ERIC Number: EJ995085
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0924-3453
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Effectiveness Measures for Cross-Sectional Studies: A Comparison of Value-Added Models and Contextualised Attainment Models
Lenkeit, Jenny
School Effectiveness and School Improvement, v24 n1 p39-63 2013
Educational effectiveness research often appeals to "value-added models (VAM)" to gauge the impact of schooling on student learning net of the effect of student background variables. A huge amount of cross-sectional studies do not, however, meet VAM's requirement for longitudinal data. "Contextualised attainment models (CAM)" measure the influence of schools on student outcomes controlling for family background characteristics in cross-sectional studies. It is argued that the latter are adequate substitutes for student prior attainment. Drawing on data from a 3-point longitudinal study in the city of Berlin, Germany (n = 3,074), reading and mathematics achievement of primary students are investigated to assess effectiveness measures of schools. Estimates are compared for a 3-level growth curve analysis (VAM), a hierarchical linear model controlling for background characteristics (CAM), and one additionally controlling for prior achievement scores (prior attainment model). The article contributes to the enhancement of a feedback culture for cross-sectional study results. (Contains 5 tables, 5 figures and 6 notes.)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Family Characteristics, Numeracy, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Models, Outcomes of Education, Scores, Accountability, Achievement Gains, Reading Achievement, Grade 6, Grade 4, Grade 5, Elementary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany; Germany (Berlin)
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