scholarly journals Foreign-Born Teaching Assistants and the Academic Performance of Undergraduates

10.3386/w7635 ◽  
2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Borjas
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Teaching Assistants ◽  
Foreign Born

scholarly journals The Lived Experiences of Canadian-Born and Foreign-Born Chinese Canadian Post-Secondary Students in Northern Ontario

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 451-477
Author(s):  
Fei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
Canadian Education

This phenomenological study provided an in-depth description of the internal meaning of the lived experiences of Canadian-born and foreign-born Chinese students in Canada and uncovered the differences in their social experiences. The study used semi-structured interviews to allow the participants to express their views on their lives in Northern Ontario, Canada. Four themes emerged: (a) perceptions of ethnic identity; (b) cultural integration; (c) perceptions of academic performance and (d) the effect of Canadian education on career options. The study revealed that Canadian-born Chinese students differed from their foreign-born counterparts in their viewpoints on ethnic identity; their perceptions concerning acculturation; and academic performance. They shared similarities in their views about Canadian and Chinese educational systems, teaching styles, and their career expectations.

scholarly journals Foreign-born Peers and Academic Performance

Demography ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 569-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dylan Conger
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Foreign Born

Differences in sleep habits, study time, and academic performance between US-born and foreign-born college students

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 529-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arne H. Eliasson ◽  
Arn H. Eliasson ◽  
Christopher J. Lettieri
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Study Time ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Sleep Habits

Foreign-Born Teaching Assistants and Student Achievement: An Ordered Probit Analysis

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akbar Marvasti
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching Assistants ◽  
Probit Analysis ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
American Students ◽  
Efficient Estimate ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Technique

This paper deals with a wide spread perception that foreign-born teaching assistants (FBTA) have an adverse effect on American undergraduate students. The maximum likelihood technique is used to arrive at an unbiased and efficient estimate of the grade function. It is demonstrated that while the FBTA appears to have an adverse effect on the academic performance of American students, the effect does not seem to be due to the lack of language proficiency of the FBTA. Furthermore, the adverse effect is not uniform among students with different performance levels in the course and is absent in more rigorous classes. (JEL A22, J00)

The Academic Adaptation of Immigrant Students with Interrupted Schooling

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 859-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Potochnick
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Immigrant Students ◽  
National Level ◽  
School Characteristics ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Academic Adaptation ◽  
Interrupted Schooling

This study provides the first national-level assessment of the size and academic performance of immigrant students with interrupted schooling. Exploiting unique aspects of the Educational Longitudinal Study (2002), a national-level survey of U.S. 10th graders, this study identifies students with interrupted schooling and uses multivariate analysis to assess their academic performance compared to other immigrants and nonimmigrants. Results indicate that over 10% of foreign-born youth experience interrupted schooling. These students have lower academic achievement and attainment than their peers, but are just as or more engaged in school. Premigration demographics, but not postmigration family and school characteristics, explain some of these academic performance differences and the consequences of interrupted schooling differ for primary- and secondary-grade-age arrivals.

Role of an Academic Performance Committee

1969 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-104
Author(s):  
JC Hickey ◽  
MT Romano ◽  
RK Jarecky
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance

Can the Academic Self-Concept be Positive and Realistic?

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reimer Kornmann
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Opposite Effect ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
High Ability ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Other Hand

Summary: My comment is basically restricted to the situation in which less-able students find themselves and refers only to literature in German. From this point of view I am basically able to confirm Marsh's results. It must, however, be said that with less-able pupils the opposite effect can be found: Levels of self-esteem in these pupils are raised, at least temporarily, by separate instruction, academic performance however drops; combined instruction, on the other hand, leads to improved academic performance, while levels of self-esteem drop. Apparently, the positive self-image of less-able pupils who receive separate instruction does not bring about the potential enhancement of academic performance one might expect from high-ability pupils receiving separate instruction. To resolve the dilemma, it is proposed that individual progress in learning be accentuated, and that comparisons with others be dispensed with. This fosters a self-image that can in equal measure be realistic and optimistic.

Sexual victimization history predicts academic performance in college women.

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 685-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majel R. Baker ◽  
Patricia A. Frazier ◽  
Christiaan Greer ◽  
Jacob A. Paulsen ◽  
Kelli Howard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
College Women ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Victimization History
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