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Socioeconomic Gaps in Academic Achievement Within Schools: Are They Consistent Across Subject Areas?
Xin Ma 《Educational Research and Evaluation》2013,19(4):337-355
Few studies have examined the correlates of within-school socioeconomic gaps in academic achievement corresponding to subject areas across schools. This study addressed this limitation with data from the New Brunswick School Climate Study (N = 6,883 students from 148 schools) which contained measures on academic achievement in four subject areas (mathematics, science, reading, and writing) as well as student and school background characteristics. Results of multivariate, multilevel analyses showed that within-school socioeconomic gaps were similar between reading and writing as well as between mathematics and science. Furthermore, the interrelationships of within-school socioeconomic gaps in academic achievement corresponding to the four subject areas across schools were not much influenced by student background characteristics (gender, Native status, number of parents, and number of siblings) and characteristics of school context and climate (school size, school mean SES, disciplinary climate, academic expectation, and parental involvement). 相似文献
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Using data from the 2011 (Chinese) Student Academic Achievement Evaluation, we examined whether within-school socioeconomic gaps in science achievement exist across science subjects, how consistent they are, and whether there are relationships between school average science achievement and within-school socioeconomic gaps in science achievement. Results of multivariate multilevel analyses indicate that for both fathers and mothers within-school socioeconomic gaps in science achievement existed among schools but did not vary much across schools. School mean socioeconomic status and teacher experience were related to these gaps. Schools were strongly consistent in within-school socioeconomic gaps in science achievement across science subjects, and this consistency was independent of (robust to) student and school characteristics. The relationships between school average science achievement and within-school socioeconomic gaps in science achievement were rather weak among schools across science subjects, and the addition of school characteristics to student characteristics effectively demolished the relationships. 相似文献
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This paper identifies the amount of variance in mathematics achievement in high- and low-achieving schools that can be explained by school-level factors, while controlling for student-level factors. The data were obtained from 2679 Iranian eighth graders who participated in the 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study. Of the total sample, 1422 and 1257 students were from high- and low-achieving schools, respectively. Two-level hierarchical linear modelling was applied. The results indicated that of the total variance in mathematics achievement, 27.95 and 6.70% were due to between-school differences in the high- and low-achieving schools, respectively. Controlling for the school-level factors, the better-performing students were those with a higher level of confidence in learning mathematics in both samples. After controlling for the student-level factors, inadequacies in school resources and school type yielded the strongest link to achievement in the high- and low-achieving schools, respectively. 相似文献
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Recent and older studies have reported either a persistence or a widening of the socioeconomic achievement gap—the difference in performance between students in top and bottom socioeconomic groups. Using a panel data technique with country fixed effects for 32 education systems and six waves of data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, we examine whether the sorting of teachers by specialization level in mathematics education and novice status across students of different socioeconomic backgrounds exacerbates mathematics achievement inequity despite the presence of a time-varying control for socioeconomic school segregation. We find modest evidence that sorting by mathematics education is associated with achievement inequity, but no evidence supporting the importance of sorting based on teacher experience. Socioeconomic school segregation, on the other hand, clearly and persistently exacerbates achievement inequity. The results have policy implications regarding the effective distribution of educational resources.Availability of data and materialsThe data are freely available via the TIMSS data repository. 相似文献
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Gender differences in achievement in mathematics, a traditionally male-stereotyped subject, have long been a concern for many educators around the world. Gender differences in mathematical achievement have decreased in recent decades, especially in Western countries, and become small or insignificant in large-scale tests, such as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The situation in China has not yet been studied. The recent PISA report lists China B-S-J-G (representing Beijing–Shanghai–Jiangsu–Guangdong) as an educational system with no significant gender difference in mathematical achievement. Based on a secondary analysis of PISA 2015 mathematics data from China B-S-J-G, this study more deeply scrutinized gender differences in Chinese students’ mathematical performance, emphasizing societal factors, namely students’ socioeconomic status, school level, school type, school location, and socioeconomic status at school level. This analysis revealed important differences within the overall picture. Most importantly, significantly more boys than girls scored in the top tier of mathematics achievement. At the lower- and upper-secondary school levels, boys performed significantly better than girls, with the achievement difference increasing at the upper-secondary level. Furthermore, this study found that, on average, Chinese (B-S-J-G) girls achieved significantly lower average scores on the PISA 2015 mathematics test than boys in the same school. Overall, students’ individual characteristics and school characteristics need to be separated and both taken into account to examine the role of gender in mathematical achievement, which has not been thoroughly investigated in the past. 相似文献
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Lorraine Gilleece Jude Cosgrove Nick Sofroniou 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2010,8(3):475-496
Equity in education is a key concern internationally; however, it is rare that this issue is examined separately for low-
and high-achieving students and concurrently across different subject domains. This study examines student and school background
characteristics associated with low and high achievement in mathematics and science on the Programme for International Student
Assessment. Based on the results of a multilevel multinomial model of achievement for each domain, findings indicate that
a greater number of the variables examined are associated with low rather than high achievement. At student level, home language,
intention to leave school early, socioeconomic status, grade level, cultural capital, and books in the home are significantly
associated with achievement in mathematics and science. At school level, only school average socioeconomic status is statistically
significant in the models. Significant gender differences are found in the distribution of high and low achievers, which vary
across the domains. In mathematics, females are more likely to be low achievers while males are more likely to be high achievers.
In science, gender interacts with early school-leaving intent whereas males intending to leave school early are more likely
to be in the low-achieving group than females intending to leave early. Conclusions emphasise the need for targeting resources
aimed at promoting equity in outcomes at student level as well as at school level. Future work may extend the current analyses
by incorporating domain-specific variables or examining cross-country differences. 相似文献
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Noor Azina Ismail Halimah Awang 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2008,6(3):559-571
This paper examines differences in mathematics achievement among eighth-grade students using a secondary analysis of the data.
The students, who are from Malaysia, had participated in the Trend International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 1999.
A series of school, home, demographic and socio-economic variables were used to investigate the differences in the mean student
mathematics scores. Evidence from the data shows that gender, the language spoken at home, expected educational level, family
background, and home educational resources and aids have a significant influence on the students’ level of mathematics achievement. 相似文献
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Since the publication of the Coleman report in 1966, research on the role of schools in influencing student achievement relative to the role of family background has generated considerable interest and controversy. A large volume of international and comparative research has also been devoted to studying school effects on student achievement. Relatively few studies have examined international differences in the importance of schools in bridging achievement gaps based on socioeconomic status (SES). Using PISA 2012 data, this study examines the role of schools in bridging within-school SES gaps in achievement and compares findings across 61 countries. Contrary to prior research, we find that schools may have limited ability in bridging SES gaps that exist within schools. We also find that across all countries included in the study, specific factors such as the school’s learning environment and school context are not systematically associated with within-school SES gaps. 相似文献
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《The Journal of educational research》2012,105(1):16-28
Abstract Using six waves of data (Grades 7–12) from the Longitudinal Study of American Youth, the author examined the effects of different mathematics course work (pre-algebra, geometry, calculus) on subsequent achievement in, and attitude toward, mathematics, with partial adjustment for student background characteristics. Results showed that in the early grades of high school, algebra courses significantly affected mathematics achievement. Mathematics course work, however, did not play a significant role in mathematics achievement in the middle grades of high schools. There was a “harvest” of significant course-work indicators in the later grades of high school; every advanced mathematics course affected mathematics achievement. Many course-work effects were substantial even after accounting for variables such as prior mathematics achievement and socioeconomic status. 相似文献
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Foong Pui Yee 《Asia Pacific Journal of Education》1987,8(2):22-31
This is an exploratory study conducted on mathematics anxiety, test anxiety and some interpersonal correlates with mathematics achievement of a sample of 206 Secondary Four female students from a Singapore school. Spielbergers' (1977) Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI) and the Fennema-Sherman Mathematics Attitudes Scales (Fennema-Sherman, 1976) were the instruments us ed. Some significant findings are: high mathematics anxiety is associated with low mathematics achievement and so is high test anxiety with low mathematics achievement. However, for the most capable students, test anxiety seems to act as a facilitator in their mathematics performance. Of the three interpersonal variables explored, students' scores on the perception of their mathematics teachers have the strongest correlation with their mathematics anxiety scores. 相似文献
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Effective schools should be superior in both enhancing students’ achievement levels and reducing the gap between high- and
low-achieving students in the school. However, the focus has been placed mainly on schools’ achievement levels in most school
effect studies. In this article, we focused our attention upon the school-specific achievement dispersion as well as achievement
level in determining effective schools. The achievement dispersion in a particular school can be captured by within-school
variance in achievement (σ2). Assuming heterogeneous within-school variance across schools in hierarchical modeling, it is possible to identify school
factors related to high achievement levels and a small gap between high- and low-achieving students. By analyzing data from
the TIMMS-R, we illustrated how to detect variance heterogeneity and how to find a systematic relationship between within-school
variance and school practice. In terms of our results, we found that schools with a high achievement level tended to be more
homogeneous in achievement dispersion, but even among schools with the same achievement level, schools varied in their achievement
dispersion, depending on classroom practices. 相似文献
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Geoffrey F. Schultz 《The Urban Review》1993,25(3):221-232
A correlational study examined relationships between socioeconomic advantage, achievement motivation, and academic performance in an urban elementary school population of 130 minority students (African-American, Hispanic). Level of socioeconomic advantage (more/less) was determined by school records and eligibility for participation in a compensatory school-lunch program for low-income children. A self-report measure of students' self-efficacy, intrinsic value, and self-regulatory learning orientation was used to determine level of achievement motivation (high/low). Performance data in reading and mathematics were obtained from an individually administered achievement test. Multivariate analyses revealed that socioeconomic advantage and achievement motivation are significant mediators of academic performance in minority children, independent of intellectual ability. The classroom implications of socioeconomic advantage and achievement motivation on individual differences in academic performance of minority children in urban elementary schools are discussed. 相似文献
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Previous studies have shown that both student and school socioeconomic status (SES) are strongly associated with student outcomes,
but less is known about how these relationships may vary for different students, schools and nations. In this study we use
a large international dataset to examine how student SES, school SES and self-efficacy are associated with mathematics performance
among 15-year-old students in Australia. We found that increases in school SES are consistently associated with substantial
increases in achievement in mathematics and this phenomenon holds for all groups, regardless of their individual SES. Furthermore,
our findings show that the association of school SES with maths achievement persists even when subject-specific self-efficacy
is taken into account. However, our findings also suggest modest differences among student groups disaggregated by these factors.
In particular, the association between maths achievement and school SES appears moderately stronger for students with higher
levels of self-efficacy compared with their peers with lower self-efficacy. Furthermore, among students with similar levels
of self-efficacy, the association between maths achievement and school SES tends to be stronger for lower SES students than
for their more privileged peers. From these findings, we highlight the importance of the Australian case for comparable systems
of education, and provide a discussion of policy implications and strategies for mitigating the influence of school socioeconomic
composition on academic achievement more generally. 相似文献
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Lynne E. Houtz 《科学教学研究杂志》1995,32(6):629-648
This sequential methodologic elaboration study investigated differences between the middle school and the junior high instructional strategies and the effects on adolescent attitude toward science in school and science achievement. Subjects of the quantitative phase were 570 seventh- and eighth-grade students in one school in an urban school district in the midwest United States during a transition year from junior high to middle school. Germann's Attitude toward Science in School Assessment and the school district's Benchmark Exams were employed to measure student pre- and posttest attitude and achievement. Variations within grade level, gender, race, general ability, and socioeconomic group were evaluated. Results of split plots revealed no significant differences in science attitude between the experimental middle school group and the junior high control group at this phase. However, there was significant improvement in attitude in both seventh-grade populations, but no change in attitude in either eighth-grade population. No significant differences in attitude were found between males and females, Caucasian students and students of color, or students of different ability or socioeconomic groups. Significant increases in science achievement were revealed in the seventh-grade junior high control group, the eighth-grade middle school, and the eighth-grade junior high, but not in the seventh-grade middle school. No significant differences in achievement were found between males and females. Caucasians scored significantly higher in achievement than students of color. Average and high ability students scored significantly higher pretest to posttest, but low ability students did not. High ability students scored significantly higher than both average and low ability groups. There was significant improvement in science achievement for students in the sufficient socioeconomic status group, but not in the low socioeconomic status group. These results were discussed with the five science teachers, the principal, and a university consultant in the setting, who were the informants of the qualitative elaboration phase of the study. Ethnographic methods uncovered themes explaining differences and similarities within the two instructional strategies. Teachers' feelings and stages of concern were identified. The results are discussed in terms of effectively implementing changes in instructional strategies and assessing science achievement of early adolescents. 相似文献
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Ce Shen 《Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice》2001,8(2):193-223
This study explores several factors that account for cross-national differences in mathematics and science achievement for middle-school students from 39 countries based on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study. The results suggest that economic development level, as measured by GNP per capita, has a positive but relatively weak association with mathematics and science achievement. In contrast, variables reflecting a society's value on education, specifically the education of mathematics and science, demonstrates strong effects on students' achievement. These variables include students' perceived rigour of mathematics and science - a proxy of academic standards of mathematics and science, students' school attendance, the length of a school year, students' educational aspiration, and the average number of parents living with the student. The evidence presented in this study supports the argument that education reform aiming at improving mathematics and science achievement can hardly be successful without the efforts of the whole society. 相似文献
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A main purpose of the present study was to investigate the distribution of qualified mathematics teachers in relation to students’ socioeconomic status (SES), as measured by parental education, among Turkish middle schools. Further, relationships between mathematics teacher quality indicators and students’ mathematics achievement were explored. Data from the 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study were used. Relationships between mathematics teacher quality and students’ mathematics achievement were investigated using hierarchical linear modeling. The current study identified SES-related inequities in access to qualified mathematics teachers in Turkey. Low-SES students were more likely to be taught by mathematics teachers who had less than 3 years of experience or who did not hold a degree in mathematics or mathematics education. On the other hand, years of experience and a degree in mathematics or mathematics education were found to be substantially related to Turkish eighth-grade students’ mathematics achievement. Low-SES students’ mathematics teachers were also more likely to report a lack of confidence in their preparation to teach various mathematics contents. 相似文献
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Chuan-Ju Lin Pi-Hsia Hung Su-Wei Lin Bor-Hung Lin Fou-Lai Lin 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2009,7(3):551-573
The teaching and learning of mathematics in schools has drawn tremendous attention since the education reform in Taiwan. In
addition to assessing cognitive abilities, Taiwan Assessment of Student Achievement in Mathematics (TASA-MAT) collects background
information to help depict average student achievement in schools in an educational context. The purpose of this study was
to investigate the relationships between student achievement in mathematics and student background characteristics. The data
for this study was derived from the sample for the 2005 TASA-MAT Sixth-Grade Main Survey in Taiwan. The average age of the
sixth-grade students in Taiwan is 11 years old, as was the sample for the 2005 TASA-MAT. Student socioeconomic status (SES)
and student learning-goal orientation were specified as predictor variables of student performance in mathematics. The results
indicate that the better performance in mathematics tended to be associated with a higher SES and stronger mastery goal orientation.
The SES factor accounted for 4.98% of the variance, and student learning-goal orientation accounted for an additional 10.61%
of the variance. The major implication obtained from this study was that goal orientation was much more significant than SES
in predicting student performance in mathematics. In addition, the Rasch model treatment of the ordinal response-category
data is a novel approach to scoring the goal-orientation items, with the corresponding results in this study being satisfactory. 相似文献
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Reports from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) consistently show that there is a substantial gap in average mathematics achievement between Singapore and the USA. This study conducts an exploratory comparative investigation on the multilevel factors influencing the mathematics achievement of students from these two countries. A conceptual framework together with an integrated model is proposed for the analysis. The TIMSS 2011 eighth grader mathematics data were chosen for this study. Results reveal that the common features influencing mathematics achievement for the students of both countries are student self-confidence, school composition by student background and teacher confidence in teaching mathematics. The cause of the different effects of American students’ mathematics achievement is more associated with resources, whereas the effects of Singaporean students’ mathematics achievement are more related to attitudes, expectations and motivations. The major elements that affect Singaporean student mathematics performances are at the teacher level. Suggestions for future research are discussed. 相似文献
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Poor matriculation mathematics results in Bophuthatswana led us to make exploratory efforts to identify possible non-pedagogical factors responsible for such results. Two small scale studies were carried out to examine relationships of socio-personal variables to mathematics achievement. Study 1 looked into the impact of socioeconomic background, school alienation, sex, self-concept and attitude toward mathematics on mathematics performances of secondary school pupils, while study 2 was aimed at examining relationships of dogmatism and mathematics anxiety to mathematics achievement of first-year university students. The data of these two studies invite the attention of mathematics educators to the importance of attitude toward mathematics, mathematics anxiety, and dogmatism in mathematics achievement of Bophuthatswana secondary school and university students. 相似文献