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Chin, Joseph Meng-Chun; Lin, Hsin-Chih; Chen, Chun-Wei – Educational Studies, 2022
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among homework time, homework frequency, and learning achievements of Taiwanese students. Applying a 2-level hierarchical linear modeling on the TIMSS 2007 and 2011 data, our findings were as follows: (1) Within the context of TIMSS 2007 and 2011 students, the frequency of mathematics…
Descriptors: Homework, Time, Incidence, Predictor Variables
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Xu, Jianzhong; Corno, Lyn – Metacognition and Learning, 2022
Informed by two theoretical models of homework effects, we extended a model of homework on mathematics achievement in a large sample of Chinese eighth graders. Our model incorporated six clusters of homework variables -- student background factors, homework characteristics, teacher variables, parent variables, student motivation, and homework…
Descriptors: Models, Homework, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Foreign Countries
Rana Rizkallah Sabbagh – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Lebanon has been participating in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study assessment (TIMSS) since 2003, however, data indicate a continuous decline in performance of Grade 8 students. The purpose of this study is to examine the factors critical to the achievement of Lebanese Grade 8 students and investigate the reasons for their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests
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Steinmann, Isa; Strietholt, Rolf; Caro, Daniel – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2019
The present study investigates the effects of participation in academic extracurricular activities on student achievement in mathematics and reading in the course of secondary schooling. We use 2 samples of nonmandatory all-day schools that are part of the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS): N = 1,131 fifth graders at 43 schools were followed…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Grade 5
Robert Murphy; Jeremy Roschelle; Mingyu Feng; Craig A. Mason – Grantee Submission, 2020
We report on a randomized controlled trial of an intervention that leverages the availability of laptops for all public-school students in the state of Maine. The intervention, called "ASSISTments," provides feedback to students as they solve mathematics homework problems and automatically prepares reports for teachers about student…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Access to Computers, Laptop Computers
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Robert Murphy; Jeremy Roschelle; Mingyu Feng; Craig A. Mason – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2020
We report on a randomized controlled trial of an intervention that leverages the availability of laptops for all public-school students in the state of Maine. The intervention, called "ASSISTments," provides feedback to students as they solve mathematics homework problems and automatically prepares reports for teachers about student…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Access to Computers, Laptop Computers
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Agasisti, Tommaso; Gil-Izquierdo, María; Han, Seong Won – Education Economics, 2020
In this paper, we have employed data from the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA, 2012 edition) on the EU-15 countries in order to investigate the effect of using ICT at home on achievement. By employing Propensity Score Matching, we provide robust evidence that in most countries there is a negative association between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Use, Homework, Family Environment
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Suter, Larry E. – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2019
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) by the OECD measures student study time during formal school periods and during periods of out-of-school-time (OST). The purpose of these items is to account for differences in country to country achievement levels. However, analyses of the impact of additional study time on student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
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Cheema, Jehanzeb R.; Sheridan, Kimberly – Issues in Educational Research, 2015
This study investigated the effect of time spent on homework and mathematics anxiety on mathematics achievement. Data from a nationally representative US sample consisting of 4,978 cases was used to predict mathematics achievement from time spent on homework and mathematics anxiety while controlling for demographic differences such as gender,…
Descriptors: Homework, Mathematics Anxiety, Mathematics Achievement, Predictor Variables
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Soares, José Francisco; Alves, Maria Teresa Gonzaga; Xavier, Flavia Pereira – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2016
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of Brazilian elementary schools on the chances of their students achieving at different levels of mathematics proficiency. Since student proficiency is classified at three levels--Insufficient, Basic and Proficient--the chosen model of analysis was the hierarchical multinomial model. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, School Effectiveness, Mathematics Achievement
Muli, Juliana; Gilleland, Kevin; McMillen, Brad – Wake County Public School System, 2014
As the ACT has become part of North Carolina's mandatory testing program, SAT participation in Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) and North Carolina has declined in recent years. However, SAT performance in WCPSS remains high compared to state and national averages. In 2012-13, students in WCPSS continued to score 50-60 points higher on the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Testing Programs, Public Schools, School Districts
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Teodorovic, Jelena – Educational Studies, 2012
This paper describes student-level findings of the first large-scale comprehensive school effectiveness study of the primary education in Serbia. Twenty-five student-level variables were examined in a three-level HLM model using a study sample of almost 5000 students, over 250 classrooms and over 100 schools. Differences between the students were…
Descriptors: Family Problems, Elementary School Students, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement
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Sabah, Saed; Hammouri, Hind – Evaluation & Research in Education, 2010
This study examined the effects of selected classroom factors (the emphasis on a student-centred approach, the shortage of instructional resources and homework) on the science and mathematics achievement of Jordanian eighth graders using data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study of 2007. The analytical model also included…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 8, Teaching Styles
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Tayyaba, Saadia – International Journal of Educational Management, 2010
Purpose: The general objective of this paper is to investigate the mathematics achievement of middle grade students in Pakistan. Specifically: to determine whether mathematics achievement varies systematically across students and schools; to what extent the mathematics curriculum and frameworks are implemented in schools; to what extent gender and…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Homework, Mathematics Achievement, Foreign Countries
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de Brey, Cristobal; Snyder, Thomas D.; Zhang, Anlan; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2021
The 2019 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 55th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The purpose of the "Digest" is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. It contains data on a variety of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Federal Aid, Educational Finance
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