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Anders, Jake; Jerrim, John; McCulloch, Andrew – AERA Open, 2016
Since its entry into the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2009, the Chinese province of Shanghai has been the top-performing economy within these international rankings. Many have interpreted this as demonstrating how Shanghai has a "world class" education system, the most effective teaching methods, and the best…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Educational Quality, Teacher Effectiveness
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Sit, Pou-seong; Cheung, Kwok-cheung; Cheong, Wai-cheong; Mak, Soi-kei; Soh, Kay-cheng; Ieong, Man-kai – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2015
Most schools in Macao are private schools, and there is a variety of grade repetition policy practiced in the 45 secondary schools. The policies are translated into school-based accountability of some kind of minimum competency standards. The objective of this study is to uncover the mediation mechanisms accounting for the influences of grade…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade Repetition, Educational Opportunities, Self Control