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Class, School, Municipal, and State Effects on Mathematics Achievement in Argentina: A Multilevel Analysis
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Cervini, Ruben Alberto – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2009
This article analyzes the distribution of mathematics achievement among class, school, municipality, and state in Argentina. Data from the Year 2000, 6th-grade Primary School Census from the Minister of Education are analyzed using multilevel methodology. The results indicate that all levels of the education system are relevant and must be…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Predictor Variables
Sensitivity of Goodness of Fit Indexes to Lack of Measurement Invariance
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Chen, Fang Fang – Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
Two Monte Carlo studies were conducted to examine the sensitivity of goodness of fit indexes to lack of measurement invariance at 3 commonly tested levels: factor loadings, intercepts, and residual variances. Standardized root mean square residual (SRMR) appears to be more sensitive to lack of invariance in factor loadings than in intercepts or…
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Sample Size, Monte Carlo Methods, Goodness of Fit
Using Data Mining to Predict K-12 Students' Performance on Large-Scale Assessment Items Related to Energy
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Liu, Xiufeng; Ruiz, Miguel E. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
This article reports a study on using data mining to predict K-12 students' competence levels on test items related to energy. Data sources are the 1995 Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 1999 TIMSS-Repeat, 2003 Trend in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and the National Assessment of Educational…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, National Competency Tests
Evaluating School Effectiveness in an Urban School District: Promises, Problems, and New Directions.
Fortenberry, Robert N.; And Others – 1988
About 30,000 students in Grades 1 through 12 in Jackson, Mississippi, were studied to determine the effectiveness of instruction for all major social groups represented by the student population during the 1986-87 school year. The California Achievement Test and course grades were used to obtain core data. Demographic data were obtained for…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education