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Table 3 Difference in difference estimations for PISA 2000 and PISA 2009 in reading

From: Publicizing the results of standardized external tests: does it have an effect on school outcomes?

Variable

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 Madrid

13.620*

9.327

2.071

2.761

 

(8.107)

(5.841)

(8.001)

(6.869)

Madrid*PISA2009

12.267

13.718**

16.985**

15.415**

 

(9.703)

(6.867)

(8.083)

(7.657)

 PISA2009

−13.185***

−9.499***

−5.448

−8.436**

 

(3.635)

(2.995)

(3.843)

(3.744)

Student characteristics

    

 Female

 

27.230***

26.115***

26.231***

  

(1.789)

(1.781)

(1.696)

 Age

 

18.521***

19.680***

19.180***

  

(3.118)

(3.372)

(3.366)

 Immigrant

 

−17.608***

−16.988**

−19.294***

  

(6.301)

(6.778)

(6.504)

 Mother immigrant

 

−13.890**

−14.851**

−11.932*

  

(6.766)

(7.345)

(7.027)

 Father immigrant

 

−8.080

−7.079

−5.043

  

(5.609)

(5.983)

(6.043)

 Foreign language spoken at home

 

−4.108

−2.888

−0.192

  

(2.689)

(2.615)

(2.721)

 Single parent family

 

−4.899**

−5.730**

−6.146***

  

(2.288)

(2.312)

(2.178)

 Mixed family

 

−22.204***

−24.441***

−25.051***

  

(5.404)

(5.750)

(5.911)

 Learning time (hours/week) in reading

 

−8.492***

−8.690***

−12.495***

 

(1.420)

(1.545)

(1.587)

 ESCS (Index of Economic, Social and Cultural Status)

 

27.955***

24.845***

19.628***

  

(1.100)

(1.072)

(0.852)

 ESCS squared

 

−1.564**

−1.868**

−1.656**

  

(0.757)

(0.763)

(0.710)

School characteristics

    

 Private school

  

23.473***

−3.719

   

(8.548)

(8.095)

Charter school

  

12.103**

−1.032

   

(5.776)

(5.099)

 School in small town

  

1.078

1.581

   

(6.443)

(4.890)

 School in town

  

1.749

0.086

   

(6.653)

(5.042)

 School in city

  

7.013

4.163

   

(7.233)

(5.556)

 School in large city

  

12.746

8.784

   

(8.965)

(6.671)

 Student/teacher ratio

  

0.038

0.373

   

(0.657)

(0.544)

 School size

  

0.005

−0.006*

   

(0.004)

(0.004)

Assessments used to compare the school to district/national performance

  

−1.527

−2.520

  

(2.993)

(2.959)

Assessments used to make judgments about teacher’s effectiveness

  

0.592

−0.442

  

(2.669)

(2.389)

 Proportion of girls in school

   

−14.228

    

(13.844)

 School average of ESCS index

   

23.880***

    

(2.808)

 School average of ESCS index squared

   

−8.226***

   

(2.706)

 % of Immigrant students in school

   

0.471

   

(0.451)

 % of Mother immigrants in school

   

−0.109

   

(0.336)

 % of Father immigrants in school

   

−0.538

    

(0.415)

 School average learning time (hours/week) in reading

   

11.089***

   

(3.485)

 Constant

490.770***

229.792***

197.296***

221.023***

 

(2.793)

(49.645)

(54.414)

(55.028)

  1. Notes:
  2. 1. Standard errors in parentheses. *significant at 10%; **significant at 5%; ***significant at 1%.
  3. 2. Base categories for dummies: male, student Spain, Mother Spain, Father Spain, Nuclear family, Public school, School in village.