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Borgonovi, Francesca – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
Data from international large-scale assessments (ILSAs) of schooled populations indicate that boys have considerably poorer literacy skills than girls. New evidence from a household-based ILSA--Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)--indicates that the gender gap in literacy is negligible, even though…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Adolescents, Secondary School Students, International Assessment
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Iordanou, Kalypso; Kuhn, Deanna – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2020
Is it important to hear positions opposing one's own from others who genuinely believe them? We examine whether the thinking of those who engage in discourse with peers who hold an opposing view benefit by hearing arguments favoring the opposing position expressed by individuals known to hold this position. We report on 131 young adolescents who…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Dissent, Middle School Students, Foreign Countries
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Whittaker, Rachel; McCabe, Anne – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2023
The construct of cognitive discourse functions (CDFs) has been proposed as a bridge between linguists and educationalists, linking 'subject specific cognitive learning goals with the linguistic representations they receive in classroom interaction' (Dalton-Puffer 2013. "A Construct of Cognitive Discourse Functions for Conceptualising…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Second Language Learning
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Schiopu, Iulia – Romanian Review of Geographical Education, 2016
European Schools offer the opportunity to observe the differences between students and how attention towards the individual is needed. Backed up by a set of frameworks, such as Gestion Mentale, Neuro-linguistic Programming and thinkers such as Paulo Freire, the work of empowering the individual when a challenge is present is exemplified in the…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Learning Problems, Student Centered Learning, Student Needs
OECD Publishing, 2021
The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) assesses the extent to which 15-year-old students near the end of their compulsory education have acquired the knowledge and skills essential for full participation in modern societies. The assessment does not just ascertain whether students can reproduce knowledge; it also examines…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries