among rural students in Mexico's PARE program. Past research often attributed most differences in student learning to … socioeconomic factors, implying that the potential for direct educational interventions to reduce learning inequality was limited …. Acevedo shows that learning achievement can be improved through appropriately designed and reasonably well …

effective learning strategies. The book opens with an introduction to PISA and a reader's guide to help user's understand the … findings. Chapter 1 examines how engaging in reading activities and approaching learning positively relates to reading … examines the extent to which reading and learning habits relate to performance differences between boys and girls. The final …