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Autor*innen: He, Jia; van de Vijver, Fons J. R.; Kulikova, Alena
Titel: Country-level correlates of educational achievement. Evidence from large scale surveys
In: Educational Research and Evaluation, 23 (2018) 5/6, S. 163-179
DOI: 10.1080/13803611.2017.1455288
URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13803611.2017.1455288
Dokumenttyp: 3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Aufsatz (keine besondere Kategorie)
Sprache: Englisch
Abstract: Linking country-level educational achievement with other country-level indicators has the potential to drive systemic educational changes, as these correlates may reflect characteristics relevant for policy-making decisions to improve educational effectiveness. This study establishes a nomological network of educational achievement at the country level, with clusters of country variables derived from psychological, sociological, and other country-comparative research. Country educational achievements were compiled from all cycles of the Programme for International Student Achievement (PISA), and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) for Grade 8 and Grade 4 students. These scores were found to be correlated with (a) affluence and educational investment indicators (positive); (b) intelligence (positive); (c) religious diversity (positive); (d) values pertaining to long-term orientation (positive), autonomy (positive), uncertainty avoidance (negative), and embeddedness (negative); and (e) aggregated scores of conscientiousness, openness, self-esteem, and teacher self-reports of job satisfaction and efficacy (negative). Policy implications are discussed. (DIPF/Orig.)
DIPF-Abteilung: Bildungsqualität und Evaluation