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Basic Math Skills and Performance in an Introductory Economics Class
Ballard, Charles L.; Johnson, Marianne F. - In: Journal of Economic Education 35 (2004) 1, pp. 3-23
€™s score on the mathematics portion of the ACT Assessment Test, (2) whether the student has taken calculus, (3) whether the … student has been required to take remedial mathematics, and (4) the student’s score on a test of very basic mathematical … authors find similar results, regardless of whether they use self-reported information from students or official …
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Factors Affecting the Engineering Students’ Performance in the OBE Assessment Examination in Mathematics
Camello, Nestor C. - In: International Journal of Academic Research in … 3 (2014) 2, pp. 87-103
mathematics were the students’ attitudes that predicted the results of the OBE assessment examination in mathematics. … students. This study aimed to determine the factors affecting the performance of engineering students in the assessment … significant difference in the scores was found between the scores of male and female, between students who graduated in private …
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Die Befragung "Arbeiten und Lernen im Wandel" : theoretischer Hintergrund und Konzeption
Kleinert, Corinna; Matthes, Britta; Jacob, Marita - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2008
"Angesichts der aktuellen Diskussionen um die Bedeutung kognitiver Grundkompetenzen wie Lesen und Rechnen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen überrascht es, wie wenig empirische Studien es gibt, die sich mit der Bedeutung solcher Kompetenzen für berufliche Karrieren und Erwerbsverläufe Erwachsener...
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Do literacy and numeracy pay off? : on the relationship between basic skills and earnings
Antoni, Manfred; Heineck, Guido - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2012
"Is there a reward for basic skills in the German labor market? To answer this question, we examine the relationship between literacy, numeracy and monthly gross earnings of full-time employed workers. We use data from the ALWA survey, augmented by test scores on basic cognitive skills as well...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010641637
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Do literacy and numeracy pay off? : on the relationship between basic skills and earnings
Antoni, Manfred; Heineck, Guido - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2012
"Is there a reward for basic skills in the German labor market? To answer this question, we examine the relationship between literacy, numeracy and monthly gross earnings of full-time employed workers. We use data from the ALWA survey, augmented by test scores on basic cognitive skills as well...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592265
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»Akademisierungswahn«: Studieren zu viele?
Wanka, Johanna; Klös, Hans-Peter; Plünnecke, Axel; … - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 66 (2013) 23, pp. 03-24
Bildungsjahr mit knapp 10% höherem Einkommen einhergeht. Gesamtwirtschaftlich erweise sich ein besseres Bildungsniveau der …
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High Grading Standards Improve Student Performance
Figlio, David N.; Lucas, E. Maurice - In: CESifo DICE Report 2 (2004) 4, pp. 21-26
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Recruiting High Quality Teachers
Dolton, Peter - In: CESifo DICE Report 2 (2004) 4, pp. 11-20
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Immigrant Student Performance in Math: Does It Matter Where You Come From?
Giannelli, Gianna Claudia; Rapallini, Chiara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
The performance gap in math of immigrant students is investigated using PISA 2012. The gap with respect to non …-immigrant schoolmates is first measured. The hypotheses that first (second) generation students coming from (whose parents come from … tested on a sample of about 13,000 immigrant students. The estimated average immigrant-native score gap in math amounts to …
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Immigrant Student Performance in Math: Does it Matter Where You Come From?
Giannelli, Gianna Claudia; Rapallini, Chiara - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic … - 2015
The performance gap in math of immigrant students is investigated using PISA 2012. The gap with respect to non …-immigrant schoolmates is first measured. The hypotheses that first (second) generation students coming from (whose parents come from … tested on a sample of about 13,000 immigrant students. The estimated average immigrant-native score gap in math amounts to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011274615