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11 Jul 2015
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Beating the Odds: Academic Resilience Around the World

Disadvantaged students need to be academically resilient to succeed—but how common is this resilience? This infographic explores the results of the brief, Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Students Who Are Academically Successful, which uses 2011 eighth-grade data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) to examine academic resiliency cross-nationally.

Infographic: Academic Resilience Around the World

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Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)

The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an international comparative study of the mathematics and science achievement of fourth- and eighth-graders in the United States and students in the equivalent of fourth and eighth grade in other participating countries.

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15 Mar 2015
Brief

Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Students Who Are Academically Successful

Academically resilient students are those students who are academically successful, despite coming from the socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds that have typically predicted poorer educational outcomes.

Topic: 
Education, International Comparisons in Education
30 Jun 2015
Blog Post

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Maria Stephens

How Some Disadvantaged Students Beat the Odds and Succeed in School

Recent research found that the number one factor driving success among the students studied is educational aspiration. In order words, those students who believe they will go on to a master’s degree and beyond are, in fact, more likely to succeed. Maria Stephens asserts that understanding the factors that influence student success can help educators support other disadvantaged learners, improving their chances as well as the equity of the education system overall.
Topic: 
Education
11 Jul 2015
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Beating the Odds: What Factors Play a Role in Academic Resilience?

Both student and school-level factors can predict academic resilience. Which factors matter most? This infographic explores the results of the brief, Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Students Who Are Academically Successful, which uses 2011 eighth-grade data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) to examine academic resiliency cross-nationally.
Topic: 
Education, International Comparisons in Education

Further Reading

  • Beating the Odds: What Factors Play a Role in Academic Resilience?
  • Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Students Who Are Academically Successful
  • How Some Disadvantaged Students Beat the Odds and Succeed in School
  • RISE Webinar Series
  • How States Perform Using State Performance Standards vs. TIMSS Internationally Benchmarked Common Standards
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