Summary: On the one hand, there is empirical evidence that private tutoring has been a phenomenon of high importance for 100 years. On the other hand empirical research evaluating the effectivity of private tutoring is lacking. In this study the ...
On the Trail of a Phenomenon: Casual LearnersSummary: The time students spent on learning at home can be regarded as an important variable of the learning process. In the present study, the phenomenon of “casual learners” is investigated. Over a period ...
Zusammenfassung: Im Rahmen der Hannoverschen Grundschulstudie wurde die Bedeutung von Kontextfaktoren der Schultestleistung in den Fächern Deutsch und Mathematik an 710 Drittklässlern ermittelt. Als Kontextfaktoren wurden auf der Klassenebene u.a. das ...
Cognitive, Language, Mathematical, and Socioemotional Skills as Predictors of Subsequent School Performance: Is a Child’s Performance on the Intelligence Development Scales Predictive of its School Performance three Years later?Abstract: Based on the ...
Complex Problem Solving, School Competencies and Their Relation to School GradesThe importance of Complex Problem Solving (CPS) within the educational context is well established. This is one of the reasons why CPS plays a prominent role in educational ...
Extended abstractThe Importance of Sleep and Sleep Disorders for Learning and Memory in Children – a ReviewBackground: Sleep plays a decisive role for learning, memory processing, and cognitive functioning. However, sleep can be disturbed in various ...
Speed of information processing and success at school: Do basal measures of intelligence have predictive validity?Abstract. Psychometric intelligence tests are considered to be among the most valid predictors of school performance. In such intelligence ...