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"Making it count" : evidence from a field experiment on assessment rules, study incentives and student performance ; conference paper
Chevalier, Arnaud; Dolton, Peter J.; Luehrmann, Melanie - 2013
This paper examines field experiment in which we encourage the use of computer-based tests (quizzes) through a set of non-financial incentives and test their effect on effort and performance of students. Our identification strategy exploits cross-cohort experimental variation in assessment rules...
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Using the Medical Group as a Learning Tool in Economic Education
Pontes, Jose Pedro - 2013
The learning group in Regional Economics works in a similar way as the Balint medical group. During a session, a “problem” is presented by a group member, in the context of a rotation or “turn taking”. The other members do not try to ”solve the problem” by adding technical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013085951
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Grading Technology Allows Teachers to Maximize Technology Infusion in the Classroom
Shepherd, Ian James - 2015
Education courses now involve homework assignments that require technology skill as well as domain knowledge. Yet there …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013038439
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Improved Grade Outcomes with an E-Mailed 'Grade Nudge'
Smith, Ben - 2018
Information provided at the moment a person makes a decision can influence behavior in predictable ways. The United Kingdom's Behavioural Insights Team have used this idea to help improve the insulation of lofts, collect taxes, and even reduce litter. The authors of this article developed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012936524
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The Effect of Personality on Academic Performance : Evidence from Two University Majors
Kun, András - 2016
, on higher education students' choice of profession and on their academic performance. We statistically analyzed a sample …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013003812
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Student Perceptions and Learning Outcomes : Evidence from the Education Testing Service (ETS) Major Field Test in Business
Ketcham, David C. - 2018
We examine course evaluation data from the core finance course and analyze how these data relate to performance on the finance portion of the Educational Testing Service Major Field Test in Business (ETS). We find that gender, SAT scores, GPA and concentration all have significant impacts on...
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The Effect of Personality on Academic Performance : Evidence from Two University Majors
Kun, András; Kiss, Marietta; Kapitány, Anna - 2015
, on higher education students' choice of profession and on their academic performance. We statistically analyzed a sample …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014135993
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Sitting Next to a Dropout - Academic Success of Students with More Educated Peers
Goller, Daniel; Diem, Andrea; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2022
We investigate the impact of the presence of university dropouts on the academic success of first-time students. Our identification strategy relies on quasi-random variation in the proportion of returning dropouts. The estimated average zero effect of dropouts on first-time students’ success...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014081431
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Sitting Next to a Dropout : Academic Success of Students with More Educated Peers
Goller, Daniel; Diem, Andrea; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2022
We investigate the impact of the presence of university dropouts on the academic success of first-time students. Our identification strategy relies on quasi-random variation in the proportion of returning dropouts. The estimated average zero effect of dropouts on first- time students' success...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014081872
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ICT-based Interventions Utilized by Secondary English Teachers in Alaminos City Division during the Post Pandemic Education
Baccay, Christine Mae - 2023
In the 21st century, the term ‘technology’ is an important topic in many fields, including education. This is because … practices that essentially use traditional methods to more radical changes in the approach to education. ICT can be used to … research has shown that the use of ICT in education improves learning processes and maximizes students' abilities in active …
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