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“A problem they don’t even know exists”: Inequality, poverty, and invisible discourses in Teach First New Zealand

open access: yesEducation Policy Analysis Archives, 2019
This research draws on qualitative data collected in Aotearoa New Zealand over a six-month period to examine the ways in which participants in Teach First New Zealand (TFNZ), an affiliate of Teach for All, discuss issues of poverty and educational ...
Sam Oldham, Katherine Crawford-Garrett
doaj   +1 more source

Why do we know so little about the factors associated with gifted underachievement? A systematic literature review

open access: yesEducational Research and Reviews, 2018
International comparisons of student achievement are generating renewed interest in the academic underperformance of intellectually gifted students, however, government responses to this problem are seldom grounded in empirical research evidence.
S. White, Linda J. Graham, S. Blaas
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Trends in the incidence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and early risk factors

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Few studies have used nationwide registry data from both primary and secondary healthcare services to examine the incidence of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children while accounting for early risk factors. We aimed to investigate trends in ADHD diagnoses and associated risk factors.
Marika Leppänen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mastery Exams: Giving Students a Second Opportunity to Demonstrate Understanding

open access: yesJournal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Various stressors can affect student exam performance, and a single weak result may not reflect true understanding. To address this, a “Mastery” exam policy was introduced in the 2021–2022 academic year. If a student scores below 80% on a didactic or pre‐clinical laboratory exam worth at least 10% of their final course grade, they can choose ...
Alexandra Rasdal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Academic underachievement: understanding and implications for educators [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Includes bibliographical ...
Voegeli, Shelly M.
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Housing, Inequality and London

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Regional inequalities are deeply entrenched in the UK. London, and its wider region, is often seen as the beneficiary of these inequalities. The capital houses a disproportionate share of the nation's population and its economic output. But London is also home to higher levels of inequality, poverty and child poverty than anywhere else in the ...
Jack Brown, Joe Fyans
wiley   +1 more source

Características pessoais, familiares e escolares: estudo comparativo entre superdotados e superdotados underachievers [PDF]

open access: yesAvaliação Psicológica, 2014
Este estudo investigou diferenças entre 53 estudantes superdotados e 43 superdotados com baixa performance escolar (underachievers), de ambos os sexos, em relação à inteligência, criatividade, motivação para aprender, autoconceito, desempenho escolar e ...
Vanessa Terezinha Alves Tentes   +1 more
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Estimation of the Proportion of Underachieving students in Compulsory Secondary Education in Spain: an Application of the Rasch Model

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2016
There are very few studies in Spain that treat underachievement rigorously, and those that do are typically related to gifted students. The present study examined the proportion of underachieving students using the Rasch measurement model.
Alejandro eVeas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Academic achievement in male secondary students : a thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
This study explored academic underachievement of fourth form boys in male secondary schools within the Auckland area. There were two aspects to this study; firstly, to identify students who are underachieving relative to their abilities and secondly, to ...
Drum, Michaela
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Mediation Analysis of the Relationship Between Educational Capital, Learning Capital, and Underachievement Among Gifted Secondary School Students

open access: yesJournal for the Education of the Gifted, 2018
The underachievement of gifted students is a serious problem in gifted education. Although analytic research strategies have identified many causes of underachievement, this kind of approach still needs to be complemented by synthetic research strategies.
Alejandro Veas   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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