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Socioeconomic Status, School Quality, and National Economic Development: A Cross-National Analysis of the "Heyneman-Loxley Effect" on Mathematics and Science Achievement.
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Baker, David P.; Goesling, Brian; Letendre, Gerald K. – Comparative Education Review, 2002
Based on 1970s data, the "Heyneman-Loxley (HL) effect" proposed that in developing nations, school variables were more important than family socioeconomic status in determining academic achievement. A reassessment of the HL effect using 1990s TIMSS data found the relationship between family background and student achievement to be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Educational Development