This chapter summarizes the recent literature on peer effects in student outcomes at the
elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels. Linear-in-means models find modest …

While instructional time is viewed as crucial to learning, little is known about the
effectiveness of reducing absences relative to increasing the number of school days. Using …

Many studies are carried out to explore factors affecting students' performance (academic
achievement). The purpose of this research is to identify and examine factors that affect …

Using administrative records from a UK university, we present evidence on the effects of
class size on students' test scores. We estimate non‐linear class size effects controlling for …

This paper reports on an evaluation into the impact of student classroom attendance and
engagement with online tasks, on students overall academic achievement within an …

The authors analyze matched administrative survey data on economics students enrolled in
two econometrics courses offered in consecutive terms at a major public university in Spain …

This study presents new evidence on how attending class–particularly synchronous virtual
lessons–affects academic performance in higher education. We analyse data from over 500 …

Undergraduate study behaviours, principally lecture attendance and additional study, are
shown to predict better student achievement by many researchers. Despite this, there is not …

Using data from the 2008 University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey, we
show that study time and academic conscientiousness were lower among students in …

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