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The Relationship between Student Engagement and Academic Performance: Is It a Myth or Reality?
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Lee, Jung-Sook – Journal of Educational Research, 2014
The author examined the relationship between student engagement and academic performance, using U.S. data of the Program for International Student Assessment 2000. The sample comprised 3,268 fifteen-year-old students from 121 U.S. schools. Multilevel analysis showed that behavioral engagement (defined as effort and perseverance in learning) and…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Reading Achievement, Secondary School Students, Grade 9
Student Engagement and Academic Performance in Mexico: Evidence and Puzzles from PISA
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Weiss, Christopher C.; García, Emma – Comparative Education Review, 2015
This paper investigates the relationship between student engagement--with teachers and schools--and academic performance in Mexico. It uses hierarchical linear models and data from the OECD 2003 PISA study to examine the relative importance of engagement in comparison to other educational inputs--school and family characteristics--as predictors of…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Secondary School Students, Academic Achievement, Mexicans
Science Engagement and Science Achievement in the Context of Science Instruction: A Multilevel Analysis of U.S. Students and Schools
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Grabau, Larry J.; Ma, Xin – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
Using data from the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), we explored nine aspects of science engagement (science self-efficacy, science self-concept, enjoyment of science, general interest in learning science, instrumental motivation for science, future-oriented science motivation, general value of science, personal value of…
Descriptors: Science Education, Learning Motivation, Learner Engagement, Science Achievement
School Effects, Gender and Socioeconomic Differences in Reading Performance: A Multilevel Analysis
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Shera, Perparim – International Education Studies, 2014
The purpose of this paper is to examine the characteristics of Albanian secondary schools, which are associated with reading achievement and the effects of gender and socio-economic status on reading performance of 15-year-old students. This study used data on the background and achievement of 4,596 students in 181 Albanian schools from the 2009…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Reading Achievement, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Influences