Neighboring Insights: Hierarchical Linear Models of ERCE. Third Grade Reading Tests Associated Factors from Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama and Dominican Republic

Authors

Nadia De León Sautú

Centro de Investigación Educativa de Panamá

[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6649-8513

Mariana León

Centro de Investigación Educativa-Quality Leadership University

[email protected]

Abstract

This study aims to determine the precise impact of student-level and school-level factors associated with third-grade students' language learning outcomes in four countries. The methodology was based on the analysis of ERCE-2019 data using Hierarchical Linear Models (HLM). The results highlight the importance of public and school policies such as: minimizing repetition; improving the quality and coverage of preschool; ensuring access to basic services and educational resources including notebooks and books; raising awareness about the need for teacher improvement; increasing parental involvement and opportunities for parents to complete their education; minimizing school violence; maximizing attendance; and training teachers in technology, interest in student welfare, classroom management, teaching organization, and learning support. Focusing on these priorities would help to balance the effect of the socioeconomic index of families and schools, as well as the inequities between rural and urban schools.

Keywords

School effectiveness international assessments multilevel models educational policies

How to Cite

De León Sautú, N., & León, M. (2024). Neighboring Insights: Hierarchical Linear Models of ERCE. Third Grade Reading Tests Associated Factors from Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama and Dominican Republic. Caribbean Educational Research Journal (RECIE), 8(1), 191–213. https://doi.org/10.32541/recie.2024.v8i1.pp191-213

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Author Biographies

Nadia De León Sautú, Centro de Investigación Educativa de Panamá

Director of the Center for Educational Research of Panama. Teaching and research experience at Stanford University and Western Kentucky University. Experience teaching courses in research methodology and quantitative research methodology in education. Member of the National Research System of Panama and the Global Young Academy.

Mariana León, Centro de Investigación Educativa-Quality Leadership University

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0064-9673