Educators’ Perspectives on Factors Impacting STEM Achievement in Rural Indigenous Student-Serving Schools

Magnet Schools and Student Achievement

Student Achievement in the Pittsburgh Public Schools

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Gender and Student Achievement in English Schools

Korean Perspectives on Assessment of Student Achievement

In this paper, two nationwide assessments for elementary and secondary students’ educational achievement in Korea were reviewed for their assessment frameworks and the overall results; the Diagnostic Test for Basic Skills (DTBS) of Grade 3 elementary students and the National Assessment of Educational Achievement (NAEA) for Grade 6, 9 and 10 students. Also, the results for Korea in two large-sc...

Private school “effects” on student achievement in Australian schools

This paper examines the impact of the type of school (public or private) an individual attends on two dimensions Australian parents indicate are important in school choice: student attitudes and achievement. It exploits longitudinal data that captures individuals who change high schools to estimate how much of the apparent gaps in attitudes and achievement between students who attend different ...