Combining material- and community-based implementation strategies for scaling up: the case of supporting low-achieving middle school students
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DOI: 10.1007/s10649-018-9835-2
Abstract: In order to better facilitate scaling up of classroom innovations, two complementary strategies have often been discussed. The community-based strategy emphasizes the necessity for professional learning communities and their embedding in institutional settings. The material-based… read more here.
Keywords: community based; community; school; material ... See more keywords
Persistent Disadvantages or New Opportunities? The Role of Agency and Structural Constraints for Low-Achieving Adolescents’ School-to-Work Transitions
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DOI: 10.1007/s10964-017-0719-z
Abstract: School leavers with low educational attainment face great difficulties in their school-to-work transitions. They are, however, quite heterogeneous in terms of their personal and social resources. These within-group differences may influence who shows initiative during… read more here.
Keywords: achieving adolescents; school work; school; new opportunities ... See more keywords
Competitive classroom norms and exclusion of children with academic and behavior difficulties
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DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2016.12.002
Abstract: Abstract We investigated effects of classroom-level norms and individual competitive attitudes on children's exclusion of hypothetical peers with behavior or academic difficulties. Upper elementary school children ( N = 1009) from Switzerland were presented with four… read more here.
Keywords: competitive classroom; exclusion; norms exclusion; classroom norms ... See more keywords
Teachers' aptitude beliefs as a predictor of helplessness in low-achieving students: Commonalities and differences between academic domains.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2018.01.015
Abstract: Abstract Low-achieving students are at risk of experiencing a pattern of emotional, motivational, and cognitive deficits called school-related helplessness if they attribute their low achievement to low aptitude. Teachers' beliefs about the causes of students'… read more here.
Keywords: achievement; achieving students; teachers beliefs; helplessness ... See more keywords
Is retention beneficial to low-achieving students? Evidence from Portugal
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2018.1444261
Abstract: ABSTRACT The role of retention as an educational tool to overcome under-achievement is a hotly debated issue, especially given that the results in the literature are not consensual. The Portuguese case is particularly well suited… read more here.
Keywords: retention beneficial; beneficial low; achieving students; students evidence ... See more keywords
Developing low-achieving medical students’ self-regulated learning using a combined learning diary and explicit training intervention
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DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2022.2152664
Abstract: Abstract Introduction The development of self-regulated learning (SRL) is an essential educational component of remediation for low-achieving students. The aim of this study was to design, implement, and evaluate a longitudinal SRL intervention combining both… read more here.
Keywords: low achieving; learning diary; group; diary explicit ... See more keywords
Differences between high- and low-achieving pre-clinical medical students: a qualitative instrumental case study from a theory of action perspective
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DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2021.1967440
Abstract: Abstract Background Poor academic performance and failure can cause undesired effects for students, schools, and society. Understanding why some students fail while their peers succeed is important to enhance student performance. Therefore, this study explores… read more here.
Keywords: low achieving; high low; high achieving; achieving students ... See more keywords
Understanding persistent gender gaps in STEM
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aba7377
Abstract: Does achievement matter differently for men and women? Gender gaps in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) college majors receive considerable attention, and it is increasingly recognized that not all STEM majors are equal in… read more here.
Keywords: gender; understanding persistent; gender gap; gender gaps ... See more keywords
Low Achieving Students’ Realization of the Notion of Mathematical Equality with an Interactive Technological Artifacts
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DOI: 10.29333/ejmste/103073
Abstract: In this study we analyzed the discursive actions employed by low-achieving students when they used an interactive technological artifact that simulates a two-pan balance scale to learn about mathematical equality. The study was guided by… read more here.
Keywords: low achieving; interactive technological; mathematical equality; equality ... See more keywords
Meeting the Needs of Low-Achieving Students in Sweden: An Interview Study
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DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2018.00063
Abstract: In 1994, a major curriculum reform was implemented in Sweden. A norm-referenced grading system was replaced by national goals and performance standards. The intention was that students not reaching the minimum standards would be identified… read more here.
Keywords: achieving students; students sweden; meeting needs; needs low ... See more keywords
Higher-achieving children are better at estimating the number of books at home: Evidence and implications
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1026387
Abstract: The number of books at home is commonly used as a proxy for socioeconomic status in educational studies. While both parents’ and students’ reports of the number of books at home are relatively strong predictors… read more here.
Keywords: low achieving; achieving students; among low; number books ... See more keywords