We investigate whether tests taken during a high stakes grade by German primary and secondary students produce higher …

We find a positive relationship between math attitude and students' math scores using data obtained from PISA 2012 and …

countries, the 20% of students who are most exposed to pure mathematics tasks (equations) score, on the PISA mathematics test …-economically advantaged and disadvantaged students can be attributed to differences in familiarity with mathematics. In Austria and Korea … mathematics. In other words, there are clear indications that disadvantaged students systematically receive mathematics …

access to the lessons increased students' math achievement by 0.06 of a standard deviation, but providing teachers with … online access to the lessons along with supports to promote their use increased students' math achievement by 0.09 of a …

This paper examines how exposure to students identified as gifted (IQ ≥ 130) affects achievement in secondary school … combined with psychological examination records, we study the causal impact of gifted students on their classmates in … unprecedented detail. We find a positive and significant effect of the exposure to gifted students on school achievement in both …

readiness in mathematics among low-income high school students. Within-school course taking patterns in math are examined for … the same students from 3rd through 12th grade, conditional on previous grade math scores and socioeconomic status, using … within schools; ii) conditional on previous scores, do students in these classes advance faster; and iii) conditional on …

This paper investigates whether citizenship of immigrant students in the host country influences their choice of majors …, and whether these effects differ by gender. Using detailed students' data from an Italian university, combined with … students who acquire citizenship, particularly among males, leading to a reduction in gender gaps. Moreover, gender gaps are …