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Bellibas, Mehmet Sükrü – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2016
Analysis of the relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and student achievement has been prevalent in the literature, yet research focusing on the association between factors and the achievement of school populations with distinct categories of SES is limited. The purpose of the present study was to investigate various relevant student,…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Socioeconomic Background, Socioeconomic Status, Influences
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Akgul, Gulendam; Cokamay, Gokce; Demir, Ergul – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Problem Statement: Although teacher support is important for many student outcomes, including academic achievement, attendance, well-being, and dropout, related factors remain unexamined. The Purpose of the Study: The aim of this study was to investigate predictors of perceived teacher support of 15-year-old students who participated in the 2012…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
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Özcan, Zeynep Çigdem – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2016
Studies highlight that using appropriate strategies during problem solving is important to improve problem-solving skills and draw attention to the fact that using these skills is an important part of students' self-regulated learning ability. Studies on this matter view the self-regulated learning ability as key to improving problem-solving…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Foreign Countries
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Yilmaz Findik, Leyla – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Problem Statement: Socio-economic background plays an important role in academic achievement, but there is a group of students beating the odds and becoming successful despite the socio-economic background of their families. Purpose of the Study: The study aimed to define how resilient students succeed at school despite their socio-economically…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Disadvantaged Youth, Low Income Groups, Socioeconomic Status
Arikan, Serkan – Online Submission, 2014
There are many studies that focus on factors affecting achievement. However, there is limited research that used student characteristics indices reported by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Therefore, this study investigated the predictive effects of student characteristics on mathematics performance of Turkish students.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
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Guzeller, Cem Oktay; Akin, Ayca – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the amount of time spent on homework in all subjects (HTAS), the time spent on mathematics homework (MHT), confidence in doing mathematics homework (HCM) and the mathematics achievement of students in Turkey, based on data from the programme for international student assessment…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Homework, Mathematics Achievement, Multiple Regression Analysis
Demir, Ibrahim; Kilic, Serpil; Depren, Ozer – Online Submission, 2009
Following past researches, student background, learning strategies, self-related cognitions in mathematics and school climate variables were important for achievement. The purpose of this study was to identify a number of factors that represent the relationship among sets of interrelated variables using principal component factor analysis and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Learning Strategies, Multiple Regression Analysis, Foreign Countries
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Ziya, Engin; Dogan, Nuri; Kelecioglu, Hulya – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2010
This study aims at determining the extent to which computer using skills specified in Project for International Students Evaluation (PISA) 2006 predict Turkish students' achievement in mathematics. Apart from questions on mathematics, science and reading competencies, a student questionnaire, a school questionnaire and a parent questionnaire were…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement, Questionnaires, Computers