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Direct linkWest, Martin R.; Kraft, Matthew A.; Finn, Amy S.; Martin, Rebecca E.; Duckworth, Angela L.; Gabrieli, Christopher F. O.; Gabrieli, John D. E. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2016
We used self-report surveys to gather information on a broad set of non-cognitive skills from 1,368 eighth graders. At the student level, scales measuring conscientiousness, self-control, grit, and growth mindset are positively correlated with attendance, behavior, and test-score gains between fourth grade and eighth grade. Conscientiousness,…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Student Characteristics, Self Control, Persistence
Download full textAbonyo, Nelson; Onderi, Henry; Ayodo, T. M. O. – Online Submission, 2014
Despite the introduction of Free Primary Education in 2003 by the Kenya government in its quest to increasing access, retention and equity in education provision, child survival rate in primary schools in Mbita Sub-county is still 85.2% and is below the national survival rate of 97.1%. It was due to this low retention rate that the study was set…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, Academic Persistence, Surveys
Eaton, Danice K.; Brener, Nancy; Kann, Laura K. – Journal of School Health, 2008
Background: Nearly 10% of students enrolled in US public schools are absent daily. Although previous research has shown associations of school absenteeism with participation in risk behaviors, it is unclear if these associations vary by whether the absence was excused. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations of health risk…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Physical Health, Mental Health, Health Behavior
Lynch, Joanne – 1993
Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (Project CALLA) was a federally funded program serving 960 limited-English-proficient students in 10 Manhattan (New York) elementary schools in 1992-93 its third year of operation. The project provided instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), mathematics, science, and social studies in…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Gacherieu, Dustin R. – Online Submission, 2004
The goal of this study was to answer the question: "When ethnically diverse fourth- and fifth-grade students participate in a ten-week musical program, are there any shifts in the following: academic performance, attitude towards school, social skills, self-esteem, public speaking ability, and/or school attendance?" This study was…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Measures (Individuals), Grade 5, Drama
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1918
At a meeting of the Arizona School Official's Association held in April, 1915, a resolution was passed instructing the president of the association to appoint a committee to arrange for an educational survey of the State. Members of the bureau staff visited schools in 12 of the 14 counties, and in 22 of the 24 cities employing city…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Politics of Education, Urban Schools, Surveys
