Search Results - "Ferrão, Maria Eugénia"

Differential item functioning of material deprivation assessment in households with or without children by Ferrão, Maria Eugénia, Vieira, Marcel Toledo

“…Composite multidimensional indices are broadly used to measure child poverty and social exclusion. Many of such indices are based on EU-SILC data or similar…”
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Utility-driven assessment of anonymized data via clustering by Ferrão, Maria Eugénia, Prata, Paula, Fazendeiro, Paulo

“…In this study, clustering is conceived as an auxiliary tool to identify groups of special interest. This approach was applied to a real dataset concerning an…”
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The relationship between students’ socio-demographics and the probability of grade repetition in Brazilian primary education: is it decreasing over time? by Ferrão, Maria Eugénia, Alves, Maria Teresa Gonzaga

“…This article aims at a better understanding of the Brazilian education system’s performance concerning the quality and equity over the decade 2007–2017. It…”
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Differential effect of university entrance scores on graduates' performance: the case of degree completion on time in Portugal by Ferrão, Maria Eugénia

“…Degree completion on theoretical time is a phenomenon seldom explored in the higher education literature. We applied variance components models and random…”
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The evaluation of students’ progression in lower secondary education in Brazil: Exploring the path for equity by Ferrão, Maria Eugénia

“…Improving the access to and quality of compulsory education among children is one of the most promising measures to tackle poverty in the medium-long run. This…”
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The relevance of the school socioeconomic composition and school proportion of repeaters on grade repetition in Brazil: a multilevel logistic model of PISA 2012 by Ferrão, Maria Eugénia, Costa, Patrícia Mota, Matos, Daniel Abud Seabra

“…The paper extends the literature on grade repetition in Brazil by (a) describing and synthesizing the main research findings and contributions since 1940, (b)…”
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Statistical Methods in Recent Higher Education Research by Ferrão, Maria Eugénia

“…A broad consensus regarding the need for universities to cultivate academic success has emerged because many students do not achieve their goals or optimally…”
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Persistence and Academic Expectations in Higher-Education Students by Ferrao, Maria Eugenia, Almeida, Leandro S

“…Background: The article focuses on the relationship between students’ expectations and persistence in the context of higher education. It explores the role…”
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ANALYSIS OF GRADE REPETITION THROUGH MULTILEVEL MODELS: A STUDY FROM PORTUGAL by Bastos, Amélia, Ferrão, Maria Eugénia

“…Abstract This paper investigates grade repetition in Portugal using microdata. Drawing on multilevel models, we analyse the number of times the student…”
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Fluid intelligence as a predictor of learning: A longitudinal multilevel approach applied to math by Primi, Ricardo, Ferrão, Maria Eugénia, Almeida, Leandro S.

“…The association between fluid intelligence and inter-individual differences was investigated using multilevel growth curve modeling applied to data measuring…”
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Multilevel modeling of persistence in higher education by Ferrão, Maria Eugénia, Almeida, Leandro S.

“…Abstract The dropout or evasion rates in higher education are now a social and institutional concern, justifying the implementation of public policies to…”
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A Measure of Child Exposure to Household Material Deprivation: Empirical Evidence from the Portuguese Eu-Silc by Ferrão, Maria Eugénia, Bastos, Amélia, Alves, Maria Teresa G.

“…Although monitoring and evaluating child poverty has been recognized as important, there is little statistical information focused on children. Because the…”
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School effectiveness research findings in the Portuguese speaking countries: Brazil and Portugal by Ferrão, Maria Eugénia

“…This paper provides findings of research on school effectiveness and discusses implications for evaluation in Brazil and Portugal. Most findings reported over…”
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The use of a school value-added model for educational improvement: a case study from the Portuguese primary education system by Ferrão, Maria Eugénia, Couto, Alcino Pinto

“…This article focuses on the use of a value-added approach for promoting school improvement. It presents yearly value-added estimates, analyses their stability…”
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Student’s access and performance in the Portuguese Higher Education: Issues of gender, age, socio-cultural background, expectations, and program choice by Ferrão, Maria Eugénia, Almeida, Leandro S.

“…The purpose of this article is to characterize and contribute to the debate on the democratization of Portuguese higher education, both in terms of access and…”
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Multiple imputation in big identifiable data for educational research: An example from the Brazilian education assessment system by Ferrão, Maria Eugénia, Prata, Paula, Alves, Maria Teresa Gonzaga

“…Abstract Almost all quantitative studies in educational assessment, evaluation and educational research are based on incomplete data sets, which have been a…”
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On the stability of value added indicators by Ferrao, Maria Eugenia

“…This paper shows how relevant concepts in educational effectiveness can support public policy in order to improve the performance of educational systems…”
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Note on parents’ choice of schools and the quality of education by Ferrao, Maria Eugenia

“…This position paper examines indicators for assessment of parents' participation in education. [Copyright Elsevier B.V.]…”
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Adjusting for differential misclassification in multilevel models: the relationship between child exposure to smoke and cognitive development by Ferrão, Maria Eugénia, Goldstein, Harvey

“…Misclassification is found in many of the variables used in social sciences and, in practice, tends to be ignored in statistical analyses, and this can lead to…”
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On the complementarity of classical test theory and item response models: item difficulty estimates and computerized adaptive testing by Costa, Patrícia, Ferrão, Maria Eugénia

“…This study aims to provide statistical evidence of the complementarity between classical test theory and item response models for certain educational…”
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