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Emma García; M. Najeeb Shafiq – Prospects, 2024
Recent research from high-income countries and dated research from middle-income countries suggest that home computers and Internet (HCI) may cause more harm than good on students' academic and psychological outcomes. We consider the Program for International Student Assessment 2018 data for 15-year-old students in five middle-income countries…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, International Assessment, Achievement Tests
Davico, Maria Izabel – Prospects, 1990
Compares first grade dropout and repetition rates between regions and within two cities, Belem and Porto Alegre, Brazil. Focuses on teacher selection, qualifications, and attitudes through classroom observation, 72 interviews, and 155 questionnaires. Shows first grade teachers expect low-income students to fail and encourage failure through…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Classroom Observation Techniques, Developing Nations, Dropout Rate