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Understanding the Academic Achievement of the First- and Second-Generation Immigrant Students: A Multi-Level Analysis of PISA 2018 Data
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Karakus, Mehmet; Courtney, Matthew; Aydin, Hasan – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2023
The present study explores the antecedents of first- and second-generation (1G and 2G) immigrant students' academic performance using PISA 2018 data. The study draws on an international sample of 11,582 students from 534 schools in 20 countries and focuses on PISA schools that catered to a mix of 1G and 2G students. The study explores the role…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Generational Differences, Student Characteristics, Student Attitudes
An Examination of Educational Resources on Student Performance
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Erik Dey – New England College Journal of Applied Educational Research, 2021
This study examined the relationship between educational resources and student performance in mathematics and science on the Program for International Student Achievement (PISA). Many countries face educational inequality and achievement gaps between high performing and low performing students. The resources invested in education determine--to a…
Descriptors: Correlation, Educational Resources, Academic Achievement, Time Management
School Principals' Agency as Reflected by Extracurricular Activities in the Israeli Education System
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Yemini, Miri; Addi-Raccah, Audrey – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2013
This study examines the nature and extent of extracurricular activities in the Palestinian Arab, Jewish Religious and Jewish Secular educational sectors (Israeli education system also includes the Ultra-Orthodox sector with its own management, monitoring and governance apparatus.) in Israel, in order to characterise the contextual variables that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Extracurricular Activities, Arabs
Are Students More Engaged When Schools Offer Extracurricular Activities? PISA in Focus. No. 18
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OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
Are students more engaged and do they perform better in science if their school encourages them to work on science projects, participate in science fairs, belong to a science-related club or go on science-related field trips--in addition to teaching them the mandatory science curriculum? To find out, PISA (Programme for International Student…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Field Trips, Science Projects, Extracurricular Activities