ERIC Number: EJ1179449
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 17
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Country-Level Correlates of Educational Achievement: Evidence from Large-Scale Surveys
He, Jia; Van de Vijver, Fons J. R.; Kulikova, Alena
Educational Research and Evaluation, v23 n5-6 p163-179 2017
Linking country-level educational achievement with other country-level indicators has the potential to drive systemic educational changes, as these correlates may reflect characteristics relevant for policy-making decisions to improve educational effectiveness. This study establishes a nomological network of educational achievement at the country level, with clusters of country variables derived from psychological, sociological, and other country-comparative research. Country educational achievements were compiled from all cycles of the Programme for International Student Achievement (PISA), and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) for Grade 8 and Grade 4 students. These scores were found to be correlated with (a) affluence and educational investment indicators (positive); (b) intelligence (positive); (c) religious diversity (positive); (d) values pertaining to long-term orientation (positive), autonomy (positive), uncertainty avoidance (negative), and embeddedness (negative); and (e) aggregated scores of conscientiousness, openness, self-esteem, and teacher self-reports of job satisfaction and efficacy (negative). Policy implications are discussed.
Descriptors: Correlation, Academic Achievement, Self Esteem, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Secondary School Students, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Tests, Science Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Religion, Cultural Pluralism, Grade 8, Grade 4, Scores, Values, Teacher Attitudes, Personal Autonomy, Job Satisfaction, Self Efficacy, Meta Analysis, Intelligence Quotient, Economic Factors, Expenditure per Student, Immigrants, Personality Measures, Self Concept Measures, Extraversion Introversion, Neurosis, Measures (Individuals), Depression (Psychology), Well Being, Networks, Statistical Analysis, Intelligence Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale; Eysenck Personality Inventory; Beck Depression Inventory; Raven Progressive Matrices
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