Bebras-Based Assessment for Computational Thinking: Performance and Gender Analysis by Juan J. Santaengracia, Belén Palop, Trinidad García, Celestino Rodríguez Pérez, Luis J. Rodríguez-Muñiz

“…This study presents the design and validation process of a new Bebras-based instrument to assess computational thinking (CT) in 7th-grade students. An initial version of the test, composed of 18 multiple-choice items, was piloted with 80 students and revised based on their performance and classroom feedback. …”
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Exploring the Impact of Teacher-Led Silent Meditation Practices in Buddhist Sunday Schools by I Ketut Damana, Colin Simonds

“…There is a notable reluctance or uncertainty among practitioners regarding the effective grasp and application of health meditation techniques, which impacts the overall effectiveness of meditation education and potentially hinders the optimization of student learning outcomes in health meditation. This study aims to assess and enhance the effectiveness of teacher education methods in Buddhist Sunday schools, particularly focusing on the impact of these methods on student learning outcomes in health meditation. …”
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The Cognitive Profile and Executive Function of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Multiple System Atrophy Patients by Divya Goel, Arvind Vyas

“…A total of 50 patients of MSA and PSP admitted or attending outpatient department in the Department of Neurology, SMS hospital, Jaipur, were analyzed for cognitive and executive functions between December 2016 and December 2018 using MOCA and FAB. The Student's t-test was used. The level of significance was determined as itsP value withP < 0.05 taken as statistically significant. …”
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Selfconsciouness as an instrument of the nursing caretaking process by Violante Augusta Batista Braga, Anderson Façanha Brito Bastos

“…The researched group was composed of 92 students, from 19 to 25 years old, with no personal income. …”
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TRANSLATION OF POETIC METAPHORS IN THE ASPECT OF TEACHING RUSSIAN TO BILINGUALS by O.N. Logutenkova

“…Comparison of translations and translation strategies develops the cognitive and speech-creative activity of students, teaches them to see “losses” in translation and find their causes. …”
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A systematic review of financial debt in adolescents and young adults: prevalence, correlates and associations with crime. by Machteld Hoeve, Geert Jan J M Stams, Marion van der Zouwen, Margaretha Vergeer, Kitty Jurrius, Jessica J Asscher

“…Females had more financial problems and higher student loans. Low self-esteem, a pro-debt attitude (of young people and their parents), lack of perceived control towards financial management, poor social functioning, financial stress and external locus of control were found to have the strongest associations with debt. …”
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Τhe rational decision-making and the social responsibility in the optimal functioning of the school by Christos Kanavas, Sotiria Triantari

“…Effective and modern school leadership requires integrating all aspects of management so as to benefit students and teachers providing a safe, respectful, and supportive environment. …”
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The Effect of Parenting Styles on Children’s Familiarity with Traffic Signs by Parastoo Rezaei, Kayvan Aghabayk, Lyndel Bates

“…In this study, 1011 preschool, first-, second-, and third-grade students were interviewed and information about parenting styles and demographic characteristics were collected from questionnaires completed by parents. …”
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PROBLEMS OF EFFICIENCY OF BUDGET SPENDING ON GENERAL EDUCATION DURING ITS REFORMING by E. B. Krylova, M. A. Simakina, A. V. Frigin

“…The authors highlighted that reduced the total number of educational institutions of higher education, compared with 2014. by 5.7% and significantly reduced the number of students and school pupils in particular on specific professional areas, and there was a decrease in the overall number of educational institutions.The authors identified factors that influenced this process, including the demographic collapse in the birth rate in the last decade of the 20th century and marks them active reform activities of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of general education. …”
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An Inquiry Into the Pedagogy of the Sensory Perception Tasting Component of Wine Courses in the Time of COVID-19 by Adam Carmer, Natalia Velikova, Jean Hertzman, Christine Bergman, Michael Wray, Taricia LaPrevotte Pippert

“…The use of technology, asynchronous scheduling, and the semi-anonymous nature of online courses created challenges for engaging students and the teacher-student relationship. The problem was especially relevant for curricula with multisensory components like wine tasting. …”
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Uranium tailings in the Istiqlol city: history, problems, solutions by N. U. Khakimova, M. A. Zoitova

“…Therefore, the culture of radiation safety should be studied starting from middle school, where students will be taught about ionizing radiation and possible ways of exposure. …”
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Effects of Hybrid STEM Learning on 21st-Century Skills and Character Development in Prospective Elementary Teachers: A Mixed-Methods Study from Indonesia by Setyo Eko Atmojo, Beny Dwi Lukitoaji, Rina Dyah Rahmawati, Mitha Dwi Anggriani, Agista Putri Anindya

“…The sample consisted of 156 students from four universities in Indonesia: Universitas PGRI Yogyakarta, STKIP Majenang, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung, and Universitas PGRI Semarang. …”
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Vacation and back-to-school effect on influenza transmission among school-age children in Guangzhou, China: an ecological study from 2010 to 2023 by Di Wu, Mengmeng Ma, Yanhui Liu, Zhitao Chen, Meiqi Zhang, Dedong Wang, Pengzhe Qin, Lei Luo

“…Middle school students had the highest risk in the fourth week after summer (IRR=11.60, 95% CI 6.17 to 22.62). …”
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Commercial Fresh Market, Wine, Juice, and Jelly Grape Cultivars for Florida by J. Breman, P. C. Andersen, M. A. Shahid, A. Sarkhosh

“…This article provides a general overview on the commercial fresh market, wine and juice grape cultivars to county extension agents, extension faculty, grape growers, homeowners and students who are interested in growing grapes in Florida. …”
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The Dif Identification in Constructed Response Items Using Partial Credit Model by Heri Retnawati

“…The data in the study were the students’ instruments and the students’ responses toward the PISA-like test items that had been completed by 386 ninth grade students and 460 tenth grade students who had been about 15 years old in the Province of Yogyakarta Special Region in Indonesia. …”
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Challenges in implementing new nursing qualifications (Regulation 174) in South African public nursing colleges: Principal perspectives by Magdeline N. Poto-Rapudi, Thembekile E. Masango, Masenyani O. Mbombi

“…Background: The criticism levelled against the legacy nursing programmes has transformed the health education and training system and the preparation of nursing students to meet society’s needs. The prevailing practice in nursing education (NE) change is orientated towards increasing professionalisation, which necessitates expanding nursing programmes to provide universal health coverage. …”
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Comment on Cheema U N, et al. (J Pak Med Assoc. 74: 1051-1054, June 2024) Film as an educational tool in medical pedagogy: A study on cinemeducation and its effectiveness by Thorakkal Shamim

“…I found this paper to beenlightening and up to the minute.1The studyemphasises the importance of entertainment andlearning value of film as an educational tool in medicalpedagogy and it was conducted in medical students infourth and final year who are exposed to diverse medicaldisciplines such as family medicine,psychiatry,palliativecare and ethics with sound theoretical and practicalbrilliance.1 Moreover,a hospital based study on cinemaeducation on medical specialist group was made in Indiaby selecting motivational movies, biopics movies, andmovies related to healthcare available in various internetplatforms(over-the-top (OTT) media).2 Therefore, moreresearch to be initiated around the globe regardingcinema education in future and the followingformulations may be satisfied through cinema educationin medical pedagogy such as overcoming the challengesoutside their comfort zone, overcoming fear and anxietyin working setup, enhance cognitive and practicallearning master plan, empathy ,soft skills and behaviourmodification to generate productivity and creativity ofhealth professionals.1,2,3 …”
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UNA APLICACIÓN DEL MODELO PROBIT SOBRE EL EFECTO VECINDARIO EN ENTORNOS EDUCATIVOS by Charli Benavides Parra

“…Estimating a spatialmodel of house prices to characterize which micro-neighborhoods the homes of the students are exposed to. The quality ofthe neighborhood will be used as an important explanatory variable to analyze the probability of influence on the perfor-mance of the students of the educational centers, in which it is intended to use geographic location data to apply spatialeconometrics models. …”
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The model of the value system of Russian youth based on Bayesian intellectual measurements by R. A. Zhukov, S. V. Prokopchiva, I. V. Bormotov, E. V. Manokhin, I. D. Rudneva

“…According to the results of the survey of university students of 10 subjects of the Russian Federation aged 17 to 30 years, a total of 1816 people obtained the values of factors characterizing the value world of Russian youth, which allowed her to form her portrait. …”
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Mapping the positive path to moral courage: Through belongingness, meaning in life, and moral disengagement by Muhammet Coşkun

“…A cross-sectional design was employed with 290 university students (68% women; Mean age= 22.18), who completed self-report measures assessing belongingness, meaning in life, moral disengagement, and moral courage. …”
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