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Maria Vrikki; Leonidas Kyriakides; Andria Dimosthenous – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2024
The paper investigates the potential of using international large-scale assessment studies for conducting follow-up studies testing models of educational effectiveness. The impact of teacher factors coming from the "dynamic model of educational effectiveness" and the "dialogic education theory" on student literacy achievement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students, International Assessment
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Kim, Taeyoung; Lee, Jaekyung – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2020
Extending conventional value-added models (VAM) of teacher effects that focus on the estimation of average effects for excellence, this study examines "distributive" effects for equity. Using multilevel regression models, the study addresses two research questions to inform educational policy for teacher improvement and accountability.…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Equal Education, Achievement Gap
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Han, Seong Won – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2016
Students' science-related career expectations are important for predicting their future science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-related educational and occupational attainments. This study examines the degree to which standards-based external examinations are associated with a student's propensity for pursuing science-related…
Descriptors: Occupational Aspiration, Expectation, STEM Education, Science Careers
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Aloisi, Cesare; Tymms, Peter – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2017
The stability of educational test results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) over 15 years was examined, and the influence of demographics and social capital was assessed, as was the impact of educational reforms. The test results were remarkably stable, with correlations up to 0.99 for country-level results over 2…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, International Assessment
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van Hek, Margriet; Kraaykamp, Gerbert; Wolbers, Maarten H. J. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2016
Nowadays, women outperform men in educational attainment in many countries. Still, large variation between countries remains. Emancipatory contexts in which individuals are raised might explain these differences in male-female educational attainment, both over time and across countries. This study examines individual and contextual factors that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Gender Differences, Educational Attainment
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Yang Hansen, Kajsa; Gustafsson, Jan-Eric – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2016
The aims of the study were to examine changes in school segregation across different types of municipalities between 1998 and 2011 in Sweden, and to explore the extent to which these changes are the consequences of school choice. Multilevel models were applied to register data using a counterfactual approach. The results showed that school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Choice, School Segregation, Municipalities