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ERIC Number: EJ422088
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-4985
Estimating Differences in the Examination Performances of Secondary Schools in Six LEAs: A Multi-level Approach to School Effectiveness.
Gray, John; And Others
Oxford Review of Education, v16 n2 p137-58 1990
Uses 11 data sets from 6 local British education authorities to examine the relationship between student performance on fifth-form examinations and school effectiveness. Presents hierarchical linear modeling to account for differences in prior attainment, gender, and social background. Finds few differences in school impact on performance. Urges obtaining data on prior attainment. (CH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Performance Factors, Prior Learning, School Effectiveness, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Sex Differences, Social Background, Standardized Tests, Statistical Analysis, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain; Local Education Authorities (United Kingdom)