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From:OECD Economic Surveys - AustriaAustria's growth performance hinges inter alia on the quality of its education system. While the latter has long equipped the Austrian labour force with good vocational skills, it now faces major challenges. It has to...
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From:OECD Economic Surveys - Italy1. Empirical analysis of educational outcomes: methodological background and findings from the literature The literature on the determinants of educational outcomes has expanded significantly in recent years, placing...
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From:OECD Economic Surveys - ItalyCompulsory school education in Italy produces poor results in terms of 15-year olds' performance on PISA tests, compared with other OECD countries, despite a relatively high level of expenditure. While the influence of...
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From:Diverse Issues in Higher Education (Vol. 30, Issue 8)The number of Black Caribbean and Bangladeshi graduates who earn research degrees in the United Kingdom is "exceptionally low," warns a new report on degree attainment commissioned by the Higher Education Academy. Fewer...
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From:Nigerian Medical Journal (Vol. 54, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedByline: Olasupo. Adeniyi, Sunday. Ogli, Cecelia. Ojabo, Danladi. Musa Background: This study was carried out to assess the relationship between thevarious assessment parameters, viz. continuous assessment (CA),...
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From:International Journal of Educational Reform (Vol. 23, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAcross Oman, girls outnumber and outperform boys at the secondary school level. While welcoming girls' success, the government is concerned that low male achievement may have negative consequences on national...
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From:Journal of School Public Relations (Vol. 34, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedSeveral teacher models exist for using high-stakes testing outcomes to make continuous employment decisions for principals. These models are reviewed, and specific flaws are noted if these models are retrofitted for...
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From:Education Next (Vol. 14, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAs public budgets have grown tighter over the past decade, states and school districts have sought ways to control the growth of spending. One increasingly common strategy employed to rein in costs is to offer...
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From:The Cato Journal (Vol. 32, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedK-12 education policy has recently received much scrutiny from policyanakers, taxpayers, parents, and students. Reformers have often cited increases in spending with little noticeable gain in test scores, coupled with...
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From:The International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education (Vol. 3, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedStudents attending university for the first time come with a range of expectations, experiences and skills. For many these prior experiences are less than optimal for achieving academic success. This paper evaluates the...
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From:Library Philosophy and PracticePeer-ReviewedIntroduction Children and their teachers need library resources and the expertise of a librarian to succeed. School libraries help teachers teach children (Keith 2004). A school library is an academic library that...
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From:High School Journal (Vol. 90, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedState assessments are taking over our classrooms. This study provides a descriptive account of how the testing culture affected students and instruction during one school year in two small, rural Mississippi secondary...
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From:Journal of Instructional Psychology (Vol. 33, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThis research was based on the conceptual framework that students' low mathematics achievement in school is related to their poor study habits. Thus, the intervention titled Mathematics Self-Regulated Learning Program...
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From:International Journal of Instructional Media (Vol. 32, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe purpose of this study was to investigate the instructional effectiveness of visualized instruction complemented with three different types of rehearsal strategies in facilitating students' achievement of different...
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From:Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition (Vol. 88, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedObjective: To ascertain the health and school performance of teenagers born before 29 weeks gestation (extremely low gestational age [ELGA]) and to compare those in mainstream school with classroom controls. Methods:...
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From:Adolescence (Vol. 34, Issue 136) Peer-ReviewedABSTRACT This study was designed to determine whether there are significant differences in academic achievement between father-present and father-absent (due to migrant labor) adolescents. Data were collected from...
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From:Childhood Education (Vol. 75, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedPortfolios are useful as evaluation tools for the progress of young students. Such collections of a student's earlier work give children the opportunity to review their own progress and also help parents and teachers...
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From:Science (Vol. 241, Issue 4874) Peer-ReviewedScience Achievement in Schools Called "Distressingly Low" U.S. science education brought home another disappointing report card last week. This time, one expert said, the grade was at best a C- or D. A report prepared...
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From:Journal of Sport Behavior (Vol. 16, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThe reformulated attributional model of learned helplessness and depression (RAM) was validated to determine the differences in the performance of athletes who had negative explanations for bad events and those who did...
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From:Childhood Education (Vol. 71, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedPortfolios can serve as an effective interactive teaching tool. Teachers can use portfolio information as the basis of their assessment of the students' needs. However, portfolio decisions should be made while teachers...