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Predicting High School Student Use of Learning Strategies: The Role of Preferred Learning Styles and Classroom Climate
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Cheema, Jehanzeb; Kitsantas, Anastasia – Educational Psychology, 2016
This study investigated the predictiveness of preferred learning styles (competitive and cooperative) and classroom climate (teacher support and disciplinary climate) on learning strategy use in mathematics. The student survey part of the Programme for International Student Assessment 2003 comprising of 4633 US observations was used in a weighted…
Descriptors: High School Students, Learning Strategies, Prediction, Preferences
Influences of Disciplinary Classroom Climate on High School Student Self-Efficacy and Mathematics Achievement: A Look at Gender and Racial-Ethnic Differences
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Cheema, Jehanzeb R.; Kitsantas, Anastasia – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2014
The present study investigated the role of disciplinary climate in the classroom and student math self-efficacy on math achievement. The student part of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2003 survey containing 4,199 U.S. observations was employed in a weighted least squares nested multiple regression framework to predict math…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Least Squares Statistics, Multiple Regression Analysis
Migrant Pupils' Scientific Performance: The Influence of Educational System Features of Origin and Destination Countries
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Dronkers, Jaap; Levels, Mark; de Heus, Manon – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2014
Background: Earlier studies using a double perspective (destination & origin) indicate that several macro-characteristics of both destination and origin countries affect the educational performance of migrant children. This paper explores the extent to which educational system features of destination and origin countries can explain these…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Migrant Children, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement
Quantity and Quality of Computer Use and Academic Achievement: Evidence from a Large-Scale International Test Program
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Cheema, Jehanzeb R.; Zhang, Bo – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2013
This study looked at the effect of both quantity and quality of computer use on achievement. The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2003 student survey comprising of 4,356 students (boys, n = 2,129; girls, n = 2,227) was used to predict academic achievement from quantity and quality of computer use while controlling for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Use, Educational Quality, Incidence