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Impact of some demographic and organizational variables on grade eight science students’ performance
Other Title(s)
تأثير بعض المتغيرات الديموغرافية و التنظيمية على أداء طلاب العلوم للصف الثامن
Author
Source
International Journal for Research in Education
Issue
Vol. 45, Issue 3 (31 Oct. 2021), pp.277-301, 25 p.
Publisher
United Arab Emirates University College of Education
Publication Date
2021-10-31
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
25
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
-This study examined the impact of some demographic and organizational variables (gender, school type, and parental involvement) on the performance of Grade 8 students in the 2015 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) assessment in the Abu Dhabi Emirate.
The study employed a mixed method design to determine if, and to what extent, these factors affected how the students performed in the assessment.
The population for the present study comprised male and female students from 68 public and private schools (35 all-boys’ and 33 all-girls’ schools).
The study sample consisted of 3400 students (1750 boys and 1650 girls) and 40 parents who were put in 4 focus groups and interviewed to triangulate the results of the quantitative data.
The results of the 2015 TIMSS assessment showed that demographic factors, gender, and parental involvement had no significant effect on the students’ performance.
However, the type of school (private or public) was found to be statistically significant predicting students’ performance, as private school students performed better than their public-school counterparts.
The findings of the qualitative data were aligned with the results of quantitative data to some extent.
The overall findings were then discussed in the context of the recent Science Education reform initiated by the United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Education.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Nayasi, Sayf Said. 2021. Impact of some demographic and organizational variables on grade eight science students’ performance. International Journal for Research in Education،Vol. 45, no. 3, pp.277-301.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1382160
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Nayasi, Sayf Said. Impact of some demographic and organizational variables on grade eight science students’ performance. International Journal for Research in Education Vol. 45, no. 3 (Oct. 2021), pp.277-301.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1382160
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Nayasi, Sayf Said. Impact of some demographic and organizational variables on grade eight science students’ performance. International Journal for Research in Education. 2021. Vol. 45, no. 3, pp.277-301.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1382160
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-1382160