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Table 4 The coefficients, standard errors and improvement in model fit in a single addition of the origin and destination educational characteristics to model 1 of Table 3 , relative to the performance of the natives in the countries of destination

From: Migrant pupils’ scientific performance: the influence of educational system features of origin and destination countries

  

Co.

SE

IMF

Destination effects

Resources

Quality educational resources

−7.44

19.95

1

Degree of teacher shortage

0.94

13.99

0

Student-teacher ratio in primary education

6.41**

2.70

1

Standardization

Nationally standardized exams science

−3.32

14.40

1

Differentiation

Highly stratified system

−24.53

13.99

3

Moderately differentiated system

−1.57

15.81

3

Highly stratified system * parental education

−5.62**

1.36

14

Moderately differentiated system * parental education

−6.19**

1.48

14

Origin effects

Resources

EDI-score

202.29**

66.56

9

EDI-score * 1.25 generation

112.15

76.71

13

EDI-score * 1.5 generation

62.63

58.85

13

EDI-score * 1.75 generation

−30.69

50.84

13

Student-teacher ratio in primary education

−1.33**

0.45

9

Student-teacher ratio in primary education * 1.25 generation

−0.27

0.51

9

Student-teacher ratio in primary education * 1.5 generation

−0.18

0.33

9

Student-teacher ratio in primary education * 1.75 generation

0.13

0.82

9

Standardization

Compulsory years of education

8.84**

1.82

20

Compulsory years of education * 1.25 generation

12.35**

2.17

53

Compulsory years of education * 1.5 generation

3.44**

1.50

53

 

Compulsory years of education * 1.75 generation

2.80**

1.40

53

  1. Source: PISA 2006, own calculations.
  2. Note: ** = significant at the 0.05 level, * = significant at the 0.1 level.