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Georgiou, George K.; Hirvonen, Riikka; Manolitsis, George; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
Background: Task avoidance is a significant predictor of literacy skills. However, it remains unclear whether the relation between the two is reciprocal and whether it is affected by the type of literacy outcome, who is rating children's task avoidance, and the children's gender. Aim: The purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine the…
Descriptors: Literacy, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Spelling
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Hakkarainen, Airi M.; Holopainen, Leena K.; Savolainen, Hannu K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
In this longitudinal study, we investigated the role of word reading and mathematical difficulties measured in 9th grade as factors for receiving educational support for learning in upper secondary education in Grades 10 to 12 (from ages 16 to 19) and furthermore as predictors of dropout from upper secondary education within 5 years after…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Secondary Education