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Winnaar, L. D.; Frempong, G.; Blignaut, R. – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2015
Introduction: Studies of school effect usually evolve around two major issues; understanding of the factors within schools that explain variation in students achievement levels, and how differences among schools account for the variation in their students' achievement levels. Given the limited studies of school effect research in South Africa,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Academic Achievement, Student Characteristics
Hansen, Michael; Choi, Kilchan – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
The criteria for determining the student outcomes that define a school as having "turned around" are not well defined, and the definition of turnaround performance varies across studies. Although current policy initiatives offer guidelines for identifying CLP schools, there is no standard definition or methodology in common usage. This…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Evidence, Middle Schools, Federal Programs