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Trinidad, Jose Eos; King, Ronnel B. – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2022
Grouping students in terms of ability and aptitude is assumed to be advantageous, given that high-performing students may be stimulated more while low-performing students may be supported more. However, studies on ability grouping often provide mixed results. Additionally, although ability grouping is a common practice in the Philippines, it has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ability Grouping, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
Balladares, Jaime; Kankaraš, Miloš – OECD Publishing, 2020
Early years are a critical period for skill development. In this sense, the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) programmes have an important role in promoting children's learning during this period. This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of ECEC programmes by analysing the relationship between students' ECEC attendance and their later…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education
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Willms, J. Douglas – Teachers College Record, 2010
Background: Findings from several international studies have shown that there is a significant relationship between literacy skills and socioeconomic status (SES). Research has also shown that schools differ considerably in their student outcomes, even after taking account of students' ability and family background. The context or learning…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Socioeconomic Influences, Disadvantaged Youth, Outcomes of Education
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Hopstock, Paul J.; Pelczar, Marisa P. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This technical report and user's guide is designed to provide researchers with an overview of the design and implementation of the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), as well as with information on how to access the PISA 2009 data. This information is meant to supplement that presented in Organization for Economic Cooperation…
Descriptors: Parent Materials, Academic Achievement, Measures (Individuals), Program Effectiveness
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Duru-Bellat, Marie; Suchuat, Bruno – European Educational Research Journal, 2005
After describing both average scores, dispersion, and social inequalities in achievement in the various countries included in the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study, this article relates those "products" to country economic and cultural characteristics. It then explores relations between student scores and…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Efficiency, Comparative Analysis, Social Justice