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Gómez-Fernández, Nerea; Albert, Juan-Francisco – Health Education Journal, 2020
Background: Academic performance in school stems from an interaction of factors associated with students, families and schools. Among these factors, physical activity could play a very relevant role. Objective: The goal of this study was to determine whether students' physical activities in and outside school were related to their academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Academic Achievement
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Calero, Jorge; Escardíbul, J. Oriol – Educational Studies, 2020
This article examines the question of teacher quality and its effects on the skills acquisition of primary school students in Spain. We use an education production function in which we incorporate teachers' fixed effects, estimated by means of a multiple regression model. Specifically, we examine the acquisition of reading skills by drawing on…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Achievement Tests
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Agasisti, Tommaso; Gil-Izquierdo, María; Han, Seong Won – Education Economics, 2020
In this paper, we have employed data from the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA, 2012 edition) on the EU-15 countries in order to investigate the effect of using ICT at home on achievement. By employing Propensity Score Matching, we provide robust evidence that in most countries there is a negative association between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Use, Homework, Family Environment
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Navarro-Martinez, Oscar; Peña-Acuña, Beatriz – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2022
In the last two decades, the great technological advances sweeping society have made inroads into the educational sphere. The use of information and communication technology and social networks has opened up new possibilities for student learning, which require appropriate treatment by family and teachers. This quantitative study takes a new…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Social Networks, Correlation, Academic Achievement
Lukaš, Mirko; Samardžic, Darko – Online Submission, 2014
The aim of this paper is to provide an objective overview of the impact of teacher salaries on the educational achievements of students. It is often debated about teacher salaries and improvement or jeopardizing their standard, but educational consequences that may ensue as a result of these intentions are rarely addressed. Teacher's role in…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Academic Achievement, Teacher Salaries, Foreign Countries
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