Against the Odds: Influences on the Post-School Success of "Low Performers"

Autor/inn/en	Thomson, Sue; Hillman, Kylie
Institution	National Centre for Vocational Education Research
Titel	Against the Odds: Influences on the Post-School Success of "Low Performers"
Quelle	(2010), (39 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-9218-0911-8
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Life Satisfaction; Academic Achievement; Labor Market; Low Achievement; Influences; Education Work Relationship; Success; Educational Attainment; Employment Level; Mathematics Skills; Foreign Countries; Student Motivation; Disadvantaged Youth; Career Development; Secondary School Students; Postsecondary Education; Outcomes of Education; Graduation; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Indigenous Populations; Australia; Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensvollendung; Schulleistung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Erfolg; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Beschäftigungsgrad; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Ausland; Schulische Motivation; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Berufsentwicklung; Sekundarschüler; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Abschluss; Graduierung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Sinti und Roma; Australien
Abstract	The link between academic achievement and labour market outcomes is well established. But how well does a student's achievement in a test predict their later success in life? This study examines this question, with "success" considered to encompass satisfaction with life together with the extent to which young people are fully occupied with education, employment or a combination of these. Low performers in mathematics in the 2003 Programme for International Student Assessment were the focus. The study found that "low performing" status has little impact on future success. Further, students who saw the value of mathematics for their future success were more likely to achieve this success. (Contains 9 tables, 5 figures and 13 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10