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The mathematics skills of school children: How does England compare to the high performing East Asian jurisdictions?
Jerrim, John; Choi, Alvaro - Department of Quantitative Social Science, Institute of … - 2013
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) are two highly respected studies of school pupils’ academic achievement. English policymakers have been disappointed with school children’s performance on these tests,...
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Do "Child-Friendly" Practices affect Learning? Evidence from Rural India
Das, Sushmita Nalini - Department of Quantitative Social Science, Institute of … - 2014
This paper examines the effects of "child-friendly" practices on learning in rural India. These are a set of pedagogical practices intended to improve education outcomes by increasing children’s inclusion in their learning environment. They are widely promoted in international development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132465
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Selected at seven: The relationships between teachers' judgments and assessments of pupils, and pupils' stream placements
Campbell, Tammy - Department of Quantitative Social Science, Institute of … - 2014
Streaming (grouping pupils according to a measure or conception of overall ability for most / all teaching) has greatly increased in prevalence among English primary school children since the turn of the century. Evidence indicates that streaming may disadvantage children in lower groups and...
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Bullying experiences among disabled children and young people in England: Evidence from two longitudinal studies
Chatzitheochari, Stella; Parsons, Samantha; Platt, Lucinda - Department of Quantitative Social Science, Institute of … - 2014
relationship with childhood disability. Existing quantitative studies tend to cover particular areas and ages, and lack extensive … covariates that vary with disability. Additionally, disability definitions differ across studies. This paper enhances our … association of different disability measures with the probability of being bullied at ages seven and 15, controlling for relevant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850099
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Disabled children's cognitive development in the early years
Parsons, Samantha; Platt, Lucinda - Department of Quantitative Social Science, Institute of … - 2014
educational progress across two measures of disability. We find that disabled children have poorer cognitive skills at age 3, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010936500