Open AccessA Multilevel Study Based on PISA 2003: School Effectiveness Factors in the area of Mathematics
Author(s) -
Covadonga Ruiz de Miguel,
María Castro Morera
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
education policy analysis archives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1068-2341
DOI - 10.14507/epaa.v14n29.2006
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , multilevel model , mathematics education , student achievement , academic achievement , multilevel modelling , educational resources , quality (philosophy) , psychology , pedagogy , sociology , mathematics , statistics , demography , population , philosophy , epistemology
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 on mathematics achievement.