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Harder, Bettina; O'Reilly, Colm; Debatin, Tobias – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2018
Intelligence is a well-supported predictor of school achievement, however, it refers only to the cognitive facet of learning determinants. The aim of this article is to contrast the predictive properties of two comprehensive concepts developed within the actiotope model of giftedness (AMG) with that of intelligence. These concepts are educational…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Intelligence Tests
Malamud, Ofer; Pop-Eleches, Cristian – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010
This paper uses a regression discontinuity design to estimate the effect of home computers on child and adolescent outcomes. We collected survey data from households who participated in a unique government program in Romania which allocated vouchers for the purchase of a home computer to low-income children based on a simple ranking of family…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Computers, Children, Adolescents