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Liu, Siping – New Horizons in Education, 2010
Background: The international science competitions show that students from different countries perform differently in subjects such as mathematics, physics and chemistry. In the literature comparative empirical studies tried to address the reasons for cross-national students' differences in performance from different perspectives such as teaching…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
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Barton, Andrew; Donahue, Christiane – Journal of General Education, 2009
First-year seminars have become common at liberal arts and other colleges across the United States. An accumulating body of research appears to demonstrate that this curricular element is associated with increased retention of students and is positively correlated with graduation rates, student adjustment and involvement, student satisfaction,…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, Graduation Rate, Student Adjustment, Program Effectiveness
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Bahador, Darius; Somerville, Addison W. – Adolescence, 1969
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies