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Anette Bentz; Bernhard Standl – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2024
Digital literacy is considered to be crucial for social and professional participation. Hence, several projects have been launched in school, as well as extracurricular activities to promote digital literacy in middle school. They aim, among other things, to increase interest in the so-called STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and…
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, Computer Science Education, Extracurricular Activities, Middle School Students
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Balala, Maha Mohamed Abdulla; Areepattamannil, Shaljan; Cairns, Dean – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2021
The present study aimed to examine the relations of early numeracy activities and skills to mathematics dispositions, engagement, and achievement among 26,859 fourth graders in the United Arab Emirates who took part in the sixth cycle of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in 2015. The study also explored the…
Descriptors: Correlation, Numeracy, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Achievement
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Meinck, Sabine; Stancel-Piatak, Agnes; Eraydin, Ipek – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
The acquisition of early literacy skills prior to school can positively influence later educational outcomes. However, children from culturally and economically disadvantaged backgrounds often lack stimulating educational activities at home. This analysis provides empirical evidence for 31 education systems on the association between parental…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Reading Achievement, Reading Tests
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Ozar, Mirac – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
Learning is a complex phenomenon and multi-faceted in nature. There are a number of parameters which influence learning cycle and the process in general. Physical exercise is thought to be one of the variants that affect the learning phenomenon. Accumulated scientific evidence can be found in the literature showing high correlations between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Exercise, Exercise Physiology, Correlation
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Cho, Mee-Ok; Scherman, Vanessa; Gaigher, Estelle – Perspectives in Education, 2014
This paper reports on secondary analysis of TIMSS 2003 data with the aim of explaining the difference in science achievement of Korean and South African learners. The question asked by this research, i.e. which factors at various educational levels influence science achievement in Korea and South Africa respectively, is addressed from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, School Size, Science Achievement
Harvel, Karen R. T. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) study revealed that test scores from high school students were below average in mathematics and science. Studies show that part of it stem from the traditional methods of teaching rather than the standards based teaching. According to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act, students should…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Mathematics Education, Student Attitudes, Textbooks