Accounting for Variation in Science and Mathematics Achievement: A Multilevel Analysis of Australian Data; Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).

Webster, Beverley J.; Fisher, Darrell L.

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Publication Date: 2000

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Accounting for Variation in Science and Mathematics Achievement: A Multilevel Analysis of Australian Data; Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).

Webster, Beverley J.; Fisher, Darrell L.

School Effectiveness and School Improvement, v11 n3 p339-60 Sep 2000

This study of Third International Mathematics and Science Study results addresses the issue of resource availability in rural and urban Australian schools, considering student attitudes toward math and science and career aspirations. Rural schools are more adequately resourced than urban ones. Students' attitudes and aspirations positively affect their achievement standards. (Contains 28 references.)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Education, Family Income, Foreign Countries, Geographic Location, Grade 7, Grade 8, Mathematics Achievement, Resource Allocation, Rural Education, Science Achievement, Secondary Education, Socioeconomic Status, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study

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