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Nasser-Abu Alhija, Fadia; Levi-Eliyahu, Orna – Computer Science Education, 2019
Background and Context: Understanding the effects of learner characteristics and perceived learning environment on achievement in academic fields including Computer Science (CS) is of critical importance. Objective: This study aimed at testing a hypothesized model of achievement in CS in terms of the learner and the learning environment…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Grade 11, Grade 12, High School Students
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Kashy-Rosenbaum, Gabriela; Kaplan, Oren; Israel-Cohen, Yael – Psychology in the Schools, 2018
Using a multilevel approach, this study examined the role of classroom emotional climate on students' academic achievement. Positive and negative emotions and homeroom teachers' support were used to assess the classroom emotional climate on the individual and class levels. To our knowledge, no study to date has investigated these specific aspects…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries, Grade Point Average
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Kaplan, Avi; Yahia, Yasmin – Intercultural Education, 2017
While motivation is commonly interpreted as an individual student's characteristic, motivational perceptions and beliefs, such as causal attributions of success and failure, are embedded in cultural meanings and contextual practices. The current study aimed to investigate causal attributions among Arab high school students in Israel and to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Arabs, Grade 11
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Shachaf, Miri; Katz, Yaacov J.; Shoval, Ella – Education and Society, 2013
This study examined gender, participation in sport and academic achievement of Israeli high school students. The study examined the academic achievement of those who participated in competitive or non-competitive sport and those who did not participate in sport. Results indicate that female athletes who participated in competitive sport attained…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Academic Achievement, Athletics, High School Students
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Haim, Orly – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors predicting academic proficiency (AP), the specialised domains required for performing academic tasks, among Russian speaking (L1) immigrants currently studying Hebrew as a second language (L2) and English as a third language (L3) in Israeli schools. Specifically, the study examined the…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Second Language Learning, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries
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Levin, Tamar; Shohamy, Elana – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2008
This article reports findings obtained from a large-scale national study (299 schools; 2761 students) that examined academic achievements of immigrants in Israeli schools. It focused on two distinct groups of immigrant students--those from the former USSR and from Ethiopia, in two subject areas--mathematics and academic language (Hebrew), and in…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Academic Achievement, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries