ERIC Number: EJ1023993
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1062-7197
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Students' Perception of School Violence and Math Achievement in Middle Schools of Southern Italy
Caputo, Andrea
Educational Assessment, v18 n4 p269-284 2013
This study aims at both investigating bullying episodes occurring at school across different grades (from 6 to 8) and evaluating whether educational achievement in math can be predicted on the ground of students' perception of school violence. The sample was composed of 11,064 students coming from middle schools of Southern Italy. Standardized tests were submitted to measure students' performance in mathematics. Background questionnaires were used to assess students' perception of school violence in relation to some bullying episodes occurring in the last month. Students' perception of school violence, which tends to decrease from Grade 6 to 8, can be considered a valid predictor of their math performance, also controlling for both individual and family background, school context, and geographical characteristics.
Descriptors: Bullying, Student Attitudes, Violence, Mathematics Achievement, Middle School Students, Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Standardized Tests, Questionnaires, Age Differences, Item Response Theory, Statistical Analysis, Student Characteristics, Place of Residence, Parents
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
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