Explaining Student Performance Evidence from the international PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS surveys Final Report November 2005 Explaining Student Performance Evidence from the international PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS surveys Jens Henrik Haahr with Thomas Kibak Nielsen, Martin Eggert Hansen and Søren Teglgaard Jakobsen www.danishtechnology.dk jens.henrik.haahr@teknologisk.dk This study was carried out on behalf of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture. Views expressed
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Fulfilment of the Requirements for Master in Business Administration with Education AUGUST, 2013 DECLARATION I, the undersigned, declare that this research report is my original work and has never been presented to any learning institution for academic purposes. All the information used from secondary sources has been fully acknowledged. Name: Abraham Chisanga Signature ...................... DEDICATION I dedicate this work to my wife Flavior and
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Attitude as a concept is concerned with an individual way of thinking, acting and behaving. It has very serious implications for the learner, the teacher, the immediate social group with which the individual learner relates and the entire school system. Attitudes are formed as a result of some kind of learning experiences. They may also be learned simply by following the example of opinion of parent, teacher or friend., this is mimicry or imitation, which
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CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study For the last few decades job satisfaction has been one of the most popular interests among scientists, researchers and practitioners. According to Spector job satisfaction is the most frequently studied variable in organization research. Job satisfaction was proved too be an important construct in emotional and psychological employees’ well being. It is a significant element related to good organizational functioning as well. Although,
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INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH The Role of Leadership in Improving the Quality of Teacher Education: The Case of Dr. Abdulmajid Hussein College of Teacher Education By Mohammed Abdi Obolos A Thesis Submitted to University of Greenwich and International Leadership Institute in Partial Fulfillment for the Degree of Master in Transformational Leadership and Change October 2011 Jijiga Contents I. Table of Content ..........................
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scholarlinkresearch.org The Role of Student-Related Factors in the Performance of Biology Subject in Secondary Schools in Eldoret Municipality, Kenya Wabuke Joy Mukhwana Chepkoilel University College, Department of Science Education, P. O. Box 1125-30100, Eldoret, Kenya. ___________________________________________________________________________ Abstract This paper focuses on the student-related factors that influence performance of students in Biology in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1Background to the study Mining is the extraction of minerals and precious metals from the earth. These minerals and metals consist of manganese, tantalum, copper, tin, silver, diamonds and gold. Mining may be considered in two forms: large scale mining and small scale mining. Large scale mining generally employs large number of people and produces huge tonnes of gold. Examples of companies who engage in these are the Anglo-Gold Ashanti of Ghana, Newmont Ghana, Goldfields
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THE EFFECTS OF CLASS SIZE ON STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN A RURAL STATE A Dissertation Presented by Michael Kornfeld to The Faculty of the Graduate College of The University of Vermont In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education Specializing in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies February, 2010 Accepted by the Faculty of the Graduate College, The University of Vermont, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of
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and also train them on how to improve their self-concept in order to improve science achievement. Key Words: Study habit, self-concept, science achievement, public and private schools, junior secondary schools. Introduction Scientific discoveries affecting individuals and the society at large are frequently found in our homes and workplaces. The nations that are highly developed economically are those that are also highly developed Copyright © IAARR, 2009: www.afrrevjo.com Indexed African Journals
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Resilient people have a remarkably rapid recovery from stress. A study of store managers at a large American retail chain store found that the managers who were most tense, beleaguered, or overwhelmed by job pressures ran stores with the worst performance, as measured four ways: by net profits, sales per square foot, sales per employee, and per dollar of inventory investment. And those who stayed most composed under the same pressures had the best per store sales records. Davidson said that the
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