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ERIC Number: EJ654436
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-9072
Examing the Effect of Pupil Background on Primary and Secondary Pupils' Attainment: Key Findings from the Improving School Effectiveness Project.
Smees, Rebecca; Sammons, Pam; Thomas, Sally; Mortimore, Peter
Scottish Educational Review, v34 n1 p6-25 May 2002
A Scottish national study examined relationships between pupil background characteristics and performance in reading and mathematics at 80 primary and secondary schools. Age within the grade level, gender, and socioeconomic disadvantage had varying effects on achievement in different grades. School-level variations were more marked for primary than secondary students. Implications for school accountability policies are discussed. (Contains 50 references.) (TD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, School Effectiveness, Sex Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: School Effects; Scotland