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Educational 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
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Optimising the learning of gifted aboriginal students [PDF]
, 2006 [Abstract]: According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (2000) 'Education for All' goals, all students are entitled to opportunities to fulfil their potential.
Garvis, Susanne
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JCPP 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
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Education 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
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Mastery Exams: Giving Students a Second Opportunity to Demonstrate Understanding
Journal 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
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Academic achievement in male secondary students : a thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology [PDF]
, 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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Housing, Inequality and London
The 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
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Unmotivated or motivated to fail? A cross-cultural study of achievement motivation, fear of failure, and student disengagement [PDF]
, 2016 A classic distinction in the literature on achievement and motivation is between fear of failure and success orientations. From the perspective of self-worth theory, these motives are not bipolar constructs but dimensions that interact in ways that make
Byrne, Donald +2 more
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Journal 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
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Academic underachievement: understanding and implications for educators [PDF]
, 2008 Includes bibliographical ...
Voegeli, Shelly M.
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