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The Impact of Feedback on University Student Performance in Spain

Ghazala Azmat
Antonio Cabrales
Nagore Iriberri
University students are increasingly demanding more feedback on their performance relative to their peers, yet little is known on the impact of this feedback on student performance. Researchers shared information on students’ relative academic standing among university students in Spain to evaluate...

Teachers’ traditional beliefs about gender negatively impact the academic performance of girls in Turkey

Seda Ertac
Ipek Mumcu
To better understand gender inequalities in academic achievement, choice of occupation, and labor market outcomes, researchers studied the effect of teachers’ beliefs about gender roles on student achievement in Istanbul, Turkey. Girls who were taught by teachers with traditional gender views had...

Impact of school-based training on social cohesion for immigrant children in Finland

Researchers partnered with a local non-profit, Walter, to evaluate the effectiveness of two school-based social cohesion interventions for immigrants’ children in Finnish schools.

Parrainage des jeunes pour leur projet professionnel (Actenses), France

Les chercheurs ont examiné l'impact du programme de mentorat et d'orientation sur les résultats scolaires, les connaissances professionnelles et les objectifs de carrière de 2 500 élèves de 22 établissements écoles secondaires. Dans l'ensemble, le programme de mentorat a modifié les ambitions...