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Hakkarainen, Airi M.; Holopainen, Leena K.; Savolainen, Hannu K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
In this longitudinal study, we investigated the role of word reading and mathematical difficulties measured in 9th grade as factors for receiving educational support for learning in upper secondary education in Grades 10 to 12 (from ages 16 to 19) and furthermore as predictors of dropout from upper secondary education within 5 years after…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Secondary Education
Belal, Fatima Omar – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study investigated the changes of male and female enrollment in urban and rural areas in Jordan and the school-related factors, as well as government policies that contributed to its change. Both qualitative methods and archival research were utilized to collect data in urban and rural areas in Jordan. A selective sample of twelve people…
Descriptors: Females, Educational Quality, Rural Urban Differences, Urban Areas
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Afflerbach, Peter – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1990
Examines the influence of prior knowledge and text genre on prediction strategies of eleventh grade and graduate student readers. Finds that readers' prior knowledge may significantly influence the nature of readers' prediction strategies. Uses qualitative analysis of verbal report data to examine variation in types of prediction strategies.…
Descriptors: Grade 11, Higher Education, Literary Genres, Prediction
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1993
This technical report concerns a 1991 survey of Alberta (Canada) students, teachers, and principals. The survey was designed to determine the extent to which grade 8 and grade 11 students hold positive attitudes about human rights and about themselves. Among the main conclusions drawn from the study are that, overall, Alberta students have…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Foreign Countries, Grade 11, Grade 8
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Crisman, Francis; Mackey, James – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1990
Twenty-five eleventh grade classes were taught two social studies concepts, sovereignty and comparative advantage, using written or oral methods. Methods differed in their use and sequence of examples to explicate definitions. Finds using examples increased concept attainment. Suggests sequence was important for the more complex, relational…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis
Hanson, G.R.; And Others – 1977
This report describes the development and validation of the Unisex ACT Interest Inventory (UNIACT). In contrast to other interest inventories in common use, the UNIACT contains scales on which males and females receive similar scores. In the development of the UNIACT, more than 200 potentially sex-balanced items were administered to 10,211 people,…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Career Choice, Career Counseling