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The Pangloss Index: How States Game the No Child Left Behind Act [PDF]

, 2007
When policymakers wrote the No Child Left Behind Act, their goal was to steadily raise the bar for academic achievement. But many states have undermined the spirit of the law by lowering achievement goals every year. Kevin Carey explains how these states
Kevin Carey
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Triangular Index Ratio as An Alternative Method to the Alpha Angle for Defining the Presence of Cam Morphology: A Prospective Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Cam morphology, a significant risk factor for hip osteoarthritis, is commonly quantified by the alpha angle (AA). This study aims to explore the potential of the triangular index ratio (TIR) to quantify cam morphology on anteroposterior radiographs by assessing the association between TIR‐defined cam morphology and the development of ...
Jinchi Tang, Fleur Boel, Michiel M. A. van Buuren, Noortje S. Riedstra, Myrthe A. van den Berg, Jos Runhaar, Sita Bierma‐Zeinstra, Rintje Agricola   +7 more
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Schooling Background and Academic Academic Achievement of Agricultural Students

Journal of Extension Education, 2016
In our society academic achievement is considered as a key criterion to judge one’s total potentiality and capability. Academic achievement is seen as a students’ grade point averages in many academic settings. Academic achievement has become an index of 
N. Jayakumar, M. Surudhi
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Discordance Between Patient and Physician Global Assessments in Early Systemic Sclerosis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aims to identify factors associated with patient global assessment (PtGA) and physician global assessment (PhGA) and discordance between them in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods Data from adults with early SSc (<5 years) from the Collaborative National Quality and Efficacy Registry were included.
Ellen Romich, Alexis Ogdie, Alisa Stephens Shields, Peter A. Merkel, Shervin Assassi, Elana J. Bernstein, Andreea Bujor, Flavia V. Castelino, Lorinda Chung, Luke B. Evnin, Tracy M. Frech, Jessica K. Gordon, Melissa Griffith, Faye N. Hant, Monica L. Harding, Laura K. Hummers, Dinesh Khanna, Kimberly S. Lakin, Dorota J. Lebiedz‐Odrobina, Yiming Luo, Ashima Makol, Maureen D. Mayes, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan, Jerry Molitor, Duncan F. Moore, Julie Paik, Carrie Richardson, Brian Skaug, Ami A. Shah, Ankoor Shah, Virginia Steen, John M. VanBuren, Elizabeth R. Volkmann, Carleigh Zahn, Nora Sandorfi, for the CONQUER Investigators   +35 more
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A Comparison of Parent and Teacher Ratings of Child Behaviours: the Pygmalion Effect Revisited [PDF]

, 2008
Early schooling experience is a reliable predictor of later school and professional adjustment. In the context of important investment made in the preschool curriculum to promote early academic achievement among children at risk of failure, the validity ...
Bigras, Marc, Capuano, France, Gosselin, Catherine, Normandeau, Sylvie, Parent, Sophie   +4 more
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Clinical, histological, and serological predictors of renal function loss in lupus nephritis.

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Kidney survival is the ultimate goal in lupus nephritis (LN) management, but long‐term predictors remain inadequately studied, requiring long‐term follow‐up. This study aimed to identify baseline and early longitudinal predictors of kidney survival in the Accelerating Medicines Partnership LN longitudinal cohort.
Shangzhu Zhang, Laurence Magder, Daniel Goldman, Judith A. James, Joel M Guthridge, Carla Guthridge, Peter Izmirly, Jill P Buyon, H.Michael Belmont, Richard A. Furie, Noa Schwartz, Chaim Putterman, Jennifer L. Barnas, Jennifer H. Anolik, Sarah French, Maria Dall'era, Avi Z. Rosenberg, Jeffrey Hodgin, Dawit S. Demeke, the Accelerating Medicines Partnership RA/SLE Network, Michelle Petri, Andrea Fava   +21 more
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Using Basic Constructs of Social Cognitive Theory in Predicting Students Academic Achievement in Bushehr University of Medical Sciences Iran [PDF]

Strides in Development of Medical Education, 2014
Background & Objective: One of the most important criteria for efficiency of an educational system is learners academic achievement Discovery and study of factors affecting this item can be helpful in improvement of educational system The aim of this ...
Makiee Jamali, Azita Noroozi, Rahim Tahmasebi   +2 more
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The Role of Social Goals in Students’ Academic Help Seeking and Help Giving Among Peers [PDF]

, 2014
This study examined the role of social achievement goals in academic help giving among peers within a high school. Students (n = 794) filled out surveys assessing their social goals, how often they are asked for help by their peers, and the type of help ...
Karabenick, Stuart A., Makara, Kara A.
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Perceived Impacts and Predictors of Cannabis Products used by Rheumatology Patients in Alberta: A Multivariable Analysis of Cross‐sectional Survey Data

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective This study aimed to characterize cannabis product choices (cannabinoid content and formulation) among rheumatology patients, and their associations with patient factors, patient reported perceived side effects and positive impacts. Methods An online survey (delivered from March to November 2022) was distributed by Alberta Health Services to ...
Susan Zhang, Samuel A.J. Lowe, Frank Sun, Allyson Jones, Tarek Turk, Joanne Olson, Pauline Paul, Shelby Yamamoto, Linda Kolewaski, Elaine Yacyshyn, Cheryl A. Sadowski   +10 more
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Effect of College Students’ Smartphone Addiction on Academic Achievement: The Mediating Role of Academic Anxiety and Moderating Role of Sense of Academic Control

Psychology Research and Behavior Management
Jiahui Zhang,* Youlai Zeng* Department of Education, Liaoning Normal University, Liaoning, Dalian, 116029, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Youlai Zeng, Email 382765058@qq.comBackground:
Zhang J, Zeng Y
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