Predicting students’ achievement in science from selected affective factors

Gender and race in predicting achievement in computer science

Metacognitive and Affective Factors Involved in High and Low Math Achievement

Metacognitive and Affective Factors Involved in High and Low Math Achievement J. Mesraabaadi, Ph.D. A. Reza'ee, Ph.D. To identify the extent to which different cognitive and affective factors are involved in high and low math achievement, a cluster sample of 313 high and low achieving eight graders in Tabreez was given a set of measures on math achievement, attitude towards sc...

How does grit impact college students’ academic achievement in science?

Research has suggested that achievement is not solely based on the cognitive abilities of the learner, but rather on the combination of cognitive ability and personality traits. This paper explores how grit affects student academic performance and success in first-year college physics students in the context of a Quebec Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel (CEGEP). Two hierarchical l...

Effect of Formative Assessment on Students’ Achievement in Science

This article describes a quasi experimental study, following the Static Group Posttest Design. It aimed at determining the effect of formative assessment on students’ achievement in science at grade level eight. Two rural schools, one of either gender, were taken to conduct experiment. Two intact classes, one from each of the schools, constituted experimental group and the other two served as c...

Classroom factors and student characteristics predicting students' use of achievement standards during ability self-assessment.

The literature suggests that upper-elementary-school students have a strong inclination to conclude that they are competent in mathematics. How do students of widely varying abilities reach this conclusion? Do task structures, grading practices, and grouping patterns influence the achievement standards that students use in reaching a positive evaluation of their ability? Findings from analyses ...