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Download full textDepren, Serpil Kiliç – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2020
In the last decade, the usage of advanced statistical models is growing rapidly in many different disciplines. However, the Quantile Regression Mixture Model (QRMIX), which is a developed approach of the Finite Mixture Model (FMM), is an applicable new method in the educational literature. The aim of the proposed study was to determine factors…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Comparative Education, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status
Direct linkAgnoli, Franca; Melchiorre, Francesca; Zandonella Callegher, Claudio; Altoè, Gianmarco – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Many studies have found that males, on average, perform better than females in mathematics, although the size of this gender gap is small and varies considerably across countries. Stereotype threat has been proposed as a principal cause of this gender gap. From this perspective, females' performance is affected by fear of confirming a negative…
Descriptors: Sex Stereotypes, Females, Adolescents, Grade 9
Pang, JeongSuk; Seah, Wee Tiong – ECNU Review of Education, 2021
Purpose: Given the unclear relationship between cognition and affect, this article reports on a study exploring how the conative variable of values may provide some explanation for students with excellent performance despite a negative attitude toward mathematics. Design/Approach/Methods: The study reported in this article represents Korea's…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Performance Factors, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
Gouëdard, Pierre – OECD Publishing, 2021
Why do certain students thrive when facing adversity while others languish? In the mindset theory, growth mindset is opposed to fixed mindset, and could explain why some people fulfil their potential and others do not. With the COVID pandemic dragging on, having a growth mindset may be even more critical. For students who are able to set their own…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Advantaged, Achievement Gap, Achievement Gains
Karakolidis, Anastasios; Pitsia, Vasiliki; Emvalotis, Anastassios – Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2016
The main aim of the present study was to carry out an in-depth examination of mathematics underperformance in Greece. By applying a binary multilevel model to the PISA 2012 data, this study investigated the factors which were linked to low achievement in mathematics. The multilevel analysis revealed that students' gender, immigration status,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Low Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Multivariate Analysis
Tan, Cheng Yong – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2014
The present study examines from the contingency opportunities perspective the influence of contextual factors on principals' learning-centered leadership using HLM. Participants were 18,641 school principals from 73 jurisdictions who participated in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009. Results showed that principals were…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership, Performance Factors, Influences
Li, Jie; Chun, Cecilia Ka-wai – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2012
This study assesses the effects of the use of learning strategies on student literacy performance based on the 2002 Hong Kong Program for International Student Assessment. The descriptive statistics show that students use the memorization strategy almost as frequently as the elaboration strategy. Independent sample t-tests reveal that female…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Direct Instruction
Kjaernsli, Marit; Lie, Svein – International Journal of Science Education, 2011
This article deals with 15-year-old students' tendencies to consider a future science-related career. Two aspects have been the focus of our investigation. The first is based on the construct called "future science orientation", an affective construct consisting of four Likert scale items that measure students' consideration of being…
Descriptors: Science Careers, Likert Scales, Gender Differences, Student Interests
Harizaj, Alfons – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2011
The paper presents a view of the results and progress of Albania in the Programme for International Students' Assessments 2009 (PISA 2009). The overall goal and objectives of PISA are to offer support and expertise in the field of the evaluation of educational development factors in Albania. One of the methods successfully used for monitoring the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Participation, International Assessment
