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Download full textYoung, Deidra J. – 1999
During the Western Australian School Effectiveness Study (WASES), 28 rural and urban high schools and 3,500 students were surveyed to investigate features of effective schools, and 21 schools and 1,024 students were studied longitudinally. Effective schools were identified in terms of higher than expected science and mathematics achievement, when…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Environment, Effective Schools Research, Foreign Countries
Young, Deidra J. – 1999
A study undertaken in Western Australia, the Western Australian School Effectiveness Study, explored the characteristics of effective high schools by investigating factors influencing science and mathematics achievement. A multilevel analytical model was used in the longitudinal study that focused on 1,024 students in 21 rural and urban high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Effective Schools Research, Foreign Countries, High School Students
Young, Deidra J. – 1997
The effects of academic self-concept and the learning environment on science and mathematics achievement were studied in remote and rural Western Australia. The Western Australian School Effectiveness Study explored achievement in 28 urban and rural high schools. In the first phase, survey instruments were developed and piloted in two schools, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Case Studies, Catholic Schools
