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Using Decision Tree Analysis to Understand Foundation Science Student Performance. Insight Gained at One South African University
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Kirby, Nicola Frances; Dempster, Edith Roslyn – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
The Foundation Programme of the Centre for Science Access at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa provides access to tertiary science studies to educationally disadvantaged students who do not meet formal faculty entrance requirements. The low number of students proceeding from the programme into mainstream is of concern, particularly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged Youth, Disadvantaged Schools, Regression (Statistics)
Financing Higher Student Performance Standards: The Case of New York State.
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Duncombe, William; Yinger, John – Economics of Education Review, 2000
State aid programs for local schools have not kept pace with New York State's ambitious, revamped Regents examination program. This paper explains a method for developing a comprehensive education cost index and shows how to incorporate it into a performance-based foundation aid system. (Contains 36 references.) (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform
Quality, Equity, Efficiency, Evaluation, and Local Flexibility: The Political and Educational Dilemmas of Iowa's Foundation Plan.
Jess, James D. – Rural Regional Education Association Bulletin, 1979
The study's primary task was to develop a definition for quality education in order to compare programs being offered in different sized rural school districts. Based upon the results, Iowa's smaller rural school districts deserve more political and educational attention and credit for offering quality educational opportunities. (Author/BR)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decentralization, Definitions, Educational Quality