Cognitive ability and education: How behavioural genetic research has advanced our knowledge and understanding of their association

M Malanchini, K Rimfeld, AG Allegrini, SJ Ritchie… - Neuroscience & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cognitive ability and educational success predict positive outcomes across the lifespan,
from higher earnings to better health and longevity. The shared positive outcomes …

The high heritability of educational achievement reflects many genetically influenced traits, not just intelligence

E Krapohl, K Rimfeld, NG Shakeshaft… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Because educational achievement at the end of compulsory schooling represents a major
tipping point in life, understanding its causes and correlates is important for individual …

Parental involvement and general cognitive ability as predictors of domain-specific academic achievement in early adolescence

J Karbach, J Gottschling, M Spengler, K Hegewald… - Learning and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Numerous studies showed that general cognitive ability (GCA) is a reliable predictor of
academic achievement. In addition, parental involvement in their children's academic …

Can computational talent be detected? Predictive validity of the Computational Thinking Test

M Román-González, JC Pérez-González… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Computational thinking (CT) is arising as a set of problem-solving skills that must be
acquired by the new generations of students to fully understand and participate in our …

The effect of motivation on student achievement

S Orhan Özen - The factors effecting student achievement: Meta …, 2017 - Springer
The effect of motivation on student achievement was examined in this meta-analysis study. A
total of 956 research studies were collected during the literature review, out of which 205 …

Personality is related to educational outcomes in late adolescence: Evidence from two large-scale achievement studies

M Spengler, O Lüdtke, R Martin, M Brunner - Journal of Research in …, 2013 - Elsevier
As no previous research has assessed personality in a large-scale study of student
achievement, this study is the first to investigate the relation between personality traits and …

The role of personality in predicting (change in) students' academic success across four years of secondary school

M Spengler, M Brunner, R Martin… - European Journal of …, 2016 - econtent.hogrefe.com
Little longitudinal research has addressed the question of whether the Big Five personality
traits (ie, O, C, E, A, N) predict educational outcomes and whether the Big Five provide …

Chronotype and academic achievement among online learning students

MB Horzum, İ Önder, Ş Beşoluk - Learning and Individual Differences, 2014 - Elsevier
In the last decade a growing number of researches that investigate the relationship between
circadian rhythm and academic performance have been conducted. Most of these studies …

[HTML][HTML] What happens with comparison processes when “the other” is very similar? Academic self-concept formation in twins

Y Kim, H Gaspard, M Fleischmann, B Nagengast… - Contemporary …, 2023 - Elsevier
According to the internal/external frame of reference (I/E) model (Marsh, 1986), individuals'
academic self-concept is strongly influenced by comparing their achievement in one domain …

Exploring the long-term relationship between academic-media multitasking and adolescents' academic achievement

WA van der Schuur, SE Baumgartner… - New Media & …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Adolescents commonly use media and communication devices during academic activities,
also referred to as academic-media multitasking. Although there is evidence for the short …