scholarly journals The Impact of Low-Level Lead Toxicity on School Performance among Hispanic Subgroups in the Chicago Public Schools

Author(s):  
Michael Blackowicz ◽  
Daniel Hryhorczuk ◽  
Kristin Rankin ◽  
Dan Lewis ◽  
Danish Haider ◽  
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2005 ◽  
Vol 89 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 729-760 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Berry Cullen ◽  
Brian A. Jacob ◽  
Steven D. Levitt

Psico-USF ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 533-543
Author(s):  
Humberto Claudio Passeri Medeiros ◽  
Adriana Benevides Soares ◽  
Marcia Cristina Monteiro

Abstract The aim of this study was to verify whether the School Performance variable can be explained by the Adolescent Social Skills (ASS), Motivation to Learn and Perception of Social Support constructs in groups of students that were with and without an age/grade discrepancy in Elementary School and in Acceleration classes. This study also aimed to compare the constructs in the groups. Participants were 500 students from public schools, aged 15 to 18 years, divided into two groups according to the school progression. The Social Skills Inventory for Adolescents, the Learning Motivation in Elementary Education Scale, the Social Support Appraisals Scale and the Class Council Maps of the participating institutions were used. For the data analysis, Multiple Linear Regression was performed and Student’s t-test. The results showed that Adolescent Social Skills, Motivation to Learn and the Perception of Social Support better explained the school performance of the regular progression students. When comparing the groups, the regular progression students presented higher mean scores in Empathy, Self-Control, Civility, Assertiveness, Social Development and in the overall total of the ASS scale. The same occurred when comparing the means of Perception of Social Support and Motivation to Learn of students with and without age/grade discrepancy. The data obtained can contribute to preventive intervention actions for academic competences and social skills, aiming at improving school performance and maintaining regular progression.


2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia Dettori ◽  
Ronald I. Greenberg ◽  
Steven McGee ◽  
Dale Reed

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (69) ◽  
pp. 804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariane Campelo Koslinski ◽  
Eduardo Ribeiro ◽  
Luisa Xavier de Oliveira

<p>O artigo focaliza o impacto do uso do Indicador de Desempenho Escolar – Alfabetização (IDE-Alfa) pela política “Prêmio Escola Nota Dez” do estado do Ceará, empregado para estabelecer pontos de corte para premiação e apoio financeiro para escolas públicas. Utilizam-se os métodos de Propensity Score Matching e regressões múltiplas para observar o efeito da política sobre desempenho, equidade e taxa de participação dos alunos na avaliação externa da alfabetização das escolas premiadas e apoiadas de 2009 a 2011, com base nos resultados do Índice de Desempenho Escolar no 2º ano do Ensino Fundamental (IDE-Alfa) de 2008 a 2010. Os resultados das análises sugerem um efeito positivo no desempenho, equidade e taxa de participação das escolas premiadas e no desempenho das escolas com características similares às premiadas. Para as escolas apoiadas, foram observados efeitos significativos positivos somente para a taxa de participação na avaliação externa do estado do Ceará.</p><p><strong>Palavras-chave:</strong> Indicadores Educacionais; Responsabilização; Políticas Educacionais; Bonificação Salarial.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Indicadores educacionales y responsabilización escolar: un estudio del “Prêmio Escola Nota Dez”</strong></p><p>El artículo enfoca el impacto del uso del Indicador de Desempeño Escolar – Alfabetización (IDE-Alfa) por la política “Prêmio Escola Nota Dez” del estado de Ceará, utilizado para establecer puntos de corte para premiación y apoyo financiero a escuelas públicas. Se emplean los métodos de Propensity Score Matching y regresiones múltiples para observar el efecto de la política sobre desempeño, equidad e índice de participación de los alumnos en la evaluación externa de la alfabetización de las escuelas premiadas y apoyadas del 2009 al 2011, en base a los resultados del Índice de Desempeño Escolar en el 2º año de Educación Fundamental (IDE-Alfa) del 2008 al 2010. Los resultados de los análisis sugieren un efecto positivo en el desempeño, equidad e índice de participación de las escuelas premiadas y en el desempeño de las escuelas con características similares a las premiadas. Para las escuelas apoyadas, se observaron efectos significativos positivos tan solo para el índice de participación en la evaluación externa del estado de Ceará.</p><p><strong>Palabras clave:</strong> Indicadores Educacionales; Responsabilización; Políticas Educacionales; Bonificación Salarial.</p><p>  </p><p><strong>Educational indicators and school accountability: a study about the “Prêmio Escola Nota Dez”</strong></p><p>The paper focuses on the impact of the use of the School Performance Index – Literacy (IDE-Alfa) by the “Prêmio Escola Nota Dez”, a policy of the State of Ceará, that establishes cut-off points to award and to allocate financial support to public schools. It uses the Propensity Score Matching and multiple regressions methods to observe the effects of the reward/financial support on school performance, equity, and student participation rate on the external assessment of schools awarded and supported from 2009 to 2011, based on schools´ Index of school Performance results (IDE-Alfa) from 2008 to 2010. The results suggest a positive effect on the performance, equity and participation rate of the awarded schools and a smaller, but also positive, effect on performance of the schools with similar characteristics to the awarded ones. The results show a statistically significant impact only on the participation rate of the schools that received financial support.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Educational Indicators; Accountability; Educational Policies; Salary Bonuses.</p>


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