TY - JOUR
T1 - Examination of the influence of selected factors on performance on alberta learning achievement tests
AU - Rogers, W. Toad
AU - Ma, Xin
AU - Klinger, Don A.
AU - Dawber, Teresa
AU - Hellsten, Laurie
AU - Nowicki, Denise
AU - Tomkowicz, Joanna
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - In this study, we identified factors that influence the academic performance of grade-6 students in a large city school system in language arts and mathematics. For language arts, five student variables, seven class variables, and two school level variables accounted for approximately 50 per cent, 75 per cent, and 90 per cent of the initial variability at the corresponding levels. For mathematics, seven student, five class, and three school level variables accounted for approximately 40 per cent, 60 per cent, and 90 per cent of the initial variability at the school level. Taken together, the results reveal that the majority of variability is at the student level, and additional variables need to be identified to better explain the variability at this level.
AB - In this study, we identified factors that influence the academic performance of grade-6 students in a large city school system in language arts and mathematics. For language arts, five student variables, seven class variables, and two school level variables accounted for approximately 50 per cent, 75 per cent, and 90 per cent of the initial variability at the corresponding levels. For mathematics, seven student, five class, and three school level variables accounted for approximately 40 per cent, 60 per cent, and 90 per cent of the initial variability at the school level. Taken together, the results reveal that the majority of variability is at the student level, and additional variables need to be identified to better explain the variability at this level.
KW - Hierarchical linear multi-level modeling
KW - Large-scale testing
KW - School effectiveness
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U2 - 10.2307/20054193
DO - 10.2307/20054193
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33847264957
SN - 0380-2361
VL - 29
SP - 731
EP - 756
JO - Canadian Journal of Education
JF - Canadian Journal of Education
IS - 3
ER -