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Direct linkSheldrake, Richard; Mujtaba, Tamjid; Reiss, Michael J. – British Educational Research Journal, 2015
Increasing the number of students who study mathematics once it is no longer compulsory remains a priority for England. A longitudinal cohort from England (1085 students) was surveyed at Years 10 and 12. Students' self-beliefs of ability influenced their GCSE mathematics grades and their intended and actual mathematics subject-choices; the degree…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Student Surveys
van Wyk, Barend; Hofman, Wiecher; Louw, Cecilia – Perspectives in Education, 2013
Although student attrition and retention are researched all over the world, there is no final formula available to ensure academic success for selected students. The purpose is to share research undertaken at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in order to investigate the role of mathematics in student achievement and retention in National…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Success, College Mathematics, Academic Persistence
Shapka, Jennifer D. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2009
This study investigated the benefits of all-girls' classroom instruction in math and/or science during Grades 9 and/or 10, within the context of a public co-educational high school. There were 118 participants in this longitudinal investigation: 26 girls in the all-girl classes, as well as 42 girls and 50 boys in the regular co-educational…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, High School Students, Psychological Characteristics, Females
