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The Interplay between Teacher Beliefs, Instructional Practices, and Students' Reading Achievement: National Evidence from PIRLS 2021 Using Path Analysis
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Nele Bleukx; Katrijn Denies; Hilde Van Keer; Koen Aesaert – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2024
Background: Reading and reading comprehension are crucial skills, yet many students in grade 4 struggle with them. To address this, several instructional practices have gained popularity. For one, explicit reading strategy instruction (ERSI) is deemed useful, given the finding that successful readers tend to employ reading strategies. As a second…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods
Explaining Waldorf Students' High Motivation but Moderate Achievement in Science: Is Inquiry-Based Science Education the Key?
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Salchegger, Silvia; Wallner-Paschon, Christina; Bertsch, Christian – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2021
Background: Evidence so far shows that Waldorf students are characterized by average science achievement but at the same time high socioeconomic status and high science motivation. Moreover, Waldorf education is characterized by high emphasis on inquiry-based science education (IBSE). The present study investigates if the specific…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Education, Science Achievement, Socioeconomic Status
Teaching for Conceptual Understanding: A Cross-National Comparison of the Relationship between Teachers' Instructional Practices and Student Achievement in Mathematics
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O'Dwyer, Laura M.; Wang, Yang; Shields, Katherine A. – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2015
Background: Educators, researchers and policy-makers worldwide continue to struggle to understand the changes needed for improving educational outcomes and attainment for students, particularly in content areas such as mathematics and science that are essential for developing a highly skilled workforce. Given the continuing emphasis on linking…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Teaching Methods, Concept Formation, Mathematics Instruction
What Works Where? The Relationship between Instructional Variables and Schools' Mean Scores in Mathematics and Science in Low-, Medium-, and High-Achieving Countries
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Zuzovsky, Ruth – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2013
Background: The association between frequent use of certain instructional practices in mathematics and science and learning outcomes in schools in low-, medium-, and high-achieving countries is the focus of this study. It not only looks at teaching practices "that work" (positively associated with achievement) but whether they…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Achievement