This study investigated the effects of computer-assisted comprehension practice using a researcher-developed computer program, Computer-Assisted Collaborative Strategic Reading (CACSR), with students who had disabilities. Two reading/ language arts teachers and their 34 students with disabilities participated. Students in the intervention group received the CACSR intervention, which consisted o...

This paper provides empirical evidence that effective instruction in questionanswering leads to statistically significant improvements in reading comprehension, when compared to regular classroom reading instruction. The presentation reports both the features of intervention materials and the differences in reading instruction between a treatment and control group that contributed to difference...

The purpose of this research was to investigate similarities and differences in general, artistic, and scientific creativity between engineering versus music students, as 2 groups respectively representing scientific and artistic domains. One hundred music and 105 engineering students from a large, Northeastern university completed measures of general creativity, music creativity, engineering c...

A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article. Environmental fluctuations present a fundamental challenge to organisms as changing conditions may result in mismatch between environment and organismal phenotypes. One way which populations persist thrive is through their capacity adapt phenotypes on time frame relevant environmental variation. The ab...

In this article, we suggest that self-reflection and self-control--studied under the rubric of "executive function" (EF)—have the potential to transform the way in which learning occurs, allowing for the relatively rapid emergence of new behaviors. We describe 2 lines of research that indicate that reflecting on a task and its affordances helps children to respond flexibly in a more top-down fa...

Functional biodiversity generates essential ecosystem services to agriculture such as biological pest control, pollination and nutrient cycling. Yet, intensive agricultural practices threaten ecological functions thereby posing long-term risks sustainable food production human health (Dainese et al., 2019; Foley 2005). A potential solution is the intensification of farming, which allows farmers...

Insect outbreaks pose a major challenge in the management and development of land resources. In cropping systems, these eruptions are frequent as relatively low diversity transient nature agroecosystems hinders trophic regulation herbivores population (Letourneau, 2012). contrast, insect forests characterised mainly by sporadic often spatially synchronous eruptions, resulting from combination a...

Little attention has been paid to phylogenetic diversity during restoration initiatives. Because plant distance can be a surrogate for functional diversity, its consideration could foster the of degraded areas. This study investigates influence species richness and relatedness early riparian forest located between Atlantic Forest semi-arid ecosystems in NE Brazil. The experiment was established...

Disdain for compromise between political forces within democratic regimes is widespread11 As notably suggested by Fumurescu (2013, p.1), Manin (1997, pp. 217–218), and Rintala (1969, p. 327). and, as we will show, polymorphic. This paper provides a systematic mapping of objections22 We refer here to Walton's (2009) broad definition, according which an “objection does not necessarily have be cou...

Coastal ecosystems (e.g. coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangrove forests, salt marshes, oyster reefs) are often formed by foundation species, supporting biodiversity, coastal protection, carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling and recreation (Angelini et al., 2016; Whitfield, 2017). They are, however, in rapid global decline, associated with eutrophication, climate change, development overfishing (...