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Feature Story 
January 29, 2006
Student Context, Student Attitudes and Behavior, and Academic Achievement

From MDRC:

Through path analysis modeling techniques applied to data collected in MDRC's evaluation of the First Things First school reform initiative in a large urban school district, the paper explores the influence of two psychological variables --- student engagement and perceived academic competence --- on achievement in reading and mathematics.

This study's findings may have important implications for understanding how students learn in the classroom.

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Posted on January 29, 2006 11:51 PM


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