Summary information
Study title
Some Correlates of Academic Performance of Pupils in Secondary Schools; School Variables 1969-1971
Creator
Skipworth, G. E., University of Hull, Department of Educational Studies
Miles, H. B., University of Hull, Department of Educational Studies
Study number / PID
197 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-197-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
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To examine attainments in all the secondary schools in one local education authority area and to account for differences in attainment with reference to school type and other `internal' school variables, using methods of multivariate analysis.Main Topics:
Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
(Independent variables where 049 were criterion variables) Free subject choice, ability grouping (non-streaming), school size, school attendance, proportion staying on beyond minimum leaving age, staff experience, age and qualifications, staff turnover, school atmosphere/head teacher-evaluative, potency, activity, stability, number of subjects in curriculum, number of hours tuition in English/Mathematics/Science, hours of homework, distance from County Education Office.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/01/1969 - 01/01/1972
Country
England
Time dimension
Repeated cross-sectional study
three waves
Analysis unit
Institutions/organisations
Subnational
Schools
Universe
Secondary schools in the LEA area
Sampling procedure
No sampling (total universe)
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Face-to-face interview
Educational measurements
Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1976
Terms of data access
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