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Carnoy, Martin; Ngware, Moses; Oketch, Moses – Comparative Education Review, 2015
We take an innovative approach to estimating student mathematics learning in the sixth grade of three African countries. The study reinforces the notion that beyond the quality of the teaching process in classrooms, national contextual factors are important in understanding the contribution that schooling makes to student performance. Our approach…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Outcomes of Education, Teacher Characteristics, Academic Achievement
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Gebhardt, Markus; Krammer, Mathias; Schwab, Susanne; Rossmann, Peter; Klicpera, Barbara Gasteiger; Klatten, Susanne – International Journal of Special Education, 2013
Every school system has to deal with children with Learning Disabilities (LD). However, the concepts of LD, the assessment procedures, the diagnostic criteria as well as their interpretation vary widely from country to country. What they usually seem to have in common is that general cognitive abilities, as measured by standardized IQ tests, are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Learning Disabilities