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Factors associated with achievement in PISA 2006. Why? Establishing links Identifying things we can change Valuable data in its own right E.g. bullying, parental interaction Caveat: univariate nature of analyses Links between factors not examined Especially important in the case of ESCS
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Factors associated with achievement in PISA 2006 • Why? • Establishing links • Identifying things we can change • Valuable data in its own right • E.g. bullying, parental interaction • Caveat: univariate nature of analyses • Links between factors not examined • Especially important in the case of ESCS • School factors: • Presented in terms of number of students not number of schools
Factors associated with achievement - overview • Student characteristics • At home & in school • Attitudes to & engagement in science • Trends over time • School characteristics • Enrolment • Resources • Science uptake and promotion
Student at home ESCS • ESCS (Educational, social & cultural status) • ESCS = parents’ jobs + parents’ education + home resources • Strong link with achievement • Explains 12.7% variance in science scores in Ireland (14.4% across OECD) • Related to many other factors, not just its component parts
Student at homeFamily • Language spoken at home • But not nationality • Family size • Three or more siblings • Parents • Occupational status • Education • e.g. primary (440), degree/postgrad (544)
Student at homeParental interaction • How often did students engage in activities with parents? • Few times a year at most: Politics or social issues (54%); books, films or TV (23%); school (12%); just chat (10%); dinner at table (10%) • Politics & social issues • Link to achievement most pronounced
Student at homeParental interaction & gender • How often did students & parents eat dinner around the table together?
Student at homeResources • Educational • Desk, calculator, computer for schoolwork… • 21st of 30 OECD countries • All positively linked to achievement • Cultural • Artwork, literature… • 26th of 30 OECD countries • All positively linked to achievement • Wealth indicators • Dishwasher, mobile phones, cars… • Above average on all except computers • All positively linked to achievement EXCEPT if related to TV
Books versus television Books TVs
“I find television to be very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go in the other room and read a book” Groucho Marx
Student attitudes • Awareness of environmental issues • Irish students highest (males higher) • General value of science & self-efficacy • Average (males higher) • Self-efficacy • Culture and gender effects
Student attitudes • Optimism regarding environmental issues • Negatively correlated with achievement • Engagement in science • Very low in Ireland • Only ‘interest’ index where males were higher
Student in schoolStudy of science • Higher achievers? • No sig. differences in maths & reading results • Other ‘PISA science’ subjects? • E.g. Home economics, Geography • Future research to look at group characteristics
Student in schoolor not? • Absenteeism • Negative link with achievement • Even 1 or 2 absences in previous fortnight • Stay for Leaving Certificate? • ‘Yes’ (90%) outperformed ‘No’ (2%) and even those who were ‘Unsure’ (8%)
Student in schoolBullying • 43% reported experience of bullying by a fellow student in current term • Why so high? • Not restricted to school hours • Presented with list of 6 forms of bullying • Large & representative sample • ‘Index’ of bullying created • Number of forms experienced by student
School enrolmentESCS • School level ESCS • Student variable aggregated to school level • Each student was assigned the school average • Strong link with achievement • Even among only ‘Low ESCS’ students, the effect remains
School factorsSchool type • Better than average performance by students in schools that were: • Larger / non-designated disadvantaged / secondary • OECD analyses indicate that secondary school advantage disappears when school and student ESCS taken into account
School factorsResources • Material resources • No link to achievement in Ireland • Student:computer ratio • More computers linked to lower mean scores! • ESCS • Teacher shortage • No link to achievement in Ireland
Science in the school • Compulsory versus optional science • No difference in mean science scores • Promotion • Activities for 3rd years • Positive link to mean science scores • Science clubs & competitions
Summary • ESCS • Links with achievement are not always what they seem e.g. computers • Home environment • Not suggesting ‘quick fixes’ • Rather, suitable climate for educational development • Gender differences • E.g. bullying, parental interaction