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Direct linkMartens, R.; Hurks, P. P. M.; Meijs, C.; Wassenberg, R.; Jolles, J. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
The present study aimed to analyze sex differences in arithmetical performance in a large-scale sample of 390 children (193 boys) frequenting grades 1-9. Past research in this field has focused primarily on average performance, implicitly assuming homogeneity of variance, for which support is scarce. This article examined sex differences in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Mathematics Achievement, Subtraction, Gender Differences
Jonkmann, Kathrin; Becker, Michael; Marsh, Herbert W.; Ludtke, Oliver; Trautwein, Ulrich – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
Equally able students have lower academic self-concepts in high-achieving classrooms than in low-achieving classrooms. This highly general and robust frame of reference effect is widely known as the Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect (BFLPE; Marsh, 1987). This study contributes to research aiming to identify moderators of the BFLPE by investigating the…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Self Concept, Animals, Personality Problems
Jitendra, Asha K.; Star, Jon R. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
This study evaluated whether schema-based instruction (SBI), a promising method for teaching students to represent and solve mathematical word problems, impacted the learning of percent word problems. Of particular interest was the extent that SBI improved high- and low-achieving students' learning and to a lesser degree on the indirect effect of…
Descriptors: Low Achievement, Problem Solving, Grade 7, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Sparks, Richard L.; Patton, Jon; Ganschow, Leonore – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
This retrospective study examined L1 achievement, intelligence, L2 aptitude, and L2 proficiency profiles of 208 students completing two years of high school L2 courses. A cluster analysis was performed to determine whether distinct cognitive and achievement profiles of more and less successful L2 learners would emerge. The results of…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Profiles, Language Skills, Second Language Learning
Sparks, Richard L.; Humbach, Nancy; Javorsky, James – Learning and Individual Differences, 2008
High-achieving (HA) and low-achieving (LA), learning disabled (LD), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) high school students were followed over two years of L2 study and compared on measures of L1 literacy (reading and writing) in elementary school, L1 cognitive ability, L2 aptitude, oral and written L2 proficiency, and L2 word…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Cognitive Ability, Longitudinal Studies
