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Shen, Huajie; Liu, Teng; Zhang, Yueqin – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2020
This study aims to create learning path navigation for target learners by discovering the correlation among micro-learning units. In this study, the learning path is defined as a sequence of learning units used to realize a learning goal, and a period used for realizing the learning goal is regarded as a learning cycle. Furthermore, the learning…
Descriptors: Correlation, Distance Education, Efficiency, Bayesian Statistics
Papay, John P.; Murnane, Richard J.; Willett, John B. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2011
Students receive abundant information about their educational performance, but how this information affects future educational-investment decisions is not well understood. Increasingly common sources of information are state-mandated standardized tests. On these tests, students receive a score and a label that summarizes their performance. Using a…
Descriptors: Investment, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Standardized Tests
Edgerton, Jason D.; Peter, Tracey; Roberts, Lance W. – Canadian Journal of Education, 2008
This study reassessed the extent to which socio-economic background, gender, and region endure as sources of educational inequality in Canada. The analysis utilized the 28,000 student Canadian sample from the data set of the OECD's 2003 "Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)". Results, consistent with previous findings,…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement