What Factors Determine Student Performance in East Asia? New Evidence from the 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study

Asian Economic Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 333-357

  Hojo, Masakazu ^a   Oshio, Takashi ^b  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asia; Class size; Educational production function; I21; I22; Initial maturity differences; Peer effects

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

FAR EAST;

EID: 84870928319     PISSN: 13513958     EISSN: 14678381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8381.2012.02087.x     Document Type: Article

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