The Influence of Secondary and Junior Schools on Sixteen Year Examination Performance: A Cross-Classified Multilevel Analysis.

Goldstein, Harvey; Sammons, Pamela

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ERIC Number: EJ547318

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Publication Date: 1997

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The Influence of Secondary and Junior Schools on Sixteen Year Examination Performance: A Cross-Classified Multilevel Analysis.

Goldstein, Harvey; Sammons, Pamela

School Effectiveness and School Improvement, v8 n2 p219-30 Jun 1997

Compares secondary and junior schools' influence on (British) 16 year-olds' performance on the General Certificate in Secondary Education examination. Presents a mathematical model to explain performance variations, using a cohort of 758 students in 48 junior schools and 116 secondary schools. There is a strong continuity of junior school effects for 11-year scores and GCSE outcomes. (13 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Mathematical Models, School Effectiveness, Secondary Education, Standardized Tests, Test Results

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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