Session Information
09 SES 04 A, Towards Explaining Achievement - Findings from International Comparative Achievement Studies 3: Relationships in Science Performance
Symposium
Contribution
In Latvian secondary education there are 3 different directions: 1) general, 2) humanities and social as well as 3) mathematics, science and technology. The number of lessons in chemistry, physics and biology needed to pass centralized exams and to enter science related programs in universities is great enough only in the programs of the third direction. This means that the choice regarding a further study program has to be made already when entering secondary school (grade 10). The aim of this research is, based on the PISA 2006 data, determine both student and school level factors that impact the level of students’ achievement, competencies and attitudes towards science in Latvia. Latvian basic school 9th grade students participating in PISA 2006 are divided into 3 groups according to their achievement scores on the science scale: 1) below 400 score points, 2) between 400 and 600 score points, 3) above 600 score points. By applying descriptive statistics, correlations and regression analysis, student and school level factors will be analyzed in different school groups.
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