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M. Fadli Nugraha; Yura Loscalzo – SAGE Open, 2024
Studyholism (SH) is a new potential clinical condition introduced in 2017 by Loscalzo and Giannini to refer to problematic overstudying, specifying that it might be associated with either high or low Study Engagement (SE). We aimed to analyze SH and SE's predictive role on academic resilience. We gathered 609 Indonesian youths, and we performed a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Study Habits, Learner Engagement
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Chen, Jennjou; Lin, Tsui-Fang – SAGE Open, 2020
As many college students voluntarily form cooperative-based learning groups to study course materials, this article investigates whether or not such type of learning improves their academic performance. This is the first research using Taiwan's higher education data to study cooperative learning in the field of economic education. The data used…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Economics, College Students, Academic Achievement
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Senad Becirovic – SAGE Open, 2023
Cooperative learning, cultural intelligence and learning English as a foreign language (EFL) represent important concepts in contemporary education, particularly in a diverse environment where students need to collaborate with individuals from different cultural backgrounds. This study aimed to investigate the interrelationships among cooperative…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Student Motivation
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García, Emma; Han, Eunice S. – SAGE Open, 2022
This paper examines the relationship between teacher pay and students' academic achievement, using nationally representative, district-level linked data between districts' performance on standardized tests and average teacher base salary. By employing state fixed effects and multilevel mixed effects models, we find that both mathematics and…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Academic Achievement, School Districts, Standardized Tests
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Muttaqin, Syariful; Chuang, Hsueh-Hua; Lin, Ching-Hui; Cheng, Ming-Min – SAGE Open, 2022
This study investigated how socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with academic achievement and English proficiency in an English-medium instruction (EMI) program at a state university in Indonesia. It also examined the mediating effect of English proficiency and moderating effect of parents' education on the relationship between SES and…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Academic Achievement, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction
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Sakiz, Halis; Özdas, Faysal; Göksu, Idris; Ekinci, Abdurrahman – SAGE Open, 2021
Achievement in higher education is gaining importance and attracting attention among educational psychologists who seek for determining its correlates. This study examined longitudinal associations between academic achievement in higher education, university entrance exam performance, the psychosocial climate of the campus, and instructional…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Higher Education
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Becirovic, Senad; Dubravac, Vildana; Brdarevic-Celjo, Amna – SAGE Open, 2022
The importance of applying cooperative learning and aiming toward an increase in motivation to maximize the effectiveness of the learning process has not sparked an intense research interest in the Bosnian EFL context. Thus, the current study, conducted among 211 high-school participants, explores the impact of gender and grade level on students'…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Learning Motivation, Academic Achievement, Learning Processes
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Gorard, Stephen; Siddiqui, Nadia – SAGE Open, 2019
This article illustrates the links between different ways of assessing disadvantage at school and subsequent qualification outcomes at age 16 in England. Our previous work has compared variables that represent current or recent snapshots of disadvantage (such as eligibility for free school meals [FSM]) with long-term summary variables and found…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement, Poverty
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Mundia, Lawrence; Shahrill, Masitah – SAGE Open, 2018
Human resource development is one of the major goals of Brunei's current development plan to be achieved under Wawasan 2035 policy. The University of Brunei Darussalam's foundation program aims to increase students' access to higher education among disadvantaged and underrepresented groups. The present field survey investigated how the coping…
Descriptors: Coping, Help Seeking, Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries
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Odimegwu, Clifford; Somefun, Oluwaseyi Dolapo; Akinyemi, Joshua – SAGE Open, 2017
Due to globalization, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is experiencing some changes in her traditional family patterns. A large body of research has examined the relationship between family structure and youth developmental outcomes and few studies have reported the gender differentials in the effect of changing family structure on these outcomes. In an…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries, Family Structure
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Igbo, J. N.; Onu, V. C.; Obiyo, N. O. – SAGE Open, 2015
The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of gender stereotype as a predictor of secondary school students' self-concept and academic achievement. The study was guided by four purposes, four research questions, and four hypotheses. The study adopted ex post facto design. The research sample was drawn from eight government/public senior…
Descriptors: Sex Stereotypes, Secondary School Students, Self Concept, Academic Achievement
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Dakduk, Silvana; Malavé, José; Torres, Carmen Cecilia; Montesinos, Hugo; Michelena, Laura – SAGE Open, 2016
This paper reports a review of studies on admission criteria for MBA programs. The method consisted in a literary review based on a systematic search in international databases (Emerald, ABI/INFORM Global, ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest European Business, ProQuest Science Journal, ProQuest Research Library, ProQuest Psychology Journals,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education, Grade Point Average
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Lepp, Andrew; Barkley, Jacob E.; Karpinski, Aryn C. – SAGE Open, 2015
The cell phone is ever-present on college campuses and is frequently used in settings where learning occurs. This study assessed the relationship between cell phone use and actual college grade point average (GPA) after controlling for known predictors. As such, 536 undergraduate students from 82 self-reported majors at a large, public university…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average