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Cultural Capital and Academic Achievement in Post-Socialist Eastern Europe
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Bodovski, Katerina; Jeon, Haram; Byun, Soo-yong – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2017
Using the 2000 and 2009 waves of Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) data, we examined the relationships between family socio-economic status (SES), cultural capital, and reading achievement among students in five post-socialist Eastern European countries while comparing the findings with three Western bench-marking countries.…
Descriptors: Cultural Capital, Academic Achievement, Reading Achievement, Correlation
Is Computer Availability at Home Causally Related to Reading Achievement in Grade 4? A Longitudinal Difference in Differences Approach to IEA Data from 1991 to 2006
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Rosén, Monica; Gustafsson, Jan-Eric – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2016
Research on effects of home computer use on children's development of cognitive abilities and skills has yielded conflicting results, with some studies showing positive effects, others no effects, and yet others negative effects. These studies have typically used non-experimental designs and one of the main reasons for the conflicting results is…
Descriptors: Measurement, International Assessment, Grade 4, Longitudinal Studies
Development of Walking and Self-Sufficiency Ability Related to Nutrition among People with Down Syndrome
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Brantmüller, Éva; Gyuró, Monika; Karácsony, Ilona – Practice and Theory in Systems of Education, 2015
Development of the walking ability and self-care of patients with Down syndrome is affected by their body weight determining their lifestyle to a great extent. Objectives: The study aimed at the determination of body mass index for persons living in residential institutions and families, exploration its impact on walking and self-care as two,…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Physical Activities, Nutrition, Down Syndrome
TIMSS and PIRLS 2011: Relationships among Reading, Mathematics, and Science Achievement at the Fourth Grade--Implications for Early Learning
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Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Mullis, Ina V. S., Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2013
TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) is an international assessment of mathematics and science at the fourth and eighth grades that has been conducted every four years since 1995, with the most recent assessment in 2011. PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) is an international assessment of reading…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Grade 4