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Learning Standards in a Non-Standard System: Mapping Student Knowledge and Comprehension in Ultra-Orthodox Talmud Torah Schools
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Iluz, Shira; Katz, Yaacov J.; Stern, Hindy – Journal of Religious Education, 2018
The Jewish ultra-orthodox (Haredi) Talmud Torah schools have been consistently resistant to the process of standardization in content, measurement, and evaluation, in contrast to the Israeli state education system which has progressed steadily in these areas. Talmud Torah schools are private elementary schools for ultra-orthodox boys. Studies are…
Descriptors: Judaism, Academic Standards, Elementary Schools, Private Schools
Social Information Processing among Children with ASD, SLD, and Typical Development: The Mediational Role of Language Capacities
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Bauminger-Zviely, Nirit; Alon, Mor; Brill, Alit; Schorr-Edelsztein, Hani; David, Tzuriel; Tubul, Gila; Al-Yagon, Michal – Journal of Special Education, 2019
The present study examined the role of language capacities in explaining differences in social information processing (SIP) among three school-age groups: high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD, IQ > 75), children with specific learning disorder (SLD), and children with typical development (TD). Participants were 96 boys…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Cognitive Processes
Differences in Self-Efficacy Beliefs between Girls in the Top 1.5% and the Top 3% in General Cognitive Ability Who Participate in Gifted Programs
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Kohan-Mass, Judith; Tal, Liraz – Gifted Education International, 2019
In order to reach gender equity in the gifted population, an affirmative action policy was instituted in Israel to increase the number of girls identified as gifted. The purpose of this study was to compare the self-efficacy beliefs of girls in the top 1.5% (gifted girls (GG)) with those of girls in the top 3% (GG in affirmative action). It was…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Self Efficacy, Females, Mathematics Skills
Cognitive Gender Differences among Israeli Children.
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Cahan, Sorel; Ganor, Yael – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1995
Examined gender differences in spatial, verbal, and mathematical ability in 11,000 Israeli elementary school children. In each test the variance for boys exceeded girls by 10% to 20%. Consistent cross-grade differences in mean achievement were found only for mathematical ability. These results contradict American findings that show no gender…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Grade 4