Using panel estimates from the Program for International Student Assessment dataset, this study examines how education … positively affects the overall performance of students as the quality of institutions improves, whereas autonomy over academic … low-ranking students is improved by providing schools with enough power to decide on academic course con- tent and …

distributional effects across students. We test the model using the quasi-natural experiment of the G8 reform in Germany. We find …, such benefits are more pronounced for well-prepared students. In contrast, less-prepared students do not benefit from the …

performance. The success or lack of success that students experience in the classroom is impacted by variables not controlled by … the teacher in the classroom. The opportunity for students to manage their attendance is often times out of their control … therefore, impact the student’s ability to achieve. The role of the parent is multifaceted and therefore extends even to that of …

"We evaluate the effects of academic achievement awards for first and second-year college students on a Canadian … 70 for second-year students, but there was no significant effect on overall GPA. Results are somewhat stronger for a …

We evaluate the effects of academic achievement awards for first and second-year college students on a Canadian … 70 for second-year students, but there was no significant effect on overall GPA. Results are somewhat stronger for a …

We evaluate the effects of academic achievement awards for first and second-year college students on a Canadian … 70 for second-year students, but there was no significant effect on overall GPA. Results are somewhat stronger for a …

In this article, we document the evolution of the cognitive skills gap across Canada. We use PISA tests scores over 7 … by parental socioeconomic status. We find that the achievement gap between top performing students (p90) and students …

performers for each domain assessed (reading, math and science). Canada is unique by the very large size of students' samples …In 2000, the OECD began the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a triennial survey of the knowledge … and skills of 15-year-olds. For each survey, Canadian students placed well above the OECD average and remain among the top …

This paper uses a new administrative dataset of students at a large university matched to courses and instructors to … interest outcomes. Student fixed effects, time of day and week controls, and the fact that first year students have little …'s influence on students while objective characteristics such as rank and salary do not. Whether an instructor teaches full-time or …