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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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Bayesian probabilistic forecasting with large-scale educational trend data: a case study using NAEP
Of critical importance to education policy is monitoring trends in education outcomes over time. In the United States, the National Assessment of...
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Can Generative AI and ChatGPT Outperform Humans on Cognitive-Demanding Problem-Solving Tasks in Science?
This study aimed to examine an assumption regarding whether generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools can overcome the cognitive intensity that...
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Generating group-level scores under response accuracy-time conditional dependence
The present paper investigates and examines the conditional dependencies between cognitive responses (RA; Response Accuracy) and process data, in...
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Leaning into the Leapfrog Moment: Redesigning American Schools in a Post-Pandemic World
Post-pandemic, the United States education system is challenged by substantial declines in student achievement as indicated by declining National...
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Measurement issues in causal inference
Research in the social and behavioral sciences relies on a wide range of experimental and quasi-experimental designs to estimate the causal effects...
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Using process data to understand problem-solving strategies and processes for drag-and-drop items in a large-scale mathematics assessment
In 2017, the mathematics assessments that are part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) program underwent a transformation...
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Development and validation of an instrument for assessing scientific literacy from junior to senior high school
Assessing students' scientific literacy is necessary for science education policy, accountability and curriculum design and implementation, and there...
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An Analysis of Comprehension Strategies and Visuals Within Grade 6–8 Science Textbooks in the United States
This study analyzed the comprehension strategies and visuals in two science textbook series for grades 6, 7, and 8 as means of better understanding a...
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Introduction to the Special Issue: Misalignment, Misinterpretation, and Misappropriation of Literacy Research to Practice and Policy
This special issue presents recent research designed to translate research into practice and policy so literacy interventions can make sustainable...
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A Half Century of Progress in US Student Achievement: Agency and Flynn Effects, Ethnic and SES Differences
Policymakers, conceptualized here as principals, disagree as to whether US student performance has changed over the past half century. To inform...
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Enhancing middle school students’ computational thinking competency through game-based learning
Computational thinking is acknowledged as an essential competency for everyone to learn. However, teachers find it challenging to implement the...
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Twenty-First Century Skills and Learning: A Case Study of Developments and Practices in the United States
The authors of this chapter faced a difficult task of summarizing the experience of one of the largest and most diversified school systems in the...
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Citizenship Education: A Global Perspective
Using critical discourse analysis, this chapter examines major discourses surrounding active citizenship education in schools. It examines cultural...
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Eric Hanushek
In the past 50 years, Eric Hanushek has led the development of economics of education as a field of study within economics and has contributed...
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Parental Support, Virtual Learning and Differentiated Needs of Young Learners: Addressing the Legacy of the COVID-19 School Lockdowns
This paper further explores the findings of a 2020 case study focused on the perspectives of parents of children aged 5–9 years old attending...
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Diane Ravitch: The Influential Historian Who Chronicles and Alters the History of American Education
Diane Silvers Ravitch’s far-reaching contributions to American education have spanned nearly a half-century. Ravitch has authored 14 books, edited an...
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Chester E. Finn, Jr: A Self-Identified Troublemaker
For more than five decades, Chester E. Finn, Jr has been in the forefront of the national debate about school reform. Working in many roles,...
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Alignment Analysis Between China College Entrance Examination Physics Test and Curriculum Standard Based on E-SEC Model
This study aims to analyze the alignment between Physics National Volume I test questions and physics curriculum standards as well as establishing a...
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Früher war alles besser? Mathematikleistungen von Abiturientinnen und Abiturienten von 1964 und 1996 im Vergleich
According to the perception in particular of universities teachers, the skills of upper secondary school graduates in mathematics have been steadily...
