Autori
Mignani, Stefania
Bianconcini, Silvia
Mingozzi, Jacopo

Titolo
Assessing maths learning gaps using Italian longitudinal data
Periodico
Statistical methods & applications : Journal of the Italian Statistical Society
Anno: 2023 - Volume: 32 - Fascicolo: 3 - Pagina iniziale: 911 - Pagina finale: 930

In the educational context, one of the main goals is to reduce the disparities among students, generally at the national level, to allow all individuals to achieve a similar cultural background. Using data from a large-scale standardised test administered by INVALSI (National Institute for the Evaluation of the Educational System), this paper offers a first longitudinal analysis of the performance in the maths test of a cohort of students enrolled in 2013/2014 at grade 8 and observed up to grade 13. The aim is to identify those obstacles that undermine students’ learning to help adopt informed educational actions. Specific features of these data are their hierarchical structure and the presence of not vertically scaled scores. Two approaches have been followed for their analysis: growth models and growth percentiles. Coherently with the literature, our results suggest the presence of a gender gap, a significant impact of the type of school, and of social-cultural background. Differently from previous research on the INVALSI data, we evaluate these time-invariant covariates’ effects on students’ performance over different school cycles.



SICI: 1618-2510(2023)32:3<911:AMLGUI>2.0.ZU;2-Y

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