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Sakellariou, Chris – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2018
The literature on the immigrant-native educational achievement gap is suggestive of a better performance of immigrant students in countries practising selective immigration policies. However, the origin of such differences has not been investigated. I considered both important observed characteristics as well as the role of unobservables in the…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Immigration, Public Policy, Academic Achievement
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Dettmers, Swantje; Trautwein, Ulrich; Ludtke, Oliver – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2009
Although homework is generally believed to be an important supplement to in-school learning, research has not yet fully clarified the relationship between homework and achievement. This cross-cultural study analyzed the relationship between homework time and mathematics achievement drawing on data from 231,759 students in 9,791 schools and 40…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Homework, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement