding the current conditions immigrant-origin children and youth encounter as they develop. This new integrative conceptual model for addressing positive frameworks for adaptation provides a culturally relevant approach for understanding both the risks and resilience of this population. The model was designed to inform practice and future research in the service of immigrant-origin children and youth.
Un ambiente escolar positivo (AEP) puede promover la percepción de justicia escolar (JE), la manifestación de conductas sostenibles (CS) y la experimentación de bienestar. En este sentido, el ...objetivo de la presente investigación es analizar la relación entre AEP, JE, CS y el Bienestar Escolar Subjetivo (BES) en estudiantes de bachillerato. Para tal efecto, se realizó un estudio correlacional, prospectivo y transversal, en el que participaron 349 estudiantes (M = 16.39 años; D.E. = 0.68). Se aplicaron las escalas de Ambiente Escolar Positivo, de Justicia Escolar, de Conducta Sostenible y 16 reactivos del cuestionario Bienestar Subjetivo en Estudiantes Universitarios. Se estimó la confiabilidad, validez convergente, discriminante y concurrente de cada instrumento; además, se probaron modelos de covarianzas y estructurales. Los resultados indicaron la validez y confiabilidad de la mayoría de las escalas (α ≥ 0.60; W ≥ 0.65). El AEP se relacionó directa y positivamente con el BES, y de forma indirecta a través de la CS y la JE. El modelo estructural explicó el 74% de la varianza del BES, lo cual indica que el AEP, la JE y la CS promueven en gran parte el BES de las y los estudiantes. Los resultados pueden utilizarse para promover el mejoramiento de programas escolares y políticas públicas que generen una educación constructiva.
Positive school environments (AEP) could promote the perception of school justice (JE), sustainable behaviors (SB), and the experience of well-being. However, few studies have focused on these aspects in high school. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the relationship between AEP, JE, CS, and well-being in high school students. Three hundred forty-nine (349) students from two high schools participated on this study (mean age 16.39 years, SD = 0.68). Univariate statistics and reliability of the scales were obtained (Cronbach's Alpha and McDonald's Omega), as well as the convergent, discriminant, and concurrent validity through inferential statistics such as Spearman's Rho coefficient, calculations of the Average Variance Extracted, and its square root. In addition, covariance and structural models were tested. The results indicated that most of the scales were reliable (α ≥ 0.60; W ≥ 0.65) and valid. The AEP related positively and directly to student well-being and indirectly via the JE and SB. The findings of this research can help inform continuous school improvement programs and generate public policies that seek to promote constructive education.
Siguiendo las directrices para la reconfiguración de los espacios de aprendizaje que surgieron de la necesidad de desarrollar habilidades del siglo XXI, se intervino un espacio educativo en una ...institución de educación superior portuguesa, transformándolo en un entorno de aprendizaje innovador (EAI). Así, este estudio preliminar se enfoca en identificar las percepciones de los estudiantes sobre los atributos de este EAI, según tres dimensiones: espacio físico, tecnología y pedagogía. Para ello, se aplicó un cuestionario a estudiantes que utilizaban con frecuencia el EAI. Los resultados mostraron que al menos el 60% de los participantes calificaron cada atributo y el impacto de los atributos en el desempeño de los estudiantes con las calificaciones más altas. Más del 75% de los estudiantes atribuyeron valores más altos del impacto en el enfoque pedagógico experimentado y más del 80% consideró adecuado el diseño del EAI para la interacción con los demás.
The construct of school climate has received attention as a way to enhance student achievement and reduce problem behaviors. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the existing literature on ...school climate and to bring to light the strengths, weakness, and gaps in the ways researchers have approached the construct. The central information in this article is organized into five sections. In the first, we describe the theoretical frameworks to support the multidimensionality of school climate and how school climate impacts student outcomes. In the second, we provide a breakdown of the four domains that make up school climate, including academic, community, safety, and institutional environment. In the third, we examine research on the outcomes of school climate. In the fourth, we outline the measurement and analytic methods of the construct of school climate. Finally, we summarize the strengths and limitations of the current work on school climate and make suggestions for future research directions.
Guided by Self-Determination Theory, we offer an integrative and fine-grained analysis of teachers' classroom motivating style (i.e., autonomy support, structure, control, and chaos) to resolve ...existing controversies in the literature, such as how these dimensions relate to each other and to educationally important student and teacher outcomes. Six independent samples of secondary school teachers (N = 1332; Mage = 40.9 years) and their students (N = 1735, Mage = 14.6 years) read 12 ecologically valid vignettes to rate four dimensions of teachers' motivating styles, using the Situations-in-School (SIS) questionnaire. Multidimensional scaling analyses of both the teacher and the student data indicated that motivating and demotivating teaching could best be graphically represented by a two-dimensional configuration that differed in terms of need support and directiveness. In addition, eight subareas (two subareas per motivating style) were identified along a circumplex model: participative and attuning, guiding and clarifying, demanding and domineering, and abandoning and awaiting. Correlations between these eight subareas and a variety of construct validation and outcome variables (e.g., student motivation, teacher burnout) followed an ordered sinusoid pattern. The discussion focuses on the conceptual implications and practical advantages of adopting a circumplex approach and sketches a number of important future research directions.
Educational Impact and Implications Statement
The present study suggests that rather than categorizing secondary school teachers as either motivating or demotivating, this approach reveals that an attuning and guiding approach relate to the most adaptive pattern of teacher and student outcomes, whereas an opposite pattern is found for a domineering and abandoning approach. This greater clarity allows teachers to gain a more precise insight into their own teaching style so that they adopt a more need-supportive style that benefits their students and themselves.
In the current era of globalization, students are faced with demands to consider the factors that influence the achievement of their learning outcomes. This research aims to reveal the role of an ...effective school environment and parental attention in improving the quality of student education. Quantitative methods were used in this research. In this research, this approach was chosen to provide a more measurable understanding of the role of the school environment and parental attention on student learning outcomes. The research population includes all students of SMA Negeri 1 Ketapang Sampang so that the research results can be more generally applied to this group. The use of multiple linear regression as a data analysis tool allows researchers to understand the extent to which certain variables, such as school environment and parental attention, contribute to variability in student learning outcomes. The findings show that the school environment has a fairly large role in determining student learning outcomes. Apart from that, emotional involvement and parental support also play a role in developing student academic achievement. With a school environment that supports learning and positive contributions from parents, it is hoped that student learning outcomes will improve.
