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Un Estudio Multinivel Basado En Pisa 2003: Factores De Eficacia Escolar En El Área De Matemáticas, Covadonga Ruiz De Minguel, María Castro Morera
Un Estudio Multinivel Basado En Pisa 2003: Factores De Eficacia Escolar En El Área De Matemáticas, Covadonga Ruiz De Minguel, María Castro Morera
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This article presents a school effectiveness multilevel model based on PISA 2003 data. Our focus is math achievement. We employ a three level model (student, school and country) with variables related to school effectiveness as predictors of student achievement. We use a methodology that takes into account the multiple plausible values generated by PISA for each student. Results show that family structure, gender, family and school socioeconomic status, home educational resources, quality of school resources, student educational expenditures, school size, teacher education and country economic resources devoted to education all have sizable influence in mathematic achievement.
On Ideology, Casual Inference And The Reification Of Statistical Methods: Reflections On "Examining Instruction, Achievement And Equity With Naep Mathematics Data", Harold Wenglinsky
On Ideology, Casual Inference And The Reification Of Statistical Methods: Reflections On "Examining Instruction, Achievement And Equity With Naep Mathematics Data", Harold Wenglinsky
Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)
The purpose of this article is to comment on the prior article entitled “Examining Instruction, Achievement and Equity with NAEP mathematics data,” by Sarah Theule Lubienski. That article claims that a prior article by the author suffered from three weaknesses: (1) An attempt to justify No Child Left Behind (NCLB); (2) drawing causal inferences from cross-sectional data; (3) and various statistical quibbles. The author responds to the first claim, by indicating that any mention of NCLB was intended purely to make the article relevant to a policy journal; to the second claim, by noting his own reservations about using cross-sectional …
Examining Instruction, Achievement, And Equity With Naep Mathematics Data, Sara Theule Lubienski
Examining Instruction, Achievement, And Equity With Naep Mathematics Data, Sara Theule Lubienski
Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)
The purpose of this article is two-fold. First, it reports on a study of the distribution of reform-oriented instructional practices among Black, white and Hispanic students, and the relationship between those practices and student achievement. The study identified many similarities in instruction across student groups, but there were some differences, such as Black and Hispanic students being assessed with multiple-choice tests significantly more often than were white students. Using hierarchical linear modeling, this study identified several significant positive - and no negative - relationships between reform-oriented practices and 4th-grade student achievement. Specifically, teacher emphasis on non-number mathematics strands, collaborative problem …