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Hierarchical Linear Modelling of Sixth-Grade Students' Socio-Economic Status and School Factors on Mathematics Achievement: Case Studies of Kenya and Zimbabwe
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Kanyongo, Gibbs Y.; Ayieko, Rachel – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2017
This study investigated the relationship between socio-economic status, school-level variables and mathematics achievement of sixth graders in Kenya and Zimbabwe. The study is based on secondary data collected by the Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ III). SACMEQ employed cluster-sampling procedures…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Elementary School Students
The Relationship of a Systemic Student Support Intervention to Academic Achievement in Urban Catholic Schools
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Shields, Katherine A.; Walsh, Mary E.; Lee-St. John, Terrence J. – Journal of Catholic Education, 2016
Much of the achievement gap between rich and poor students can be attributed to out-of-school factors, yet few schools have a comprehensive, coordinated system for addressing students' nonacademic needs. Within a group of Catholic schools located in one city, this study examined academic achievement on the Stanford Achievement Test battery in…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Urban Schools, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap
The Influence of Cognitive Coaching on the Planning and Use of Instructional Conversations, with a Focus on Mathematics Instruction
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Lin, Chen-Ju – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Instructional conversations are a teaching method in which teacher and students discuss academic topics with students' previous experience or knowledge (Tharp & Gallimore, 1988). In order to improve student learning, providing students more opportunities to engage in instructional conversations is often recommended. As research indicates…
Descriptors: Public School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Discussion (Teaching Technique)