Abstract

ZAMBRANO JURADO, Juan Carlos. A Multilevel Study of School Performance in Mathematics for Third Grade of Basic Education in Latin America. Soc. Econ. [online]. 2016, n.30, pp.91-120. ISSN 1657-6357.

This study carried out -in three stages- a multilevel analysis of school performance in mathematics, to identify family and school factors, and socioeconomic conditions of students; practices and teaching methods, and economic investment, affecting the scope of educational achievements in the area of mathematics. Uses data from 60,325 students in third grade basic education, from 15 countries participating in the Second Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study (Segundo Estudio Regional Comparativo y Explicativo -SERCE) 2006 in Latin America. The variables with the greatest impact in the study are: sex, type of school, area, reference resources, repetition od courses, sense of belonging to the center and GDP invested in education. These variables are explained by the personal characteristics of the students and of the institution and the country they belong to.

Keywords : quality of education; family environment; school effects; country effects; multilevel analysis.

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