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The Moderating Role of Teacher Autonomy for Classroom Practices and Student Achievement: Cross-Country Analysis
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Ketevan Chachkhiani – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Autonomy is often discussed as a necessary condition for professionalism in any field, including the teaching profession. In the educational context, autonomy is seen to be critical for teachers to be able to synthesize their knowledge and skills and translate them into effective classroom practices in the best interest of their students. In…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Professional Autonomy, Foreign Countries
The Effect of Computer Availability on Student Achievement in Slovakia: Evidence from TIMSS and PIRLS
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Marcela Veselkova – European Education, 2024
Students living in poverty tend to perform worse in school than their peers from better-off families. This paper examines whether computer availability helps narrow down educational inequalities in Slovakia, using TIMSS and PIRLS data. The results show that computer availability in reading lessons improves reading scores and that the effect is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Mathematics Tests
How Big Is the Handicap for Disadvantaged Pupils in Segregated Schooling Systems?
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Danhier, Julien – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2018
The effect of composition may be strong in systems where students are systematically sorted based on their socio-economic background. This paper aims to model the differential effect of class composition on pupils' achievement in Belgium (French-speaking Community), France, Spain and Portugal. Multilevel models are consequently tested on the…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Background, Academic Achievement, Cross Cultural Studies, French
Differences in Achievement between Home Language and Language of Learning in South Africa: Evidence from prePIRLS 2011
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van Staden, Surette; Bosker, Roel; Bergbauer, Annika – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2016
This study utilised regression methods to explain Grade 4 reading literacy achievement taking into account discrepancies between the language of the test and home language for learners who participated in the South African preProgress in International Reading Literacy Study (prePIRLS) 2011. Grade 4 learners were tested across all 11 official…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Native Language, Language of Instruction
Does Non-Participation in Preschool Affect Children's Reading Achievement? International Evidence from Propensity Score Analyses
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Hogrebe, Nina; Strietholt, Rolf – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2016
While expectations are high for early childhood education to support students' reading literacy, research findings are inconclusive. The purpose of the study is to estimate the effect of preschool non-participation on reading literacy at the end of primary school. That is, what is the average achievement of children who did not attend preschool…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Reading Achievement, Emergent Literacy, Student Participation
OECD Reviews of School Resources: Portugal 2018
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Liebowitz, David; González, Pablo; Hooge, Edith; Lima, Gonçalo – OECD Publishing, 2018
This country review offers an independent analysis of major issues facing the use of school resources in Portugal from an international perspective. It provides a description of national policies, an analysis of strengths and challenges and options for possible future approaches. The analysis focuses on the process of decentralisation of school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Resources, Educational Policy, Administrative Organization