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ERIC Number: EJ994809
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 35
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1570-2081
Opportunity to Learn and Student Engagement: A HLM Study on Eighth Grade Science Achievement
Mo, Yun; Singh, Kusum; Chang, Mido
Educational Research for Policy and Practice, v12 n1 p3-19 Feb 2013
This study examined the individual, class, and school level variability of the students' science achievement. It was hypothesized that there are school or teacher effects which contribute toward explaining achievement differences, besides the student level differences. Owing to the nested structure of the data in Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, we used the Hierarchical Linear Modeling methodology. Besides the significant effect of engagement, the teachers' teaching certification in science and the topic coverage were both significant factors as were the effect of school SES and availability of remedial and enrichment programs in science. The study makes a contribution to a better understanding of the opportunity to learn variables at classroom and school level in students' science achievement.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Grade 8
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study