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How well do you need to know it to use it?
Tyumeneva, Yulia; Valdman, Alena; Carnoy, Martin - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014
knowledge transfer to out-of-subject contexts. We use data from TIMSS mathematics (8 grade) and PISA mathematics to evaluate the …. Building off previous discussions of TIMSS and PISA test differences, we consider TIMSS performance as the mastery level of … school mathematics, and PISA performance as the ability to transfer learned math to an out-of-subject context. The sample …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010739722
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Is Brazilian Education Improving? A Comparative Foray Using Pisa And Saeb Brazil Test Scores
Carnoy, Martin; Khavenson, Tatiana; Costa, Leandro; … - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014
We use a national Brazilian test (SAEB) and an international test (PISA) to measure whether Brazilian students 13 …. We find that Brazilian students have made test score gains during this period on the PISA, but much less so on the SAEB …. Gains on the PISA test for advantaged Brazilian students are smaller than among disadvantaged students. This is also the …
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The Effectiveness Of Vocational Versus General Secondary Education: Evidence From Pisa 2012 For Countries With Early Trackin
Kuzmina, Julia; Carnoy, Martin - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2015
, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD’s) Program of International Student Assessment (PISA …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011159133
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Does Conceptual Decision-Making Style Make School Principal An Efficient Reforms Promoter
Bayburin, Rustam F.; Bycik, Nadezhda V.; Filinov, Nikolay B. - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2015
The paper attempts to contribute to the ongoing debate on the impact of executive’s behavioral pattern on the speed and effectiveness of the organizational transformation. Authors consider the large-scale reform of school education system launched in the Russian Federation and look at the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011268036
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Friendship And Study Assistance Ties Of University Students
Poldin, Oleg; Valeeva, Diliara; Yudkevich, Maria - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014
We analyze the characteristics of the social networks of students studying in the economics department in one Russian university. We focus on student friendship and study assistance ties and demonstrate how these networks are connected with the individual characteristics of students and their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010754482
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Does shadow education help students prepare for college?
Loyalka, Prashant; Zakharov, Andrey - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014
High school students, across the world, prepare for college by participating in shadow education. Despite substantial investments in shadow education, however, little is known about whether it helps students prepare for college. The goal of our study is to provide rigorous evidence about the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010735501
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Inequality of educational opportunity in a cross-section of countries. Empirical analysis of 2009 PISA data
Natkhov, Timur; Kozina, Natalia - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2012
in the 2009 PISA test scores that is explained by pre-determined family characteristics. Inequality of opportunity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010705902
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Teacher Characteristics and Student Achievements in TIMSS. Findings Gained from Applying the "First-Difference" Method to TIMSS-2007 Data
Khavenson, Tatiana; Tyumeneva, Yulia - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2012
The advantage of Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study is that not only does it perform a direct cognitive assessment of students concerning these students' teachers, but also their education, work experience and the instructional strategies used in their classes. In order to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010705903
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Which teaching practices improve student performance on high-stakes exams? Evidence from Russia
Zakharov, Andrey; Carnoy, Martin; Loyalka, Prashant - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2013
This study examines the relationship between teaching practices aimed at raising student performance on a high stakes college entrance examination—the Russian Unified State Exam (USE) — and student performance on that test. The study uses data from a school/classroom survey of almost 3,000...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010705904
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The Effect of One Extra Year of Schooling on Pisa Results: a Case of Countries with Different Tracking Systems
Tyumeneva, Yulia; Kuzmina, Yulia - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2012
The purpose of our study is to compare the impact of an extra year of schooling on PISA achievement across several … impact of an extra year of schooling on PISA achievement in selected countries. Second, we conduct analyses of possible … effects of an extra year of schooling on achievement. The paper addresses the issue of PISA result interpretation for policy …
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