Academic Achievement

Encyclopedia of Adolescence

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-9

  Byrnes, J P ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic differences; Gender differences; Intelligence; Mathematics achievement; Motivation; Peer influences; Reading achievement; Science achievement; Self regulation; Socioeconomic status (SES)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884429413     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-373951-3.00001-6     Document Type: Chapter

References (7)

1. Handbook of Educational Psychology 2006, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates and Division 15 of the American Psychology Association, Mahwah, NJ. 2nd edn. P.A. Alexander, P.H. Winne (Eds.).
2. Byrnes J.P. Cognitive Development and Learning in Instructional Contexts 2008, Pearson/Allyn & Bacon Publishers, Boston, MA. 3rd edn.
3. Byrnes J.P., Miller D.C. The relative importance of predictors of math and science achievement: An opportunity-propensity analysis. Contemporary Educational Psychology 2007, 32:599-629.
4. Sirin S.R. Socioeconomic status and academic achievement: A meta-analytic review of research. Review of Educational Research 2005, 75:417-453.
5. - For information and results of NAEP. http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/.
6. - For information and results of PISA. http://www.pisa.oecd.org/.
7. - For information regarding No Child Left Behind Legislation and findings. http://ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml.