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The Role of Skills and Tasks in Gender Gaps in Latin America

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we explore gender gaps in the labor market in Latin America, incorporating two relevant factors often overlooked: skills and the type of tasks performed at work. The study is based on data from the 2018 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) for four Latin American countries.
Cristian Bonavida, Leonardo Gasparini
wiley   +1 more source

Psychological manipulation mechanisms of false fitness and supplement information and public health risks: from information manipulation to behavioral decision-making. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Huang T, Leng X, Guo J, Guo Y, Zhao Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Computer-based testing in higher education: a phenomenology investigation into undergraduate students' perspectives through the technology acceptance model. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Zakariya YF, Alotaibi SB, Alrashood JS, Alrosaa TM.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Long‐term effects of economic depressions on wealth

The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the long‐term effects of economic depressions – defined as multi‐year peak‐to‐trough GDP declines of at least 10 percent – experienced until young adulthood on the wealth distribution and portfolio allocation of older individuals in Europe.
Viola Angelini, Irene Ferrari
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring scientific classroom discourse: The DiISC Version 2.0's validity and use in observing secondary science lessons

School Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.
Abstract To continue to support long‐term, ongoing science curriculum and instruction reform efforts in the United States, there is a significant need to be able to reliably measure teachers’ discourse‐rich, inquiry‐based instruction. In this external validation study, we present the Discourse in Inquiry Science Classrooms Version 2.0 (DiISC 2.0) as a ...
Elizabeth Lewis, Lyrica Lucas, Brandon Helding, Amy Tankersley, Elizabeth Hasseler, Ana Rivero, Dale Baker   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Influence of Demographic Characteristics on Student Academic Performance in University Admission Tests. [PDF]

Psychol Russ
Abdrasilov B, Charkhabi M, Shinetova L, Radi Afsouran N, Kardanova E.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

What Are the Best Predictors of STEM Competences in PISA 2018? An Analysis of the Spanish Context Using Data Mining

School Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The importance of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects for the present and future society is clear. With assessments such as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the possibility of an analysis on student‐related variables predicting results in STEM areas opens. The aim was to identify the PISA
Pedro Gil‐Madrona, Ashly Mercedes Guerrero‐Muguerza, Álvaro Infantes‐Paniagua, María Martínez‐López   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comprehension strategy instruction for Hispanic children with mathematical learning difficulties. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Orosco MJ, Mamedova S, Abdulrahim NA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Science in key stages 2 and 3, June 2013 [PDF]

, 2013

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Voices of Elementary Teachers: Why Science Instruction Is Nearing Extinction

School Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT National survey data dating to the 1980 has pointed to a lack of science instruction provided to United States elementary students. With changing social, technical, and political landscapes, more research is warranted. This study utilized qualitative methods to drill deeper into the decision making of late first‐quarter 21st century elementary
Molly Weinburgh
wiley   +1 more source