Essays about: "independent schools"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 55 essays containing the words independent schools.

1. 21. An investigation of the relationship between online activity on Studi.se and academic grades of newly arrived immigrant students : An application of educational data mining

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT)

   Author : Akash Menon; Nahida Islam; [2017]
   Keywords : Educational data mining EDM ; data mining DM ; Cross Industry Standard for Data Mining CRISP-DM ; Statistical analysis; Multiple linear regression; null-hypothesis; and level of significance.; Utbildningsdatautvinning; Datautvinning; CRISP-DM; Statistisk analys; Multipel linjär regression; nollhypotes och signifikansnivå;

   Abstract : This study attempts to analyze the impact of an online educational resource on academic performances among newly arrived immigrant students in Sweden between the grade six to nine in the Swedish school system. The study focuses on the web based educational resource called Studi.se made by Komplementskolan AB. READ MORE

3. 22. The Relative Efficiency of Swedish Secondary Schools : An estimation using Stochastic Frontier Analysis

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Johan Holmberg; [2017]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The question of public education is of importance for a society and its citizens as education is contributing to the stability of a democratic society and affects the expected future income levels for the individuals receiving it. A significant share of the Swedish GDP is devoted to the provision of educational services which raises the necessity of monitoring the use of these resources. READ MORE

4. 23. Grade inflation in Sweden: Differences between public and independent schools

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Erik Norström; [2016]
   Keywords : compulsory school; grade inflation; independent schools; public schools; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In a setting where both schools and students have incentives to demand higher grades than may be warranted, there is a risk of grade inflation. Shedding light on the observed grade inflation in Swedish schools, this study investigates possible grading differences between independent and public compulsory schools by comparing their grades to national test scores. READ MORE

5. 24. A for Effort: On Resolving Unfair Grading Practices by Reforming Swedish Upper Secondary School

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : David Berselius; Richard Sunnegårdh; [2016]
   Keywords : grade inflation; grading standards; upper secondary school; criterion-referenced grading; reform;

   Abstract : In 2011, upper secondary school in Sweden was reformed with the aim of reducing established differences in grading standards by imposing redesigned curricula and a new grading scale. This paper investigates the effect of this reform on grade inflation and evaluates its effectiveness in promoting fairness in grading between independent and public schools. READ MORE

6. 25. Limit comparison-shopping? : The effect of new establishments of independent upper-secondary schools on public school costs

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Johanna Kallberg; [2016]
   Keywords : New establishments; independent upper-secondary schools; costs per student;

   Abstract : In the 1990s, an educational reform changed the Swedish school market. The reform allows anyone with permission from the Swedish Schools Inspectorate to establish an independent school. READ MORE