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Di Lonardo Burr, Sabrina M.; LeFevre, Jo-Anne; Arnold, L. Eugene; Epstein, Jeffrey N.; Hinshaw, Stephen P.; Molina, Brooke S. G.; Hechtman, Lily; Hoza, Betsy; Jensen, Peter S.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Pelham, William E., Jr.; Howard, Andrea L. – Child Development, 2022
We examined developmental trajectories of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, standardized achievement, and school performance for adolescents with and without ADHD who did and did not enroll in postsecondary education (PSE; N = 749; 79% boys; 63% White, 17% non-Hispanic Black, 10% Hispanic, and 10% other ethnicities). In a…
Descriptors: Enrollment, College Bound Students, High School Students, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Hillier, Cathlene – Canadian Journal of Education, 2021
Parent engagement is often promoted as a remedy for reducing achievement gaps between students from high socio-economic and low socio-economic backgrounds. However, researchers have found mixed results when examining parent engagement and student outcomes. Drawing on a study investigating the effectiveness of summer literacy camps offered by…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Literacy, Summer Programs
Hammes, Patricia Simone; Bigras, Marc; Crepaldi, Maria Aparecida – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2016
We tested the criterion-related validity and potential bias of two measures of pupils' academic achievement: the Teacher Rating Scale (TRS) and the Mathematics and Literacy Achievement Tests (MLTs). These measures are representative of assessment methods largely used in the elementary school. The aims were: (1) to verify the extent to which TRS…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Validity, Bias
Michalos, Alex C.; Creech, Heather; Swayze, Natalie; Kahlke, P. Maurine; Buckler, Carolee; Rempel, Karen – Social Indicators Research, 2012
In this paper we present standardized measures of tenth grade students' knowledge, attitudes and behaviours concerning sustainable development as those concepts are understood in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and we test the hypothesis that knowledge and favourable attitudes toward SD lead to favourable…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 10, Sustainable Development, Student Behavior
Ercikan, Kadriye; Roth, Wolff-Michael; Asil, Mustafa – Teachers College Record, 2015
Background/Context: Two key uses of international assessments of achievement have been (a) comparing country performances for identifying the countries with the best education systems and (2) generating insights about effective policy and practice strategies that are associated with higher learning outcomes. Do country rankings really reflect the…
Descriptors: Inferences, International Education, International Studies, Case Studies
Grayson, J. Paul – 1996
This study examined factors contributing to under- and over-achievement in first-year college students at York University in Ontario (Canada). The difference between predicted and actual first-year grades of a sample of 1,229 students entering York University in 1994 was examined on the basis of information obtained from administrative records, a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Foreign Countries, Grade Point Average
Jenkins, Neil J. – 1992
The use of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) for predicting academic success has generated tremendous debate about fairness and bias. Despite discrepant observations and arguments, the need for a credible assessment formula remains strong. Although widely used by a large number of American colleges, the SAT and similar tests are not widely used…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations
Hedges, H. G. – 1977
A longitudinal evaluation of language arts and mathematics achievement for grades 5 to 8 in the St. Catharines, Ontario school system over a forty-year span is presented. The comparison is based on three different studies conducted from 1933 to 1938, from 1952 to 1954, and from 1975 to 1977. Secondary contributions--the effects of changes in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Age Grade Placement, Arithmetic