There are numerous academic achievement gaps in the U.S. educational system between minority and White students. These achievement gaps include disparities in testing scores, drop out rates, high school completion rates, as well as college attendance and completion rates. Statistics for example, show that Black students have consistently lagged behind White students in the educational sector. U...

In spite of official intentions to reduce inequalities at University, students' socio-economic status (SES) is still a major determinant of academic success. The literature on the dual function of University suggests that University serves not only an educational function (i.e., to improve students' learning), but also a selection function (i.e., to compare people, and orient them towards diffe...

The study investigated the effects of Circadian Typology, Emotional Intelligence and Creativity on the achievement of 300 Senior Secondary School III Students in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria. The participants responded to three valid scales. A correspondence of the participants academic achievement was retrieved from their schools. Using Pearson Product Correlation and Multiple Regression proced...

The present study focused on students’ academic enjoyment as predicted by achievement in multiple academic domains. Assumptions were based on Marsh’s internal/external (I/E) frame of reference model and Pekrun’s control-value theory of achievement emotions, and were tested in a sample of 1380 German students from grades 5 to 10. Students’ academic enjoyment, self-concept, and achievement were a...

BACKGROUND The relationship between defensive pessimism, self-esteem, and achievement goals is a controversial issue. The main contribution of this research is the adoption of a person-centered approach to explore the existence of differentiated profiles of university students, which combine self-esteem and defensive pessimism. In addition, we analyze whether these profiles differ in their achi...

The current study examined the relationship between students' personal well-being and their learning achievement during university study, and whether such relationship would be mediated or moderated by university engagement. A total of 434 university students from one public university in Hong Kong participated in the study. The participants completed an online survey consisting of personal wel...

BACKGROUND The multiple goal perspective posits that certain combinations of achievement goals are more favourable than others in terms of educational outcomes. AIMS This study aimed to examine longitudinally whether students' achievement goal profiles and transitions between profiles are associated with developments in self-reported and teacher-rated effort and academic achievement in upper ...

I use a detailed panel data set of North Carolina public elementary school students to assess the relative value of diversity, equity and achievement in U.S. public schools as revealed by classroom peer grouping choices. The allocation of students to classrooms involves substantial tradeoffs. The most equitable grouping (i.e. that which creates the smallest achievement gap) may not be the most ...