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Luna Radevic; Ilija Milovanovic – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2024
The aim of this study was to investigate current trends in research of math anxiety (MA) through bibliometric perspective. Three main clusters were formed based on author keywords: cognitive correlates (working memory, attention, numerical cognition, mental arithmetic), psychological factors and effects (self-concept and self-efficacy, motivation,…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Mathematics Anxiety, Literature Reviews, Educational Research
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Ost, Ben; Gangopadhyaya, Anuj; Schiman, Jeffrey C. – Education Economics, 2017
Studies using tests scores as the dependent variable often report point estimates in student standard deviation units. We note that a standard deviation is not a standard unit of measurement since the distribution of test scores can vary across contexts. As such, researchers should be cautious when interpreting differences in the numerical size of…
Descriptors: Scores, Statistical Analysis, Measurement, Computation
Stephens, Monica Fadel – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In the face of global economic recession, the competition and collaboration for innovation and future growth among nations has led to discussions of how young people are being prepared to become the next generation of workers and leaders. Although the U.S. has enjoyed a strong presence among the international community since the turn of the…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Reading Achievement, Literacy Education, Correlation
Lavy, Victor – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2010
There are large differences across countries in instructional time in public schooling institutions. For example, among European countries such as Belgium, France and Greece, pupils aged 15 have an average of over a thousand hours per year of total compulsory classroom instruction while in England, Luxembourg and Sweden the average is only 750…
Descriptors: Time on Task, Time Factors (Learning), Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap
Tienken, Christopher H. – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2008
Examining a popular political notion, this article presents results from a series of Spearman Rho calculations conducted to investigate relationships between countries' rankings on international tests of mathematics and science and future economic competitiveness as measured by the 2006 World Economic Forum's Growth Competitiveness Index (GCI).…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computation, Correlation, Mathematics Achievement