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Tsai, Shiow-Ling; Walberg, Herbert J. – Journal of Educational Research, 1983
Achievement test scores and ratings of 2,368 13-year-old students who participated in the 1977-78 National Assessment of Educational Progress were analyzed. Achievement was significantly associated with attitudes, sex, ethnicity, parents' education, verbal opportunities in the home, and frequency of mathematical practice. (Authors/CJ)
Descriptors: Family Environment, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Achievement
Walberg, Herbert J.; And Others – 1980
Presented is a review and synthesis of research in science education conducted with students in grades 6 through 12 during the years 1964-78. In the meta-analysis process, eight constructs linked to learning outcomes were used as the theoretical constructs for the literature selection. The constructs include quality and quantity of instruction;…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Educational Environment
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Niemiec, Richard P.; Walberg, Herbert J. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1985
A metaanalysis of elementary school computer-assisted instruction (CAI) research found that lower achievers profit more from CAI; it is more effective in primary grades; boys may learn more than girls; drill and practice produces highest effect sizes; and no relationship exists between year of study publication and effect size. (MBR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Ability
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Walberg, Herbert J.; And Others – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1984
Analysis of achievement test scores of 439 tenth-grade students found the hypothesized variables of IQ, socioeconomic status (SES), self-rated motivation, peer-rated studiousness, peer-group status, and parent-rated home environment contributed uniquely to achievement variance; SES, sex, and language medium of instruction were superfluous in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Family Environment, Foreign Countries, Grade 10