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Table 10 Multilevel modelling of science achievement

From: Trends in educational inequalities in Ireland’s primary schools: an analysis based on TIMSS data (2011–2019)

 

TIMSS 2011

TIMSS 2015

TIMSS 2019

 

B (SE)

B (SE)

B (SE)

Student-level

 Home resources for learning

17.18 (1.16)*

17.55 (0.80)*

19.88 (0.97)*

School-level

 School disadvantaged status (non-DEIS)

   

 DEIS

− 27.10 (9.59)*

− 16.41 (6.29)*

− 15.49 (5.18)*

Intercept

340.20 (13.02)

340.14 (8.99)

312.20 (11.87)

ICC (conditional model)

15.9%

8.8%

10.9%

Variance explained (R2)

 Student-level

17.8%

20.6%

21.9%

 School-level

11.4%

9.1%

6.4%

 Overall

16.8%

19.6%

20.2%

  1. *p < 0.05