School-Level Environment and Student Outcomes in Mathematics |
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Authors: | Webster Beverley J Fisher Darrell L |
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Institution: | (1) Faculty of Business and Public Management, Edith Cowan University, 100 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia;(2) Science and Mathematics Education Centre, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a relationship exists between school-level environment and student outcomes.
The study involved 620 teachers and 4645 students from 57 Australian secondary schools. Student outcome measures included
mathematics achievement, career aspirations and students' attitudes and beliefs about success in mathematics. Teachers' perceptions
of their school environment were measured using the School-Level Environment Questionnaire (SLEQ). Because previous research
has shown that factors at the school level, such as environment, influence education at the classroom level, data regarding
the instructional practices of teachers were included in the analysis in order to investigate this further. The results of
these analyses show that various factors of the school-level environment were linked to improved student outcomes. Relationships
were also found between teaching practices and student outcomes.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | school environment mathematics education structural equation modelling student outcomes |
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