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Bradley Hayes – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation in practice explores the intersection of computer science education, specifically computational thinking and programming, with mathematics achievement among 15- year-old students in selected English-speaking countries. The research addresses a gap in understanding whether skills developed through computer science can positively…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Mathematics Achievement, Secondary School Students
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Nele Claes; Annique Smeding; Arnaud Carré; Nicolas Sommet – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
We conducted three preregistered studies using the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data to provide a worldwide estimation of the standardized test gap between students from lower and higher social classes. We investigated: (a) the degree to which academic anxiety…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
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Rob J. Gruijters; Isabel J. Raabe; Nicolas Hübner – Sociology of Education, 2024
Empirical evidence suggests children's socio-emotional skills--an important determinant of school achievement--vary according to socioeconomic family background. This study assesses the degree to which differences in socio-emotional skills contribute to the achievement gap between socioeconomically advantaged and disadvantaged children. We used…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Socioeconomic Status, Social Differences, Academic Achievement
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Sarah I. Hofer; Jörg-Henrik Heine; Sahba Besharati; Jason C. Yip; Frank Reinhold; Eddie Brummelman – npj Science of Learning, 2024
Children from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds tend to have more negative self-perceptions. More negative self-perceptions are often related to lower academic achievement. Linking these findings, we asked: Do children's self-perceptions help explain socioeconomic disparities in academic achievement around the world? We addressed this…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Self Concept, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes
OECD Publishing, 2024
This volume of PISA examines the readiness of students to engage with learning strategies, to be motivated to learn and to be confident in their abilities and in their capacity to improve their skills and knowledge. Countries like Korea have reduced mathematics anxiety, Portugal excels in critical thinking, and more low-performing students in…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Learning Strategies, Disadvantaged, Low Achievement