Explaining the substantial inter-domain and over-time correlations in student achievement: The importance of stable student attributes
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Marks, Gary Neil. (2016). Explaining the substantial inter-domain and over-time correlations in student achievement: The importance of stable student attributes. Educational Research and Evaluation. 22(1-2), pp. 45 - 64. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2016.1191359
Authors | Marks, Gary Neil |
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Abstract | Multi-domain and longitudinal studies of student achievement routinely find moderate to strong correlations across achievement domains and even stronger within-domain correlations over time. The purpose of this study is to examine the sources of these patterns analysing student achievement in 5 domains across Years 3, 5 and 7. The analysis is of longitudinal population data of over 22,000 students and utilizes fixed-effects models to incorporate stable general and domain-specific latent factors. These latent factors correspond to a general cognitive-ability-like factor and specific aptitudes in particular, or types of, subject areas. The preferred model incorporates both general and domain-specific latent factors with stronger effects for the general factor, although the domain-specific factors are particularly strong for spelling and numeracy. When taking into account general and domain-specific latent factors, the effects of student’s socioeconomic status (SES) and school SES are trivial. |
Keywords | Achievement; longitudinal studies; educational career; structural equation modelling; fixed-effects models |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Educational Research and Evaluation |
Journal citation | 22 (1-2), pp. 45 - 64 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 1380-3611 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2016.1191359 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84975828241 |
Page range | 45 - 64 |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/89628/explaining-the-substantial-inter-domain-and-over-time-correlations-in-student-achievement-the-importance-of-stable-student-attributes
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