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Direct linkGál, Zita; Kasik, László; Jámbori, Szilvia; Fejes, József Balázs; Nagy, Krisztina – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2022
Students face several challenges when transitioning to a new school level. This necessitates an exploration of the personal features supporting their adjustment, which may provide valuable insights for intervention programs and counseling services at institutions. We employed a sample of 9th- to 10th-grade high school students (N = 255) and 1st-…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Problem Solving, Interpersonal Competence, Questionnaires
Download full textBrownlow, Luke – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2021
There is significant research addressing identities in mathematics focusing on school children and maximizing testing scores. However, mathematics confidence in preservice teachers is something that needs further attention as they will have foundational roles in students developing lifelong mathematics identities. Hence, mathematics confidence in…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Instruction, Self Concept, Preservice Teachers
Sellami, Abdel Latif – International Journal of Higher Education, 2019
This study investigated factors that are likely to influence students' educational expectations in the State of Qatar, concentrating on selected parental factors. Drawing on recent work in the field, the study examined the intersection of student demographic and socio-economic attributes along with contextual factors, on student educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Influence, Secondary School Students, Gender Differences
Hayward, Craig – RP Group, 2020
In community colleges, English Language Learners (ELL) comprise several subgroups of students, each of which has a distinct background and data profile. Among these subgroups, three clearly emerge, each of which interact with placement systems and curriculum in distinct ways based on their prior educational experiences and contexts. These three…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Writing Instruction
Treutlein, Anke; Schöler, Hermann; Landerl, Karin – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2017
This study investigated whether German learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) acquire additional recoding strategies that they do not need for recoding in the consistent German orthography. Based on the psycholinguistic grain size theory (Ziegler & Goswami, 2005) we expected students with little experience in EFL to use the same…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Reading Strategies, Orthographic Symbols
Kelly, Patrick – Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2014
This "Policy Insight" is a supplement to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education's (WICHE's) annual "Benchmarks" indicators, which summarize the Western states' progress with improving access to, success in, and financing of higher education. This brief explores one variant for how WICHE states might meet…
Descriptors: Policy Analysis, Access to Education, Success, Educational Finance
Houston Independent School District, 2016
The Advanced Virtual Academy (AVA) Twilight High School (THS) provides Houston Independent School District (HISD) high school students opportunities to earn credits toward graduation and pass state-mandated assessments. The program targets students who are at risk of not completing courses required to earn a high school diploma. This 2014-2015…
Descriptors: School Districts, High School Students, Graduation Requirements, At Risk Students
Houston Independent School District, 2015
The Advanced Virtual Academy Twilight High School (Twilight High School) provides Houston Independent School District (HISD) high school students with opportunities to earn credits toward graduation and targets students who are at risk of not completing courses required to earn a high school diploma. This 2013-2014 Twilight High School program…
Descriptors: School Districts, High School Students, Graduation Requirements, At Risk Students
Murphy Odo, Dennis; D'Silva, Reginald; Gunderson, Lee – Canadian Journal of Education, 2012
Post-secondary education has increased in importance as the world's economies become more knowledge-based. Employment trends suggest that a high school diploma may be insufficient in some jurisdictions to meet the skills and demands of the 21st century workplace (HRSDC, 1998). In addition, immigration trends are resulting in more ethnic and…
Descriptors: Asians, High School Students, Eligibility, Cultural Influences
Houston Independent School District, 2014
The Advanced Virtual Academy Twilight High School (Twilight High School) provides Houston Independent School District (HISD) high school students with opportunities to earn credits toward graduation and targets students who are at risk of not completing courses required to earn a high school diploma. This 2012-2013 Twilight High School program…
Descriptors: School Districts, High School Students, Graduation Requirements, At Risk Students
Lennon, Paul, Ed. – Peter Lang Frankfurt, 2012
The volume consists of twelve classroom studies concerned with the implementation of learner autonomy in English classes. The individual studies range from primary school level to university level. They include studies on multi-media dictionary work, reading logs, peer correction, communication strategies, vocabulary learning strategies, oral…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Age Differences, Learning Strategies, English (Second Language)
Hui, Wanfong Viny – Music Education Research, 2009
This is a pioneer study of Macau's music education focusing on music listening preference. Adopting models from Western cultures, the study, launched in 2006, aimed to explore the factors of age and gender in regard to music preference. The subjects ranged from fourth-graders to university students (N=2495) (15 missing). Participants rated their…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Likert Scales, Foreign Countries
Donis-Keller, Christine; Silvernail, David L. – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2009
This twelfth edition of "The Condition of K-12 Public Education in Maine" is designed to provide Maine citizens, legislators, and educators a yearly report on the state of Maine public schools and education. This new edition updates educational information which appeared in earlier editions, and also provides information on several new…
Descriptors: Expenditure per Student, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Educational Indicators
Snyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
The 2012 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 48th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information
covering the broad field…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Adult Education
Snyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
The 2011 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 47th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information
covering the broad field…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
