A Panel Analysis of Student Mathematics Achievement in the US in the 1990s: Does Increasing the Amount of Time in Learning Activities Affect Math Achievement?.

Aksoy, Tevfik; Link, Charles R.

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Publication Date: 2000

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A Panel Analysis of Student Mathematics Achievement in the US in the 1990s: Does Increasing the Amount of Time in Learning Activities Affect Math Achievement?

Aksoy, Tevfik; Link, Charles R.

Economics of Education Review, v19 n3 p261-77 Jun 2000

Uses panel estimation techniques to estimate econometric models of mathematics achievement determinants for a nationally representative sample of high-school students. Extra time spent on math homework increases test scores; an extra hour of TV viewing negatively affects scores. Longer math periods also help. (Contains 56 references.) (MLH)

Descriptors: Divorce, Econometrics, Family Income, High Schools, Homework, Influences, Learning Activities, Longitudinal Studies, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Achievement, Private Schools, Scores, Socioeconomic Influences, Teacher Salaries, Television Viewing, Time Factors (Learning), Time on Task

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Language: English

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