FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: A STUDY OF UNIVERSITIES IN HANOI, VIETNAM

Abstract

This paper aims to review and summarize domestic and international literature to identify what constitutes educational quality, as well as to examine the factors that influence student achievement. The paper also highlights relevant findings and draws conclusions from the analyses and research on the topic of student achievement. First, the paper briefly introduces the relationships between quality, effectiveness, and equity; then it provides the context for student achievement at schools; and finally it considers the most important factors that determine student achievement. The results of this literature review will support the conceptualization and conduct of a future experimental study of student achievement.

Keywords: educational quality, teaching quality, students, academic outcomes, academic achievement.