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ERIC Number: EJ574433
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
Differential Secondary School Effectiveness: Comparing the Performance of Different Pupil Groups.
Thomas, Sally; Sammons, Pam; Mortimore, Peter; Smees, Rebecca
British Educational Research Journal, v23 n4 p451-69 Sep 1997
Describes the nature of school effects on academic achievement for different groups of students based on performance in selected subjects. Uses a "value added" approach, controlling for students' backgrounds. Indicates that schools that are more or less effective for one group of students are likely to be similarly effective for all students. (DSK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), High Schools, Intellectual Disciplines, School Effectiveness, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England; Value Added Model