abstract reading strategies are seen as supportive means to help learners process and comprehend english texts effectively. the present research probed to posit a discipline-specific model of reading strategies for iranian tefl postgraduate students. the motive behind developing a local model of reading strategy is twofold: first, a variety of postgraduate students admitted for m.a and ph.d. pr...

OBJECTIVES Millions of children and adolescents in rural China are left behind as their parents move away for work. Little is known about the impact of parental migration on their smoking and self-efficacy. This study explores the associations among parental migration, self-efficacy and smoking. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among middle school students in Liangying Township, ...

The teaching of writing has recently begun to move away from a concentration on the written product to an emphasis on the process of writing. Feedback is a fundamental element of the process approach to writing. It can be defined as input from a reader to a writer with the effect of providing information to the writer for a revision. This study reports on the effectiveness of two types of feedb...

The traditional school system has not met the needs of students for many years. Parents, in order to allow their children move away from rigid class-subject-hour system, established schools. founders alternative schools can be citizens, parents and teachers, religious communities as well other legal entities. These are so-called free schools, civic educational initiatives, reform pedagogical at...

All studies show prevalence figures for stimulant medication use under 10%. Prevalence and frequency of use is highest during exam periods. No gender differences were found for stimulant medication use. Living status on the other hand is an influential factor: students living away from the parental home report higher prevalence rates than students still living in their parents’ house. Prescript...