In allen nationalen und internationalen Schülerleistungstests erweist sich nahezu ausnahmslos der familiäre Hintergrund der Schülerinnen und Schüler als der bei weitem stärkste Einflussfaktor auf ihre erzielten Leistungen. Daher befasst sich der vorliegende vierte und letzte Beitrag zum...

We try to identify which economic factors might be responsible for the large international differences in student performance. We present time series evidence for a number of European countries which suggests that rising educational expenditures obviously did not improve student performance....

Most studies find little to no effect of classroom computers on student achievement. We suggest that this null effect may combine positive effects of computer uses without equivalently effective alternative traditional teaching practices and negative effects of uses that substitute more...

Most studies find little to no effect of classroom computers on student achievement. We suggest that this null effect may combine positive effects of computer uses without equivalently effective alternative traditional teaching practices and negative effects of uses that substitute more...