CHICAGO adidas pharrell human race shoes , Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- When children believe they can succeed in math and reading, it increases their chances later to achieve high test scores in those subjects, a study jointly conducted by the University of Michigan (UM) human race nmd black , Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and Independent Scholar shows.
Researchers used two U.S. data sets, one being a nationally represented study and one U.K. data set to measure self-concept and standardized assessments of early and later academic achievement. The data involved 13,901 British children and 1 adidas nmd r1 triple black ,591 American children aged five to 18.
Allowing for children's earlier achievement and their characteristics and backgrounds, including birth weight, ethnicity adidas nmd r1 uk , gender, age and their mother's education, the researchers found that children's self-concept of their ability in math predicted later math achievement adidas nmd chukka for sale , while their self-concept of their ability in reading predicted later reading achievement.
The finding suggests that the links between self-concept of ability and later achievement are specific to domains; that is, there is a link from students' self-concept about reading to reading achievement, and from students' self-concept about math to math achievement.
Self-concept is how students perceive their capabilities to succeed on academic tasks.
The study also showed that success was not limited to students who perform at the top levels.
"It extends to students with different levels of achievement in math and reading adidas nmd r2 primeknit white ," said Maria Ines Susperreguy, assistant professor at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, who led the study.
"Even the lowest-performing students who had a more positive view of their math and reading abilities had higher levels of achievement in math and reading."
Researchers will further investigate into what parents or students did to have created these beliefs.
The study has been published in the latest issue of Child Development.
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BAGHDAD, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi forces found a mass grave containing some 400 decomposed bodies in a newly-freed town northwest of Islamic State (IS) stronghold Fallujah, a provincial official and a security source said on Monday.
During a mine clearing operation on Sunday in Shuhadaa, a district in the town of Saqlawiyah, security forces discovered the burial site that was believed to contain the bodies of both security members and civilians, Jasim l-Mohammadi, the mayor of Saqlawiyah, told reporters.
"Most of the bodies have been shot in the head, apparently by IS extremist militants," Mohammadi said.
A security source from Anbar province told Xinhua the area was the site of massive IS attacks on military bases in late 2014 through early 2015.
"Many civilians were also executed by the terrorist militants over various charges, including spying for the benefit of the security forces or breaking the religious rules of the extremist group," the source said.
Two days ago, security forces and allied paramilitary Shiite and Sunni units, known as Hashd Shaabi, entered Saqlawiyah near Fallujah, some 50 km west of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, and raised Iraqi flag on the government building after several days of fierce clashes.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on May 23 the launch of a major offensive to retake Fallujah and surrounding towns and areas.
Government troops and allied militias have been fighting for months to reclaim key cities and towns in Anbar from IS militants, who attempted to advance toward Baghdad after seizing most of Anbar province.
Iraq is currently witnessing a fresh wave of violence since the IS wrought control of parts of Iraq's northern and western regions in June 2014.
Many blame the current chronic instability, cycle of violence, and the emergence of extremist groups such as the IS on the United States, which invaded Iraq in March 2003 under the pretext of seeking to destroy weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in the country. The war led to the ouster and eventual execution of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, but no WMD was found.
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Turkish warplanes hits PKK targets in Turkey, Iraq
ANKARA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Turkish warplanes hit the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) positions in southeastern Turkey and Northern Iraq, military sources said Sunday.
Airstrikes killed at least 20 militants in the Yuksekova district, southeastern Hakkari province and destroyed several PKK positions in the Lice district of Diyarbakir province on Saturday, according to the sources.