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Adwere-Boamah, Joseph; Hufstedler, Shirley – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2015
This study used binary logistic regression to predict social trust with five demographic variables from a national sample of adult individuals who participated in The General Social Survey (GSS) in 2012. The five predictor variables were respondents' highest degree earned, race, sex, general happiness and the importance of personally assisting…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Regression (Statistics), Predictor Variables, Demography
Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, 2014
U.S. social programs, set up to address important problems, often fall short by funding specific models/strategies ("interventions") that are not effective. When evaluated in scientifically-rigorous studies, social interventions in K-12 education, job training, crime prevention, and other areas are frequently found ineffective or…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Evidence
Rauschenberg, Samuel – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2014
Differential grading occurs when students in courses with the same content and curriculum receive inconsistent grades across teachers, schools, or districts. It may be due to many factors, including differences in teacher grading standards, district grading policies, student behavior, teacher stereotypes, teacher quality, and curriculum adherence.…
Descriptors: Grading, Poverty, Racial Differences, English Instruction
Creech, Leah Renee; Sweeder, Ryan D. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2012
This study examined the historical performance of students at Michigan State University in 12 life sciences courses over 13 yr to find variables impacting student success. Hierarchical linear modeling predicted 25.0-62.8% of the variance in students' grades in the courses analyzed. The primary predictor of a student's course grade was his or her…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Majors (Students), Grade Point Average, Biochemistry
Green, Caitlin; Radwin, David – National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
The number of associate's degrees conferred by U.S. postsecondary institutions increased 30 percent from 1997 to 2007, from 571,000 to 745,000, and is projected to grow another 30 percent by 2020, a faster pace than the actual and projected growth in bachelor's degrees awarded. Despite the growing prevalence of associate's degrees, however, there…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Time to Degree, Undergraduate Students, Longitudinal Studies
Luik, Piret – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
Most boys and girls interact differently with educational software and have different preferences for the design of educational software. The question is whether the usage of educational software has the same consequences for both genders. This paper investigates the characteristics of drill-and-practice programmes or drills that are efficient for…
Descriptors: Females, Computer Software, Gender Differences, Drills (Practice)
Shah, Ajit – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2010
Internet Web sites and chat rooms have been reported both to promote suicides and have a positive beneficial effect on suicidal individuals. There is a paucity of studies examining the role of the Internet in general population suicide rates. The relationship between general population suicide rates and the prevalence of Internet users was…
Descriptors: Incidence, Suicide, Statistical Significance, Multiple Regression Analysis
Strang, Kenneth David – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2012
An experiment compared asynchronous versus synchronous instruction in an online quantitative course. Mann-Whitney U-tests, correlation, analysis of variance, t tests, and multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) were utilized to test the hypothesis that more high-quality online experiential learning interactions would increase grade.…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Interaction, Statistical Analysis, Business Administration
Radford, Alexandria Walton – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This Statistics in Brief uses nationally representative data to determine the representation of military students in undergraduate and graduate education and to examine how their demographic and enrollment characteristics compare with their nonmilitary peers. The brief draws upon two nationally representative studies of postsecondary students, the…
Descriptors: Military Service, Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Federal Aid
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This one-page report presents overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, scores at selected percentiles, average scores for district and large cities, results for student groups (school race, gender, and eligibility for National School Lunch Program) in 2011, and score gaps for student groups. In 2011, the average…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This one-page report presents overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, scores at selected percentiles, average scores for district and large cities, results for student groups (school race, gender, and eligibility for National School Lunch Program) in 2011, and score gaps for student groups. In 2011, the average…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This one-page report presents overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, scores at selected percentiles, average scores for district and large cities, results for student groups (school race, gender, and eligibility for National School Lunch Program) in 2011, and score gaps for student groups. In 2011, the average…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This one-page report presents overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, scores at selected percentiles, average scores for district and large cities, results for student groups (school race, gender, and eligibility for National School Lunch Program) in 2011, and score gaps for student groups. In 2011, the average…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This one-page report presents overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, scores at selected percentiles, average scores for district and large cities, results for student groups (school race, gender, and eligibility for National School Lunch Program) in 2011, and score gaps for student groups. In 2011, the average…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This one-page report presents overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, scores at selected percentiles, average scores for district and large cities, results for student groups (school race, gender, and eligibility for National School Lunch Program) in 2011, and score gaps for student groups. In 2011, the average…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators