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Reading levels of rural and urban third graders lag behind their suburban peers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This brief examines the complex interplay of family, school, and place factors in the reading achievement levels of third grade students. Third grade reading achievement is critical to later academic and occupational success.
Graham, Suzanne E., Teague, Christine
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Evaluating uncertainty: the impact of the sampling and assessment design on statistical inference in the context of ILSA

open access: yesLarge-scale Assessments in Education
This paper informs users of data collected in international large-scale assessments (ILSA), by presenting arguments underlining the importance of considering two design features employed in these studies.
Diego Cortes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Review of Differential Plant Responses to Drought, Heat, and Combined Drought + Heat Stress

open access: yesCurrent Issues in Molecular Biology
Global warming increases the frequency with which drought and heat stress occur simultaneously, especially in semi-arid regions. Such combined stress imposes a non-additive and more severe impact on plant growth, yield, and quality than either stress ...
Nankai Li   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Signaling, Incentives and School Organization in France, The Netherlands, Britain and the United States: Lessons for Education Economics [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
[Excerpt] What causes differences in secondary school achievement across these four nations? The first two sections of the paper describe the achievement differences among the four countries and examine the proximate causes of the differentials.
Bishop, John H.
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Secondary school students’ attitudes of tolerance towards minorities

open access: yesLarge-scale Assessments in Education
Continued migration flows are inevitable, and research into favorable conditions for educating students in pluralistic societies is timely. This study attempts to address the operationalization of favorable conditions when educating children in diverse ...
Clara Beyer, Falk Brese
doaj   +1 more source

Relationship between Classroom Climate, Student Self-Efficacy, and Achievement in the High School Math Classroom [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
There is a variety of past research regarding the relationship between the mathematics classroom climate and student learning. More specifically, many studies look at how the classroom climate may influence student self-efficacy in math.
Carr, Delaney
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Estimating achievement from fame

open access: yes, 2011
We report a method for estimating people's achievement based on their fame. Earlier we discovered (cond-mat/0310049) that fame of fighter pilot aces (measured as number of Google hits) grows exponentially with their achievement (number of victories).
Bagrow   +6 more
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Implementing ICT in classroom practice: what else matters besides the ICT infrastructure?

open access: yesLarge-scale Assessments in Education, 2023
Background The large-scale International Computer and Information Literacy Study (2018) has an interesting finding concerning Luxembourg teachers. Luxembourg has one of the highest reported level of technology-related resources for teaching and learning,
Catalina Lomos   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Achieving professionalism

open access: yesCurationis, 1983
In approaching the subject of professionalism the author has chosen to focus on the practical aspects rather than the philosophical issues. In so doing an attempt is made to identify criteria which demonstrate the achievement of the essence of professionalism.
openaire   +3 more sources

Baring some essentials: boys' achievement, ERO and leadership. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
This article identifies some popular concerns about boys' achievement, and concerns raised by researchers. The Education Review Office report on the achievement of boys is critiqued in relation to the role masculinities play in regulating boys' attitudes
Wright, Noeline
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