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Factors Distinguishing Most and Least Effective Schools in Terms of Reading Achievement: A Residual Approach
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Papanastasiou, Constantinos – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2008
This study was based on the Cyprus data from both the student questionnaire and the tests of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), undertaken in 2001 under the auspices of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). The sample included 3,001 fourth-grade students from Cyprus, whose…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Class Activities, Statistical Analysis, School Effectiveness
Major Influences on Attitudes toward Science
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Papanastasiou, Constantinos; Papanastasiou, Elena C. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2004
This research study investigated the attitudes toward science of 8th-grade students in Australia, Canada, Cyprus, and Korea, based on recent TIMSS data, and suggests a model of family and school influences on their attitudes. The structural equation model contained 3 exogenous constructs--familys educational background, aspiration, school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science, Student Attitudes, Grade 8
Achievements in Mathematics and Science in an International Context.
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Papanastasiou, Constantinos – Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice, 2002
Introduces the articles of this theme issue, which cover a wide variety of questions and problems relevant to research using findings of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). The articles have in common that most try to determine the degree to which certain factors influence student achievement. The focus is on five…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, International Education
Effects of Background and School Factors on the Mathematics Achievement.
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Papanastasiou, Constantinos – Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice, 2002
Using a structural equation model, this study investigated the mathematics achievement of eighth graders in Cyprus enrolled in the year 1994-1995. The model considered two exogenous constructs related to student background and five endogenous constructs. Although attitudes, teaching, and beliefs had direct effect on mathematics outcomes, these…
Descriptors: Background, Beliefs, Foreign Countries, Grade 8
Factors that Influence Students To Become Teachers.
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Papanastasiou, Constantinos; Papanastasiou, Elena – Educational Research and Evaluation (An International Journal on Theory and Practice), 1997
Factors that influenced 157 students at Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and 176 at the University of Cyprus to become teachers were compared. The factor "internal motives" was the strongest factor that influenced students from PSU, whereas the most influential factors for students from Cyprus were "variety of benefits" and "status of the…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Education Majors, Foreign Countries