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Rohatgi, Anubha; Hatlevik, Ove E.; Björnsson, Julius K. – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2022
Teacher-student interactions are crucial in understanding the role of a supportive climate in instructional practices. The present study investigates the perceptions of 15-year-old Nordic students regarding four aspects of their science class: teacher support, fairness, feedback, and class discipline. Multilevel modelling analysis is used to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Science Achievement, International Assessment
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Yang Hansen, Kajsa; Radišic, Jeléna; Ding, Yi; Liu, Xin – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2022
Background: The current study investigates school contextual effects on students' academic self-concept and achievement, that is, peer socioeconomic effect and big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE), in four Nordic education systems (i.e., Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) and selected Chinese education systems (Hong Kong and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, Self Concept
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Leino, Kaisa; Nissinen, Kari; Sirén, Marjo – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2022
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) focuses on the reading proficiency of students mostly in the fourth year of schooling. A wide selection of studies has shown that family background and early literacy activities at home have substantial associations with student achievement in reading literacy. However, research focusing on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Reading Achievement, Reading Tests
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Steinmann, Isa; Olsen, Rolf Vegar – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2022
Background: The present study addresses the equality of school effectiveness across schools. One central aim of compulsory education is for students to learn equally well at all schools in a country even if these schools differ in terms of student composition. However, measuring equality of learning gains independently from selection effects…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Equal Education, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement
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Mittal, Oleksandra; Scherer, Ronny; Nilsen, Trude – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2022
The prerequisite for meaningful comparisons of educational inequality indicators across immigration status is the comparability of socioeconomic status (SES) measures. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) uses its index of economic, social, and cultural status (ESCS) to provide insights into the problems of inequality across…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students, Immigrants, Indigenous Populations