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Gilleece, Lorraine, Cosgrove, Jude and Sofroniou, Nick (2010) Equity in mathematics and science outcomes : characteristics associated with high and low achievement on PISA 2006 in Ireland. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, Volume 8 (Number 3). pp. 475-496. doi:10.1007/s10763-010-9199-2 ISSN 1571-0068.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10763-010-9199-2
Abstract
Equity in education is a key concern internationally; however, it is rare that this issue is examined separately for low- and high-achieving students and concurrently across different subject domains. This study examines student and school background characteristics associated with low and high achievement in mathematics and science on the Programme for International Student Assessment. Based on the results of a multilevel multinomial model of achievement for each domain, findings indicate that a greater number of the variables examined are associated with low rather than high achievement. At student level, home language, intention to leave school early, socioeconomic status, grade level, cultural capital, and books in the home are significantly associated with achievement in mathematics and science. At school level, only school average socioeconomic status is statistically significant in the models. Significant gender differences are found in the distribution of high and low achievers, which vary across the domains. In mathematics, females are more likely to be low achievers while males are more likely to be high achievers. In science, gender interacts with early school-leaving intent whereas males intending to leave school early are more likely to be in the low-achieving group than females intending to leave early. Conclusions emphasise the need for targeting resources aimed at promoting equity in outcomes at student level as well as at school level. Future work may extend the current analyses by incorporating domain-specific variables or examining cross-country differences.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | L Education > LA History of education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education L Education > LC Special aspects of education Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QA Mathematics |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Academic achievement--Ireland, Educational equalization--Ireland, Mathematics--Study and teaching--Ireland--Evaluation, Science--Study and teaching--Ireland--Evaluation, Achievement tests--Ireland | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education | ||||
| Publisher: | Springer Netherlands | ||||
| ISSN: | 1571-0068 | ||||
| Official Date: | 13 March 2010 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 8 | ||||
| Number: | Number 3 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 21 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 475-496 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10763-010-9199-2 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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