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McDonald, Stefanie R.; Ing, Marsha; Marcoulides, George A. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2010
This study examined the developmental effects of early parental intrinsic and extrinsic motivational strategies on mathematics achievement scores obtained from White students compared to underrepresented minority students. A latent growth curve model was fit to data from the Longitudinal Study of American Youth (LSAY) with mathematics achievement…
Descriptors: Motivation Techniques, Mathematics Achievement, Secondary School Students, Minority Groups
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Dabney, Katherine P.; Tai, Robert H. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
The majority of existing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research studies compare women to men, yet a paucity of research exists that examines what differentiates female career choice within the physical sciences. In light of these research trends and recommendations, this study examines the following question: On average,…
Descriptors: Physical Sciences, Females, Physics, Motivation
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Murphy, Daniel – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2016
This study is a literature review to investigate the effects of implementing technology into a high school mathematics classroom. Mathematics has a hierarchical structure in learning and it is essential that students get a firm understanding of mathematics early in education. Some students that miss beginning concepts may continue to struggle with…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education, Literature Reviews, Mathematics
Longford, Nicholas T. – 1994
This study is a critical evaluation of the roles for coding and scoring of missing responses to multiple-choice items in educational tests. The focus is on tests in which the test-takers have little or no motivation; in such tests omitting and not reaching (as classified by the currently adopted operational rules) is quite frequent. Data from the…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Classification, Coding, Models
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Welch, Wayne W.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
Describes a secondary analysis of a national assessment of educational progress in science which was conducted in 1981-1982 with students of age nine. Suggests that elementary school students' achievement and attitude are influenced jointly by a number of factors rather than by one or two dominant ones. (TW)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Educational Environment
Bryant, Edward C.; And Others – 1974
The literature is reviewed that addresses the association between background factors and educational outcomes. After completing the review, Westat, Inc. issued this report which synthesizes the literature into correlates of academic performance and outcomes other than academic achievement. The former considers such background variables as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aspiration, Background, Data Analysis