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Direct linkPogodzinski, Ben; Lenhoff, Sarah Winchell – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Student attendance in K-12 schools is strongly associated with critical educational outcomes such as student achievement and graduation rates. Yet, the factors that contribute to chronic absenteeism are complex, with environmental, non-structural (student/family), and structural (school-based) factors all potentially affecting the likelihood of a…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Attendance Patterns, Correlation, Public Schools
OECD Publishing, 2019
The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) examines what students know in reading, mathematics and science, and what they can do with what they know. It provides the most comprehensive and rigorous international assessment of student learning outcomes to date. Results from PISA indicate the quality and equity of learning…
Descriptors: Test Results, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment
Download full textWildschut, Zelda; Moodley, Trevor; Aronstam, Shelley – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2016
Research has revealed that the academic performances of learners in South Africa are below the required level. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) launched the literacy and numeracy strategy 2006-2016 in response to the low literacy and numeracy levels. In addition, the WCED introduced the Grade 1 baseline assessment in 2006, as part of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 1, Student Evaluation, Barriers
Houston Independent School District, 2015
The Houston Independent School District's (HISD) goal is to produce capable, confident young adults who are poised to excel in whatever they do. Whether they emerge from high school with dreams of pursuing higher education or choose to enter the workforce immediately, HISD wants its graduates to be ready to succeed. One way they assess their…
Descriptors: School Districts, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools
Edens, Kellah M. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2008
This research compares a behaviorally based approach for using electronic student response system (SRS) technology with a metacognitive-oriented approach to determine effects on attendance, preparation for class, and achievement. Also examined are the interaction effects of pedagogical approach with self-regulatory and motivational characteristics…
Descriptors: Student Reaction, Operant Conditioning, Goal Orientation, Student Motivation
Armstrong, Norris; Chang, Shu-Mei; Brickman, Marguerite – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2007
This study examined the impact of cooperative learning activities on student achievement and attitudes in large-enrollment (greater than 250) introductory biology classes. We found that students taught using a cooperative learning approach showed greater improvement in their knowledge of course material compared with students taught using a…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Learning Activities, Science Achievement, Cooperative Learning
Zhou, George; Xu, Judy – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2007
Gender differences have attracted attention in today's educational research and practice. Very few studies, however, explore the gender differences in the use of technology in higher education. The authors conducted a study on technology adoption at a large Canadian university. One of its purposes was to inform our understanding of how gender…
Descriptors: Females, Educational Technology, Gender Differences, Males
Mullis, Ina V. S.; Martin, Michael O.; Gonzalez, Eugenio J.; Chrostowski, Steven J. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2004
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 is the most recent in a very ambitious series of international assessments conducted in nearly 50 countries to measure trends in mathematics and science learning. The aim of TIMSS, the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, is to improve the teaching and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Grade 4, Mathematics Teachers
