Sökning: "Student achievement"

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1. 16. Essays on instruction time, grades and parental investments in education

   Författare :Matthew Collins; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; instruction time; student achievement; PISA; TIMSS; sibling gender; patriliny; matriliny; educational attainment; grading; feedback; educational outcomes; natural experiment; HBSC; grade inflation; signalling; human capital;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained papers in the economics of education. The first chapter examines the importance of instruction time for student achievement on international assessments. The second chapter identifies the effect of sibling gender on education and how this effect varies according to traditional inheritance customs. LÄS MER

3. 17. Inputs and Incentives in Education

   Författare :J. Lucas Tilley; Helena Holmlund; Olmo Silva; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; adult education; human capital; performance incentives; school resources; student achievement; teacher credentials; teacher sorting; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : Essay I.  Educational interventions that increase the quality or quantity of school resources may have a limited impact on student achievement if students lack sufficient effort or motivation. A more effective way of raising achievement could be incentivizing students to perform well in school. LÄS MER

4. 18. Exploring socioeconomic inequality in educational opportunity and outcomes in Sweden and beyond

   Författare :Victoria Rolfe; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; inequality; socioeconomic status; opportunity to learn; student achievement; teacher characteristics; TIMSS; PISA;

   Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis aims to explore Sweden’s achievement gap in international assessment and how this may have developed in the context of a network of educational inequalities. Theoretically grounded in the Model of Potential Educational Experiences (Schmidt, Raizen, Britton, Bianchi, & Wolfe, 1997), the thesis investigates how the relationship between the intended and attained curriculum is moderated by actions at the classroom level. LÄS MER

5. 19. What and How Students Perceive They Learn When Doing Mini-Companies in Upper Secondary School

   Författare :Steven Hunter Lindqvist; Anders Arnqvist; Juvas Marianne Liljas; Michael Dal; Karlstads universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Junior Achievement Company Program; Junior Achievement Young Enterprise; Mini-company; Student Company; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship Education; Entrepreneurial Learning; Upper Secondary School; High School; Reflection; Skills; Competencies; Ung Företagsamhet; UF-företag; Entreprenörskap; Elevföretag; Entreprenörskaps Utbildning; Entreprenöriellt Lärande; Gymnasium; Reflektion; Förmågor; Kompetenser; Pedagogiskt arbete; Educational Work; Utbildning och lärande;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to gain more in-depth knowledge into what Swedish upper secondary school students perceive they learn, and the factors that students perceive affect learning, when they start and run mini-companies within the Junior Achievement Company Program.  The data is comprised of interviews with eleven students each of whom ran a mini-company with other students. LÄS MER

7. 20. Supporting instructional improvement at scale : The role of teacher professional development programs and mathematics curriculum materials

   Författare :Jannika Lindvall; Andreas Ryve; Marie Wiberg; Magnus Österholm; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; large-scale teacher professional development; core conceptual framework; mathematics curriculum materials; student achievement; mathematics instruction; Didactics; didaktik;

   Sammanfattning : We are currently witnessing an increase of international interest in mathematics education, fueled partly by the growing concerns of students’ declining results, but also by changed perceptions of what mathematics students should master. In response, many initiatives have appeared in order to move away from traditional to more inquiry based approaches to teaching. LÄS MER