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Uptake and Results in the Extended Project Qualification. Research Report
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Gill, Tim – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2022
The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is available for students to take in Key Stage 5 (KS5) alongside other qualifications, such as A levels. It differs from most other academic qualifications at KS5 in that it is not examined, but instead involves students undertaking an in-depth project in an area of their choosing. Students are required to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Exit Examinations, Independent Study, Student Projects
Are Students Who Take the Extended Project Qualification Better Prepared for Higher Education? Research Report
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Gill, Tim – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2022
The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is available for students in Key Stage 5 (KS5), to be taken alongside other qualifications, such as A levels. It differs from most other academic qualifications at KS5 because it is not examined, but instead involves students undertaking an in-depth project in an area of their choosing. Students are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Exit Examinations, Independent Study
A Meta-Analysis of Relations between Achievement and Self-Concept
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Möller, Jens; Zitzmann, Steffen; Helm, Friederike; Machts, Nils; Wolff, Fabian – Review of Educational Research, 2020
According to the internal/external frame of reference model, academic achievement has a strong impact on people's self-concept, both within and between subjects. We conducted a series of meta-analyses of k = 505 data sets containing the six bivariate correlations between achievement and self-concept in two subjects. Negative paths from achievement…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Correlation, Self Concept, Academic Achievement
Transitioning Racial/Ethnic Minorities with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Related Services
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Gary, Kelli W.; Sima, Adam; Wehman, Paul; Johnson, Khalilah R. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2019
Related services were examined for 1,400 racial/ethnic transitioning minorities enrolled in the National Longitudinal Transition Study--2 database after adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic variables. Propensity methods balanced minorities (32%) and nonminorities (68%) on demographic and socioeconomic factors. Logistic regressions…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Ethnic Groups, Disabilities, Longitudinal Studies
Language Diversity and Attainment in Schools: Implication for Policy and Practice
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Demie, Feyisa – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2015
This research examines pupil performance differences among the main ethnic groups in British Schools by language spoken at home. The main findings of the data confirm that there were substantial differences in performance between different ethnic groups at the end of GCSEs (General Certificate of Secondary Education). However, the study argues…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Second Languages
Language Ideologies and Literacy Achievement: Six Multilingual Countries and Two International Assessments
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Arya, Diana J.; McClung, Nicola A.; Katznelson, Noah; Scott, Lyn – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2016
Social psychologists have suggested that language-based ideologies related to "stereotype threat" (i.e. variations in performance-based on ability perceptions of language groups) may affect students' academic achievement regardless of school language support. However, it is unclear whether efforts to support students' first language…
Descriptors: Social Psychology, Language Attitudes, Stereotypes, Achievement Tests