ERIC Number: EJ1373686
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1450-104X
EISSN: EISSN-2077-2327
Relationship among Socioeconomic Status, Attitude toward Science, School Climate and Students' Science Achievement: A Cross-Country Comparison of TIMSS
Kaya, Metin
Science Education International, v33 n4 p366-375 2022
Students' socioeconomic status (SES), school climate, and students' attitudes stand out as important factors that determine academic achievement. The current study investigated the relationship among SES, attitude toward science, school climate, and academic achievement comparatively in terms of countries. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2019 data from Turkey, United Kingdom, and Singapore were used for comparison. The study adopted a correlation design for each comparison. The participants were eighth grade students from these three countries. The data were analyzed with Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient and hierarchical multiple regression. The Singapore sample had an auto-correlation problem, so it was not included in the regression analysis. SES explained 16.6% and attitude towards science explained 9.8% of the change in the academic achievement in the United Kingdom sample while these values were 21.9% and 14.4% for the Turkey sample, respectively. The sub-dimensions of the independent variable were also examined in the study. One the most important factors associated with students' academic achievement in Turkey is their SES. In this sense, the limitations of students in their access to home resources for learning are reflected negatively to their academic performance.
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Student Attitudes, Educational Environment, Science Achievement, Cross Cultural Studies, Comparative Analysis, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Science Tests, Grade 8, Secondary School Students
International Council of Associations for Science Education. Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Education, Buca, Izmir 35150, Turkey. Tel: +90-532-4267927; Fax: +90-232-4204895; Web site: http://www.icaseonline.net/seiweb/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey; United Kingdom; Singapore
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
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