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Direct linkKajsa Yang Hansen; Cecilia Thorsen; Stefan Johansson – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2025
The study investigates the academic resilience of Swedish students, focusing on how school-level factors contribute to achievement differences between resilient and non-resilient students. Using data from PISA cycles from 2000 to 2015, the study employs propensity score matching and hierarchical linear modeling to examine the impact of individual,…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Academic Persistence, Resilience (Psychology), Foreign Countries
Altun, Aysegül; Kalkan, Ömür Kaya – Educational Studies, 2021
This study aimed to comparatively review student-level and school-level factors affecting scientific literacy in Singapore, Italy and Turkey. Two-level hierarchical linear modelling (HLM) was applied to the 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment data set. The findings show that (a) the enjoyment of science, interest in broad science…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Scientific Attitudes, Science Interests, Test Anxiety
Download full textAkgul, Gulendam; Cokamay, Gokce; Demir, Ergul – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Problem Statement: Although teacher support is important for many student outcomes, including academic achievement, attendance, well-being, and dropout, related factors remain unexamined. The Purpose of the Study: The aim of this study was to investigate predictors of perceived teacher support of 15-year-old students who participated in the 2012…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
Ning, Bo; Van Damme, Jan; Gielen, Sarah; Vanlaar, Gudrun; Van den Noortgate, Wim – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Finland and Shanghai are strong performers in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). The current study explored the similarities and differences in educational effectiveness between these 2 strong performers. To this end, 14 predictors representing student background and school process characteristics were selected from the PISA…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Achievement, Comparative Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Tan, Cheng Yong – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2014
The present study examines from the contingency opportunities perspective the influence of contextual factors on principals' learning-centered leadership using HLM. Participants were 18,641 school principals from 73 jurisdictions who participated in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009. Results showed that principals were…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership, Performance Factors, Influences
Giambona, Fracesca; Vassallo, Erasmo; Vassiliadis, Elli – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2011
We use the PISA 2006 results to analyse students' proficiency in EU countries with regard to two indexes that represent the home background, viz the educational resources available at home and the family background of students. However, many factors affect proficiency and therefore, using a DEA-bootstrap, we intend to measure the efficiency of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measurement Techniques, Predictor Variables, Educational Environment
Sikora, Joanna; Saha, Lawrence J. – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report "Lost talent? The occupational ambitions and attainments of young Australians", and is an added resource for further information. The purpose of this supplement is to provide greater detail about the background of research into the topic of human talent in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Human Capital, Talent
