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Cho, Mee-Ok; Scherman, Vanessa; Gaigher, Estelle – Perspectives in Education, 2014
This paper reports on secondary analysis of TIMSS 2003 data with the aim of explaining the difference in science achievement of Korean and South African learners. The question asked by this research, i.e. which factors at various educational levels influence science achievement in Korea and South Africa respectively, is addressed from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, School Size, Science Achievement
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van Wyk, Barend; Hofman, Wiecher; Louw, Cecilia – Perspectives in Education, 2013
Although student attrition and retention are researched all over the world, there is no final formula available to ensure academic success for selected students. The purpose is to share research undertaken at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in order to investigate the role of mathematics in student achievement and retention in National…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Success, College Mathematics, Academic Persistence