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Agasisti, Tommaso; Murtinu, Samuele – British Educational Research Journal, 2012
In this paper, we investigate the effects of competition on the performance of Italian secondary schools as measured by maths achievement scores (PISA 2006 dataset). Competition is measured by an indicator of "perceived" competition (generated from an answer provided by the schools' principals). The methodology employed is a propensity…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Foreign Countries, Competition, Evidence
Aristovnik, Aleksander – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
The purpose of the paper is to review some previous researches examining ICT efficiency and the impact of ICT on educational output/outcome as well as different conceptual and methodological issues related to performance measurement. Moreover, a definition, measurements and the empirical application of a model measuring the efficiency of ICT use…
Descriptors: Evidence, Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Nonparametric Statistics
Muraya, Daniel Ngaru; Kimamo, Githui – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
Performance in Biology at secondary school level in Kenya remains poor and one reason is the teaching approach adopted by teachers with teacher-centered approaches being pre-dominant. This study sought to determine the effect of cooperative learning approach on mean achievement scores in Biology of secondary school students.…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Teacher Effectiveness, Achievement Tests, Cooperative Learning
Kocoglu, Zeynep; Ozek, Yesim; Kesli, Yesim – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
Although the benefits of blended learning have been well documented in educational research, relatively few studies have examined blended learning in language teacher education. This study discusses a blended learning approach for a teacher training program designed for in-service English language teachers, and investigates its effectiveness by…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Educational Research, Language Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education
Fernandez, Ricardo Lopez; Garcia, Ana B. Sanchez – Educational Research and Reviews, 2008
The study of errors made in subtraction is a research subject approached from different theoretical premises that affect different components of the algorithmic process as triggers of their generation. In the following research an attempt has been made to investigate the typology and nature of errors which occur in subtractions and their evolution…
Descriptors: Subtraction, Error Patterns, Mathematical Models, Incidence
Ross, John A.; Gray, Peter – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2008
We examined how much agreement there was between scores from large-scale mandated assessments and report-card grades for 14,776 students in grades 3, 6, and 9 of a district in which conditions were conducive to alignment of assessments. We found significant mean differences between internal and external assessments: effect sizes were 0.29 to 0.63…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Grades (Scholastic), Measures (Individuals), Effect Size
Suto, W. M. Irenka; Greatorex, Jackie – British Educational Research Journal, 2008
The process of examination marking is complex, requiring examiners to engage in a variety of cognitive operations. While consideration has been given to marking practices in a few specific contexts, those of General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examiners have yet to receive serious attention. This study's aims, therefore, were: first,…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Examiners, Cognitive Style, Evaluative Thinking
Kirkup, Catherine; Schagen, Ian; Wheater, Rebecca; Morrison, Jo; Whetton, Chris – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2007
In September 2005 the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) in association with the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), the Sutton Trust and the College Board, began a five-year research study to examine the validity of an aptitude test in higher education admissions. This report describes and explores the relationships…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Academic Achievement, Student Surveys, Aptitude Tests

Torney-Purta, Judith – Educational Researcher, 1990
Describes the following organizations concerned with international comparative educational research: (1) the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA); (2) the International Assessment of Educational Progress (IAEP); (3) the Board of International Comparative Studies in Education; and (4) the International…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Comparative Testing
Lapointe, Archie E.; And Others – 1992
This publication reports the results of the second International Assessment of Educational Progress for science. Twenty countries assessed the mathematics and science achievement of 13-year-old students and 14 countries assessed 9-year-old students in these same subjects. In some cases, participants assessed virtually all age-eligible children in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies
DICKSON, GEORGE E.; AND OTHERS – 1965
A COMPARISON OF PRESERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION STUDENTS WAS PERFORMED IN THE AREAS OF (1) TEACHER ATTITUDES AND PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS, (2) GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION, (3) PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE, AND (4) GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. ALMOST 5,000 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Educational Research, Educational Status Comparison

Leung, Jin-pang – Education Journal, 1990
Surveyed 1,148 Chinese junior, prevocational, secondary school students to investigate self-concepts and delinquent behaviors when compared to grammar secondary school counterparts. Examined data from an earlier study of junior grammar school students. Finds earlier group had higher self-esteem whereas the prevocational students were more likely…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Analysis of Variance, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research

Tymms, P. B.; Fitz-Gibbon, C. T. – Oxford Review of Education, 1991
Compares grades awarded by 5 examination boards for 11 subjects at A levels. Uses data from the A Level Information System (ALIS) project for 1989. Finds discrepancies among boards not statistically significant. Fails to identify grading as consistently severe or lenient. (NL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Testing
Larsson, Yvonne; Matthews, Richard; Booth, Martin – Teaching History, 2004
What would you expect the differences to be between Japan and England in how pupils learn history in the post-14 phase? Perhaps your guess would be: Japanese school students learn a lot of historical facts and focus upon their own identity and English school students talk a lot more in lessons and are more concerned with justifying opinions using…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies, History Instruction, Behavioral Objectives