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Direct linkReynolds, Katherine J.; Lee, Eunro; Turner, Isobel; Bromhead, David; Subasic, Emina – School Psychology International, 2017
In explaining academic achievement, school climate and social belonging (connectedness, identification) emerge as important variables. However, both constructs are rarely explored in one model. In the current study, a social psychological framework based on the social identity perspective (Turner, Hogg, Oakes, Reicher, & Wetherell, 1987) is…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Academic Achievement, Social Influences, Identification (Psychology)
Barrington, Melissa M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Building a culture of success in schools has been a goal in Texas public schools since standardized tests were developed in 1979. Many schools have begun instilling grit in the classrooms in hopes of increasing student achievement and teaching students how to push themselves through difficult tasks. The primary purpose of the study was to assess…
Descriptors: Success, Public Schools, Correlation, Persistence
Keen, Deb; Webster, Amanda; Ridley, Greta – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
The academic achievement of individuals with autism spectrum disorder has received little attention from researchers despite the importance placed on this by schools, families and students with autism spectrum disorder. Investigating factors that lead to increased academic achievement thus would appear to be very important. A review of the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Academic Achievement, Literature Reviews
Quibell, T.; Charlton, J.; Law, J. – British Educational Research Journal, 2017
Gaps in education attainment between high and low achieving children in the primary school years are frequently evidenced in educational reports. Linked to social disadvantage, these gaps have detrimental long-term effects on learning. There is a need to close the gap in attainment by addressing barriers to learning and offering alternative…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Outcomes of Education
Download full textHouston Independent School District, 2017
The Improving Basic Programs effort in Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), is designed to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and achieve, at a minimum, proficiency on state…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
Houston Independent School District, 2017
The Title I, Part A program is designed to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and achieve, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and assessments. The program's goal is to provide supplemental funding for educational programs and…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
McCarroll, Hope; Fletcher, Tina – Cogent Education, 2017
Handwriting is a foundational skill needed by students to demonstrate competency in reading, writing, and math. Occupational therapists who work in schools are tasked with providing remedial services for students who demonstrate deficits in underlying handwriting mechanics, as opposed to deficits in following handwriting conventions. Despite this,…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills, Academic Achievement
Wong, Caroline; Delante, Nimrod Lawsin; Wang, Pengji – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2017
This study examines the effectiveness of Post-Entry English Language Assessment (PELA) as a predictor of international business students' English writing performance and academic performance. An intervention involving the implementation of contextualised English writing workshops was embedded in a specific business subject targeted at students who…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Writing Achievement, Writing Workshops, English (Second Language)
Houston Independent School District, 2018
The Houston Independent School District offers two primary bilingual programs for Spanish-speaking English learners (ELs). In the Transitional Bilingual program (TBP), students may move into a pre-exit phase of bilingual education so long as they meet certain performance criteria. In this Pre-Exit phase, predominantly English-language instruction…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests, School Districts, Bilingual Education
Houston Independent School District, 2019
According to Section 29.123 of the Texas Education Code, the "Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students" (G/T) forms the basis of program accountability for state-mandated services for G/T students. In the Houston Independent School District, G/T students were served through one of two program designs: Board-approved…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Gifted Education, Academically Gifted, Talent Development
Scheiber, Caroline; Reynolds, Matthew R.; Hajovsky, Daniel B.; Kaufman, Alan S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2015
The purpose of this study was to investigate developmental gender differences in academic achievement areas, with the primary focus on writing, using the child and adolescent portion (ages 6-21 years) of the "Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement-Second Edition, Brief Form," norming sample (N = 1,574). Path analytic models with gender,…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Academic Achievement, Writing Skills, Path Analysis
Carroll, Catherine; Brackenbury, Gill; Herbert, Elisabeth; Lee, Frances; Roberts, Amelia; Cameron, Claire; Freitag, Sara; Crombie, Kerry; Farley, Claire; Parrott, Suzanne; Pike, Jo; Prodohl, Fiona; Connolley, Kelley; MacCarthy, Barbara; Buchanan, Anne-Marie; Brian, Rachael; Lawford, Sarah; Walkey, Amy; Barnes, Kieran; Lane, Sarah; Bettencourt, Michael; Black, Emma; Bland, Michelle; Borrell, Vicky; Middleton, Serena; de Bossart, Jennie; Stanbridge, Peter – Institute of Education - London, 2018
As of March 2017, there were 72,670 children and young people in care in England. The number of looked after children has continued to increase steadily over the last eight years. Sixty per cent of these children are in care because of abuse or neglect and three-quarters are placed in foster care arrangements. Children and young people who are in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Low Achievement, Student Needs
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2018
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what the nation's students know and can do in various subjects such as mathematics, reading, science, and writing, as well as civics, geography, U.S. history, and technology and engineering literacy. The results of NAEP are…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Grade 4, Grade 8
Shawer, Saad Fathy – TESOL Journal, 2016
This article examines the differences in language learning strategies (LLS) use between preservice teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) and Arabic as a second language (ASL). It also examines the relationship between LLS use and language performance (academic achievement and four language skills) among ASL students. The study made use…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies, Preservice Teacher Education
Carroll, Catherine; Herbert, Elisabeth; Lee, Frances; Dean, Simon; Coles, Martine; James, Gillian; Holder, Nicola – Institute of Education - London, 2018
As of March 2017, there were 5,955 children and young people in care in Wales. Across the Central South Consortium (Bridgend, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynonn Taf and Vale of Glamorgan) there were 2,170 children and young people looked after. The majority of these children are in care as a result of birth families being unable to provide a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Low Achievement, Student Needs
