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Identifying Demographic Variables Influencing the Nature of Science (NOS) Conceptions of Teachers
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Karaman, Ayhan – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
In this survey research study, the views of practicing teachers in select aspects of NOS were investigated in connection with the effects of several variables (teaching discipline, gender, education level, teaching experience and regional work location). The instrument used to collect data was an adapted version of "Scientific Epistemological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Demography, Scientific Principles, Scientific Attitudes
PISA Trends, Social Changes, and Education Reforms
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Aloisi, Cesare; Tymms, Peter – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2017
The stability of educational test results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) over 15 years was examined, and the influence of demographics and social capital was assessed, as was the impact of educational reforms. The test results were remarkably stable, with correlations up to 0.99 for country-level results over 2…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, International Assessment
Racial/Ethnic Test Score Gaps and the Urban Continuum
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Gagnon, Douglas J.; Mattingly, Marybeth J. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2018
Research is just beginning to describe with precision determinants of racial and ethnic achievement gaps. Work by Reardon, Kalogrides, and Shores found that factors such as parental income, parental education, and segregation are the strongest predictors of achievement gaps. In this study we expand this line of inquiry to examine the role of…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Scores, Achievement Gap
Who Goes to Graduate School? Tracking 2003 ACT®-Tested High School Graduates for More than a Decade. ACT Research Report Series, 2015 (2)
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Mattern, Krista; Radunzel, Justine – ACT, Inc., 2015
Many students who earn a bachelor's degree also aspire to earn a graduate degree. In this study, we examined student and institutional characteristics that are related to graduate school enrollment. Student characteristics included demographic characteristics; high school performance measures, coursework taken, and extracurricular activities;…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Enrollment Rate, Student Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics
Factors That Are Associated with WorkKeys® Assessment Scores of Inmates in Michigan Department of Correction's Community and Employment Readiness Training Program and Michigan State Industries Program
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Jackson, Pamela S. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Inmates face challenges in obtaining employment once they leave prison because many are undereducated and lack work skills. This study examined demographic and criminogenic variables of inmates in Michigan Department of Correction's (MDOC) Community and Employment Readiness Training (CERT) and Michigan State Industries (MSI) programs that were…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Career Readiness, Correctional Education, Demography
The Influence of Late Registration on Academic Outcomes and Retention at a Multi-Campus Community College
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Maalouf, Kathy John – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In response to the increasing challenge for community colleges to uphold their mission of accessibility with an open door policy, while being held accountable for student success, higher education administrators and counselors need to have a better comprehension on the relationship among community college students, institutional enrollment…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, School Registration, Multicampus Colleges, Academic Persistence