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Profiling classroom reading comprehension development practices from the PIRLS 2006 in South Africa
South African Journal of Education, 2014 The South African 2006 and 2011 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) findings continue to highlight major concerns about the quality of reading literacy teaching in primary schools. Of specific concern is the lack of representation of
Lisa Zimmerman, Brigitte Smit
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Shadow Education in the Soviet and Post‐Soviet Eras: A Political‐Economic Analysis of Changing Tides
European Journal of Education, Volume 60, Issue 4, December 2025.ABSTRACT Focusing on the shadow education system of private supplementary tutoring, this paper contains comparisons over time and place in the distinctive circumstances of the Soviet Union and the 15 independent countries that emerged following its collapse in 1991. The paper uses the lenses of politics and economics to understand changing tides in the
Mark Bray, Tatiana Mikhaylova
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Implementing PIRLS in two languages: a New Zealand perspective
Frontiers in EducationAs a former British colony, New Zealand is most often viewed as an English-speaking nation. While accurate, this descriptor does not provide insight into New Zealand’s post-colonial history and the attempts starting late last century to address the ...
Megan Chamberlain, Hannah Bennett
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Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2016 Background In 2011 the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) were conducted at fourth grade in a number of participating countries with a shared representative ...
Heike Wendt, Daniel Kasper
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Psychology in the Schools, Volume 62, Issue 11, Page 4371-4381, November 2025.ABSTRACT The transition from kindergarten to the first grade of elementary school is a crucial developmental period that can significantly influence pupils' academic trajectories. This study aimed to examine whether adaptation to the school environment moderates the relationship between skill‐specific performance and academic achievement in two core ...
Jana Kvintova +8 more
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Designing and Validating the Literacy Curriculum Model Based on the Criteria of PIRLS in the Elementary Course of the Educational System of Iran [PDF]
Iranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal, 2020 The purpose of this study was to design and validate the reading literacy curriculum model based on the criteria of progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) in the elementary course of the Iranian educational system.
Akram Hamidi Nasrabad +3 more
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A General Family of Penalties for Combining Differing Types of Penalties in Generalized Structured Models [PDF]
, 2013 Penalized estimation has become an established tool for regularization and model selection in regression models. A variety of penalties with specific features are available and effective algorithms for specific penalties have been proposed.
Oelker, Margret-Ruth, Tutz, Gerhard
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Bridging the Gap in Brazilian Literacy: Kalulu Phonics Provides Gains in 1st Grade Reading
Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 60, Issue 4, October/December 2025.In Brazil, constructivist methods—which promote whole‐word reading and reject phonics—were introduced during a time of positive educational expansion, aiming to bring schooling to all children. While this moment marked important social progress, the methods themselves lacked scientific support. Over time, phonics has been shown to be more effective for
Camilo Ernesto Subenko Olalla +7 more
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How immigrant children affect the academic achievement of native Dutch children [PDF]
In this paper, we analyze how the share of immigrant children in the classroom affects the educational attainment of native Dutch children. Our analysis uses data from various sources, which allow us to characterize educational attainment in terms of ...
Asako Ohinata, Jan C van Ours
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Reading Competencies of Fourth-Grade Students: Comparing Print and Hypertext Literacies [PDF]
Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 2009 This text presents an outline of research and publications on two studies comparing print and hypertext literacy of fourth-grade students. This set of studies, entitled Reading at the Computer (RaC), consists of two consecutive assessments: a pilot study
Andreas Voss +5 more
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