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Dogan Kahtali, Bahar; Cayhan, Cihan – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2021
The aim of this study is to present the qualities of 7th grade Turkish skill-based questions due to levels of reading skills and proficiency that used to prepare PISA reading skills questions. With these questions, secondary school students are prepared for national and international exams. The case study pattern has been used in the study, which…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Secondary School Students, Adolescents, Turkish
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Bakadorova, Olga; Hoferichter, Frances; Raufelder, Diana – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2020
Researchers, school personnel and parents are concerned with students' academic motivation. However, research on the topic yields ambiguous results. While adolescents in Western societies report a decline in achievement drive over the school years, adolescents in some Eastern societies may avoid this negative trend. In addition to personal…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adolescents, Teacher Student Relationship, Peer Relationship
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Nicholas, Karen; Fletcher, Jo – Educational Review, 2017
Advances in learning approaches can enhance deeper levels of mathematical thinking and engagement through the use of new digital environments and technologies. The growing utilisation of portable digital devices in schools has meant there are enhanced tools to support mathematical learning and understandings. This article focused on those who work…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Mathematics Instruction, Information Technology, Foreign Countries
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Raufelder, Diana; Sahabandu, Diomira; Martínez, Guadalupe Sánchez; Escobar, Victoria – Educational Psychology, 2015
It is well known that teachers frequently observe a decline in the scholastic motivation of many adolescent students, which in turn is often associated with a decline in students' individual school self-concept. In contrast, less is known about the association between students' individual school self-concept and school engagement, or the related…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Hodges, Gabrielle Cliff – Education 3-13, 2009
This article analyses a conversation about reading with three Year 8 students. Drawing on sociocultural theories of learning and elements of discourse analysis, it explores not only details of what the students read, but also how the process of the conversation itself shapes their perception of themselves as readers. Analysis of the data suggests…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Speech Communication, Discourse Analysis, Children
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Shelley, Mack; Yildirim, Atila – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2013
Using Program for International Student Achievement (PISA) 2009 data we study the transfer of knowledge among reading, mathematics, and science among Turkish students. Both Science and Reading are significant predictors of Mathematics scores, although clearly Science is a much stronger predictor; the transfer from Science to Mathematics is much…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transfer of Training, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement