Cognitive abilities, sociocultural background and academic achievement

The infl uence of students’ sociocultural background on academic achievement is a well established fact. Research also points out that sociocultural background is related to students’ cognitive abilities and these have an effect on their academic achievement. However, the mediator role of cognitive...

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Main Author: Diniz, António (author)
Other Authors: Pocinho, Margarida Dias (author), Almeida, Leandro Silva (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/188
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:digituma.uma.pt:10400.13/188