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John K. Vladovic – ProQuest LLC, 2024
While earning a high school diploma is a critical educational milestone for students, research has shown that obtaining a college degree further equalizes opportunities and increases their upward mobility. To be eligible to apply for the University of California system, students must take 15 college-preparatory courses during their high school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education, High School Students, College Bound Students
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Lochy, Aliette; Schiltz, Christine – Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2022
Neuropsychological case-studies suggested that dates and encyclopedic numbers may be processed differently than unknown numbers. However, this issue was seldom investigated in healthy participants. Therefore, it is unclear whether known dates are read like words (as lexical items), or like numbers (each position strictly defines digits' values in…
Descriptors: Number Concepts, Cognitive Processes, Scheduling, Word Recognition
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Lau, Poh Nguk; Teow, Yiwei; Low, Xin Tian Tammy; Tan, Shi Ting Bernice – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2023
For chemistry, where learners are required to integrate experimental observations with theoretical knowledge, laboratory work appears to be a viable instructional strategy. However, research has shown that chemistry laboratory instruction often fails to live up to its potential. The scheduling practice in higher education (HE) separating theory…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Laboratories, Tutorial Programs, Scheduling
Estrera, Elc – Urban Institute, 2023
School shootings have been a constant looming threat for students across the US, with the number of shootings on campuses dramatically increasing in recent years. In response, schools have instituted preparedness and response measures, including school-shooter drills. This essay examines the relationship between active-shooter drills and two…
Descriptors: Weapons, School Safety, Safety Education, Attendance
Lavy, Victor – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2023
School authorities, universities, and employers often schedule multiple tests on the same day or week, causing overlapping exam preparation and a dense testing schedule. This multitask learning can be intense, under pressure, and challenge the student's mental and physical perseverance. As a result, it can compromise performance relative to a more…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Testing, Test Preparation, Time Management
Daniel Hamlin – Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, 2024
The significant decrease in student achievement levels following the pandemic has become a pressing national problem, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts showed some of the sharpest academic achievement declines in the country. To assist schools in recovering from the pandemic, the federal government allocated three waves of funding through its…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Trend Analysis, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Veal, Britney; Sadeq, Nasreen A.; Atkinson, Taylor J.; Andel, Ross – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Objectives: Volunteering promotes well-being and may provide added purpose to life after retirement. Limited evidence exists regarding the characteristics and study adherence among those who participate in longitudinal studies while also volunteering outside the study. We assessed characteristics and adherence of older adults who volunteered…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Well Being, Longitudinal Studies, Cognitive Ability
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Jiang, Wei; Eslami, Zohreh R. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
Although the effectiveness of computer-mediated collaborative writing (CMCW) is confirmed by many recent studies, only a few have investigated whether linguistic knowledge and writing skills learned through collaboration can be internalized and transferred to individual writing. This study uses a pre-and post-test design to investigate the impact…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction