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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Predictors of Academic Achievement"”.
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Academic optimism and organizational climate as predictors of academic achievement and school effectiveness
An investigation into the relationship of organizational climate and academic optimism as predictors of student achievement and school effectiveness was conducted. De-identified secondary data from 67 elementary schools in the Northern portion of Alabama were used. The instrumentation for this …
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Predictors of academic achievement and social competence in adolescence : facilitation, inhibition and general cognitive processing /
The relevance of attentional measures to cognitive and social adaptive behaviour was examined in an adolescent sample. Unlike previous research, the influence of both inhibitory and facilitory aspects of attention were studied. In addition, contributions made by these attentional processes were …
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Self-Regulation and Academic Motivation as Predictors of Academic Achievement of Undergraduate Students in an Online Learning Environment
<p>Problem</p> <p>Online learning is a form of distance education that occurs via the Internet (Adams, 2004; Carliner, 1999). The success of online learning depends on student-related factors such as acceptance, willingness, and motivation (Almaiah et al., 2019; Almaiah et al., 2020). When online …
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Maternal Involvement, Parenting Styles and Socioeconomic Status as Predictors of Academic Achievement of Standard 5 students in Trinidad and Tobago
<p>The Problem</p> <p>Underachievement remains a long-standing issue for the Ministry of Education in Trinidad and Tobago. This has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which deleteriously impacted the education system. School closures became mandatory, and online learning was implemented …
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Incremental validity of character measures over the big five inventory in predicting academic achievement
… school value, and growth mindset, are important predictors of academic achievement. Yet, it remains unclear to what extent these proposed measures provide additional theoretical or empirical utility over established measures of general personality, such as the Big Five. Here, we examine whether …
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Middle school students’ perceptions of caring teacher behaviors
… States, race, poverty, and language are all predictors of academic achievement. These achievement gaps have the potential to create long-term, negative, economic, and social implications for students of color, those living in poverty, or those who are English Language Learners (ELL). A school …
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The fourth edition of the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale and the Woodcock-Johnson tests of achievement : a criterion validity study
The purpose of the study was to investigate the validity of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition (SB:FE) area and composite scores and Sattler's SB:FE factor scores as predictors of school performance on the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement (WJTA).The subjects were 80 …
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The Relationship of Mobility, Child Characteristics and School Characteristics to the Academic Achievement of Third Grade Students in a Predominantly Latino District
<p>The high rates of mobility in the U.S. can produce negative consequences for children's academic achievement. The purpose of this study was to determine relationships among math and reading academic achievement, mobility characteristics, student characteristics, and school characteristics in …
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From Classroom to Community: Cultivating Critical Consciousness in K-12 Ethnic Studies for Civic and Community Engagement
<p>The institutionalization of K-12 Ethnic Studies in California Public Schools is the culmination of decades of grassroots community organizing to address inequities between students of color and their advantaged peers. Empirical evidence suggests that K-12 Ethnic Studies courses have positive …
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The influence of a learning strategies programme on low achieving black secondary school students' academic achievement
The purpose of this study was to determine, by means of a review of literature and an empirical investigation, the influence of a learning strategies pro!:,rramme on low achieving Black Secondary School students' academic achievement. From the review ofliterature and the empirical study it was …
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The Impact of Supplemental Educational Services on Elementary School Students as Perceived by Elementary Teachers and Principals
… as the No Child Left Behind Act (2002). Many of the initiatives within the act have come under significant scrutiny, not least of which is providing supplemental educational services to students in "failing" schools. The purpose of this multi-site, cross-case study was to examine how …
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Parental Involvement, Socio-economic Status and Students' Perceptions of the Classroom Learning Environmnet as Predictors of 8th Grade Students Academic Achievement: A Structural Equation Model
<p>Problem</p> <p>Academic achievement among the nation’s youth has been on the decline for decades. The statistics from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) paints a bleak picture of the academic performance of more than half of the 4th and 8th grade students being below the …