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Conscientiousness as a Predictor of the Gender Gap in Academic Achievement
In recent decades, female students have been more successful in higher education than their male counterparts in the United States and other...
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The Effects of COVID-19 on Student Achievement Gap: A Literature Review
In this chapter, we will discuss a review of the literature that describes the impact of social inequality and the digital divide on the student...
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Gender gap in reading achievement: the mediating role of metacognitive strategies and reading-related attitudes
The purpose of this study is to explain the gender differences in reading achievement with the mediating role of metacognitive strategies and...
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The influence of students’ prior numeracy achievement on later numeracy achievement as a function of gender and year levels
Students’ prior achievements in school have significant correlations with their later achievements. Specifically, students’ prior numeracy...
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Factors predicting mathematics achievement in PISA: a systematic review
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has become the world’s largest comparative assessment of academic achievement. While...
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The achievement gap in reading competence: the effect of measurement non-invariance across school types
BackgroundAfter elementary school, students in Germany are separated into different school tracks (i.e., school types) with the aim of creating...
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Disentangling the Association Between the Big Five Personality Traits and Student Achievement: Meta-Analytic Evidence on the Role of Domain Specificity and Achievement Measures
Students’ academic achievement is a central predictor of a long list of important educational outcomes, such as access to higher education and...
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A longitudinal study of the gender gap in mathematics achievement: evidence from Chile
Historic achievement gaps in mathematics favoring male students have recently started to narrow, close, or even shift in favor of female students....
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Gender differences in reading and numeracy achievement across the school years
Develo** students’ reading and numeracy skills remain key goals of contemporary schooling. In Australia, the National Assessment Program – Literacy...
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Effect of argumentation-based instruction on student achievement: a mixed-research synthesis
Many studies have examined the effect of argumentation-based instruction methods on student achievement in the literature. However, there was no...
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Reduced in-person learning in COVID-19 widens student achievement gaps in schools
This study aims to examine the impact of reduced in-person learning during COVID-19 on students’ academic achievement gaps focusing on rural–urban...
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The relationship between mathematics self-efficacy and mathematics achievement: multilevel analysis with NAEP 2019
BackgroundThis empirical study aims to investigate the association between mathematics self-efficacy and mathematics achievement gaps among students...
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Institution level awarding gap metrics for identifying educational inequity: useful tools or reductive distractions?
Equity is increasingly seen as a core value for higher education systems around the world. (In)equity is often measured through construction of...
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The Predicting Role of EFL Students’ Achievement Emotions and Technological Self-efficacy in Their Technology Acceptance
Various studies have been done on shifting toward technology-based second language (L2) education. However, the influence of psycho-emotional factors...
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Engagement and Science Achievement in the Context of Integrated STEM Education: A Longitudinal Study
A growing number of studies have shown the benefits of K-12 integrated science and engineering education. With this study, we add to the literature...
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Achievement trajectories in low-achieving students as a function of perceived classroom goal structures and socioeconomic backgrounds
The present study investigated whether the socioeconomic achievement gap in academically at-risk students varied as a function of students’ perceived...
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Achievement emotions predict transfer student academic success
Transfer students comprise half of all undergraduate students, yet their educational experiences may differ in meaningful ways from those of...
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Understanding Academic Achievement and Exclusionary Discipline: The Role of Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Sex Over Time
Prior research indicates that Black students and students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to receive exclusionary discipline and...
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School closure policies and student reading achievement: evidence across countries
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted education worldwide as educational systems made the decision to close schools to contain the spread of the virus. The...
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Investigating the Effectiveness of Problem Based Learning on Academic Achievement in EFL Classroom: A Meta-Analysis
Problem based learning (PBL) has great potential to enhance learning outcomes and this potential has been investigated and proved in different...
