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In a famous study of women's achievement in college science by Miyake et al., values affirmation was successful in reducing the differences between male and female academic achievement in college-level introductory physics classes, and it has been particularly effective at combating the psychological phenomenon known as stereotype threat. [51]
The article generated extensive discussion and controversy both in the popular press [11] and in the academic literature. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The article prompted 29 academic rebuttals published in the same journal, which eventually decided to refuse reprints or allow Jensen to respond to critical letters. [ 15 ]
Academic achievement or academic performance is the extent to which a student, teacher or institution has attained their short or long-term educational goals. Completion of educational benchmarks such as secondary school diplomas and bachelor's degrees represent academic achievement.
The children that were raised by their biological parents had a greater similarity in terms of intelligence and academic performance to their families than those raised by foster parents. Another study was conducted by Campbell and Ramey to test the socioeconomic effect on intelligence and it showed promising results for children at high risk ...
The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) is an independent, international cooperative of national research institutions and governmental research agencies. It conducts large-scale comparative studies of educational achievement and other aspects of education.
The racial achievement gap in the United States refers to disparities in educational achievement between differing ethnic/racial groups. [1] It manifests itself in a variety of ways: African-American and Hispanic students are more likely to earn lower grades, score lower on standardized tests, drop out of high school, and they are less likely to enter and complete college than whites, while ...
A person doing geometry homework Children preparing homework on the street, Tel Aviv, 1954 Homework is a set of tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed at home . Common homework assignments may include required reading , a writing or typing project, mathematical exercises to be completed, information to be reviewed before a ...
Loury conducted particularly influential research on the importance of social interactions and information networks in job markets. [4] For example, she studied the impact of grandparents' educational achievements on their grandchildren, the relationship between job tenure and hiring networks, and the impact of mothers' labor market participation on children's academic achievements.