This article discusses the findings of a report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in the UK on academic achievement of students from low-income backgrounds

This qualitative case study investigated teachers’ perceptions of the use of grade repetition as a corrective strategy for low academic achievement. Data were collected through interviews with three teachers at a denominational ...

This study examined self-reported achievement, achievement-related behaviours, and achievement-related attitudes of 1,434 students attending secondary schools in Trinidad. Females reported higher achievement than males, ...

This study sought to examine the impact of a unit of lessons infused with the "Nature of Science" on students' scientific literacy and achievement. Data were collected from the Nature of Science and literacy surveys ...

We used an achievement goal framework to study the role of motivation in the academic context of a Peruvian sample of 8 th to 10 th grade high school students (N = 1505). The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to ...

This study sought to determine whether teacher morale affected the standard of academic achievement at an urban denominational primary school in Trinidad and Tobago. Data were collected from 10 teachers through a questionnaire, ...