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Quebec has the highest non graduation rate in Canada. The personal and social consequences are numerous, with long term repercussions. Even if a low intelligence quotient (IQ) is an important risk factor of school dropout, some factors may influence this association. The purpose of this study is to investigate the moderating effect of the student-teacher relationship on the association between the IQ and school dropout using the data of the SIAA (Stratégie d'Intervention Agir Autrement) study. The logistic regression analyzes confirmed that the IQ score contributes in predicting school dropout. However, the results suggest that warm or conflicting student-teacher relationships have no contribution to the prediction model and do not moderate the link between IQ and school dropout.

Keywords: Décrochage scolaire, quotient intellectuel, relation élève-enseignants, adolescents, secondaire, milieu défavorisé.

This article examines first-year students’ use and perception of a chatbot in higher education in Belgium. With education now being accessible to most people, pedagogical adaptations are becoming necessary in modern universities. As digital tools, chatbots offer an opportunity to diversify access to educational content, offering a possible solution to the challenge of providing quality education for all. The study addresses two research questions. How do students (N=89) perceive the use of chatbots as course tutors? What is its role according to Bernatchez’s typology (2003)? The results, in line with other studies, reveal a positive evaluation in terms of effectiveness, usability, acceptability and user experience, although lower scores were observed for motivation and behaviour. The analysis shows the students’ preference for pedagogical-cognitive support from the chatbot rather than technical support. These results are in line with other studies, highlighting the effective use of chatbots in education, with few irrelevant interactions. In conclusion, the study highlights the effectiveness and acceptability of chatbots as tutors and suggests ways in which they can be integrated into personalised learning paths.

Keywords: chatbot, chatbot, chatbot, chatbot, tuteur, tutor, tutor, tutor, perceções, percepciones, perceptions, perceptions, usos, uses, usages, utilizações, robot conversationnel

The acquisition of emotional skills in pre-service teacher training is important as they are expected and formally assessed throughout their university curriculum in education. Drawing on Mikolajczak et al.’s (2020) model of emotional competence and Gross and John’s (2003) model of emotional regulation, we explored the quality of students’ relationships with students and school team members during their placement, depending on whether or not they presented alexithymic difficulties. Alexithymia is a personality trait characterized by difficulties in identifying, analyzing, and verbalizing emotions (Bagby et al., 2020). The sample included 60 fourth-year students (63% female) attending a program at a Canadian university located in Alberta. Data were collected using a one-time correlational design through self-reported questionnaires. The results indicate that student trainees with emotional skill deficits manifested as alexithymia use more expressive suppression at the expense of cognitive reappraisal to regulate their emotions as compared to their non-alexithymic peers who do not have this type of deficiency. The results also suggest that alexithymic student trainees with deficient emotional skills develop lower quality relationships with students and school team stakeholders when compared to those without alexithymia, who have better emotional skills. This study highlights the importance of implementing measures in the first year of initial teacher training that will enable future teachers to develop their emotional competencies in order to reach the level of competence expected for this type of profession.

Keywords: futurs enseignants, pre-service teachers, practicum, stage, compétences émotionnelles, emotional competencies, alexithymie, alexithymia

Keywords: transfert, lecture littéraire, collégial, réussite éducative, didactique