Understanding Student Achievement in Mathematics and Science: The Case of Trinidad and Tobago

Autor/inn/en	Alexander, Vivian; Maeda, Yukiko
Titel	Understanding Student Achievement in Mathematics and Science: The Case of Trinidad and Tobago
Quelle	In: Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 45 (2015) 4, S.577-591 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-1538
DOI	10.1007/s11125-015-9373-y
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Achievement; Science Achievement; Case Studies; Socioeconomic Status; Institutional Characteristics; Predictor Variables; Gender Differences; Context Effect; Performance Factors; Educational Assessment; Educational Indicators; Foreign Countries; Trinidad and Tobago + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Prädiktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Leistungsindikator; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Ausland; Trinidad und Tobago
Abstract	This study aims to disentangle the complex relationships among student attributes, school context, and student performance in mathematics and science in Trinidad and Tobago, using the PISA 2009 data. Our findings reveal that schools account for a substantial amount of variation in students' mathematics and science performances. School socioeconomic status (SES) had a significant effect on student achievement. Additionally, school SES had the single largest effect on mathematics and science achievement among the sample of students of all the explanatory variables. Students who never repeated primary school and who came from two-parent homes outperformed their counterparts on both subjects. Interestingly, females outscored males in science, but there was no significant gender difference in mathematics. These findings suggest the important role of school context in understanding student performance in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01