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Publikováno v:
Australian Journal of Education. 62:79-88
This is a compilation of three items comprising first a commentary on “What are the effective public schools? Insights from New South Wales’ secondary schools using a stochastic frontier analysis with a panel dataset ” (Diane Dancer & Vincent B
Autor:
Vincent Blackburn, Diane Dancer
Publikováno v:
Australian Journal of Education. 61:141-163
Using Stochastic Frontier Analysis, this article examines the efficiency and effectiveness of financial inputs and demographic data for educational outputs as measured by the Year 12 results for Ne...
Publikováno v:
Studies in Higher Education. 40:1808-1828
Peer-assisted study session (PASS) programs have been shown to positively affect students' grades in a majority of studies. This study extends that analysis in two ways: controlling for ability and other factors, with focus on international students,
Autor:
Anu Rammohan, Diane Dancer
Publikováno v:
Indian Growth and Development Review. 2:18-38
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the main determinants of child nutrition in rural Nepal, focusing on the influential role of maternal autonomy.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses data from the 2006 Nepal Demographic Health Surve
Publikováno v:
Health Economics. 17:1015-1035
The excess female infant mortality observed in South Asia has typically been attributed to gender discrimination in the intra-household allocation of food and medical care. However, studies on child nutrition find no evidence of gender differences. A
Autor:
Anu Rammohan, Diane Dancer
Publikováno v:
Education Economics. 16:111-126
In this paper we examine the influence of gender, sibling characteristics and birth order on the schooling attainment of school‐age Egyptian children. We use multivariate analysis to simultaneously examine three different schooling outcomes of a ch
Autor:
Diane Dancer, Anu Rammohan
Publikováno v:
Oxford Development Studies. 35:171-195
In this paper, we examine if there are gender differences in schooling attainment and the extent to which these differences are exacerbated for rural children in Egypt. Using a nationally representative cross-sectional survey, our estimation results
Autor:
Patty Kamvounias, Diane Dancer
Publikováno v:
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 30:445-454
This article describes a project designed to ensure that class participation in a large introductory commercial law course is assessed fairly and reliably. The subjectivity often associated with this type of assessment is minimized by involving stude
Autor:
A. R. Tremayne, Diane Dancer
Publikováno v:
Journal of Applied Statistics. 32:483-493
This paper is concerned with the use of regression methods to predict values of a response variable when that variable is naturally ordered. An application to the prediction of student examination performance is provided and it is argued that, althou
Autor:
Denzil G. Fiebig, Diane Dancer
Publikováno v:
Australian Economic Papers. 43:158-173
Using a sample of several hundred students we model progression in a first-year econometrics course. Our primary interest is in determining the usefulness of these models in the identification of ‘students at risk’. This interest highlights the n