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Knospe, Yvonne; Sturk, Erika; Gheitasi, Parvin – Education Inquiry, 2023
The importance of reading competence has been increasingly acknowledged in the Swedish educational system, not least through the demands for higher standards in reading in all subjects stated in the national curriculum. Still, in the school year 2018/19, approximately 7% of all Swedish pupils did not achieve the learning goals related to reading…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Reading Achievement
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Horton, Paul; Forsberg, Camilla – Educational Research, 2020
Background: Research suggests that negative peer interactions that compromise student safety and wellbeing often occur in spaces at school that are not easily visible, not adequately monitored, overcrowded and/or relatively unstructured. In a large online survey conducted in Swedish schools by the anti-bullying organisation, Friends, a small…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, School Safety
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Madej, Lars – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2022
This case study investigates, at three Swedish schools, primary school students' knowledge of the equal sign. The schools were chosen as representatives of schools whose students have different socioeconomic backgrounds. The data consist of Grade 3 and 6 students' responses to an assessment form based on Matthews et al. ("JRME,"…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Socioeconomic Status
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Träff, Ulf; Olsson, Linda; Skagerlund, Kenny; Östergren, Rickard – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
This study examined cognitive precursors of hierarchical mathematical development. Six-year-old children (n = 258) were assessed on number skills, cognitive skills, and arithmetic 1 year prior to school entry. Skills in advanced arithmetic and advanced mathematics were assessed in Grades 3 and 6, respectively. Path analyses were computed and…
Descriptors: Young Children, Numeracy, Numbers, Mathematics Skills
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Forsberg, Camilla; Chiriac, Eva Hammar; Thornberg, Robert – Educational Research, 2021
Background: School climate is crucial: its character can affect pupils' academic achievement, teachers' working conditions and the wellbeing of everyone at school. A major concern for teachers is how to prevent and manage disruptive behaviours. Against this backdrop, there is a need for thorough investigation of pupils' perspectives to better…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Student Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 1
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Jutengren, Göran; Medin, Eva – Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The authors, with Swedish elementary school students (N = 201), 9-12 years old, examined the potential significance to self-perceived academic competence of students' cross-ethnic friendship ties and prosocial behavior to better understand education's minority achievement gap. A crossed-lagged panel model was tested to investigate potential…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Friendship, Prosocial Behavior, Student Diversity
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Pettersson, Astrid – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1991
Study analyzed the written protocols of 900 elementary mathematics students from 5 achievement levels utilizing a 15-item arithmetic and problem-solving test administered in grade 3 and again in grade 6. Correct solutions resulted from similar strategies regardless of the achievement level, yet incorrect solutions ensued from many incorrect…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Grade 3
School Research Newsletter, 1986
The Utvardering genom uppfoljning (UGU) project was initiated in Sweden to follow individual students throughout their school career to understand their experiences and learnings during that time. Approximately 18,600 students from grades six and three comprised the survey population. This newsletter serves as an interim report highlighting key…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Classroom Environment, Educational Assessment
Emanuelsson, Ingemar; Sonnander, Karin – 1997
The paper discusses the results of a longitudinal study, conducted in Swedish public schools, of children in the sixth grade in 1979-80 (n=116) and children in the third grade in 1981-82 (n=123) with mild mental retardation who had not been labeled. The study replicates an earlier study on the incidence of mild mental retardation which was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disability Identification, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries