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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of students and schools in PISA 2000 and PISA 2009 (reading)

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

 

Treatment group before change - School Madrid in PISA exam 2000

Control group before change - School NO Madrid in PISA exam 2000

Treatment group after change - School Madrid in PISA exam 2009

Control group after change - School NO Madrid in PISA exam 2009

Variable

Mean

Std. Dev.

Min

Max

Mean

Std. Dev.

Min

Max

Mean

Std. Dev.

Min

Max

Mean

Std. Dev.

Min

Max

Subjects - Plausible values

                

 Reading - PV1

510.16

79.75

245.12

697.46

491.56

84.70

150.64

777.08

504.38

85.14

74.61

721.54

483.75

89.49

6.65

814.71

 Reading - PV2

509.94

82.20

204.02

711.64

491.47

84.37

151.55

756.66

504.39

85.52

91.12

822.19

483.82

89.90

60.42

824.33

 Reading - PV3

510.29

81.44

237.66

716.00

491.89

84.88

157.91

768.72

503.43

83.68

60.18

733.45

483.84

89.65

19.36

814.71

 Reading - PV4

508.55

81.72

229.34

710.26

491.36

84.87

117.01

751.45

503.58

85.14

80.22

702.07

483.67

90.16

29.15

877.24

 Reading - PV5

508.86

81.96

176.62

709.59

491.23

85.21

112.65

782.35

504.67

84.54

124.31

729.32

483.96

89.75

64.42

904.50

Individual characteristics

                

 Female

0.51

0.50

0

1

0.51

0.50

0

1

0.50

0.50

0

1

0.49

0.50

0

1

 Age

15.80

0.28

15.33

16.25

15.79

0.28

15.33

16.25

15.87

0.28

15.33

16.33

15.86

0.29

15.33

16.33

 Immigrant

0.03

0.18

0

1

0.02

0.15

0

1

0.16

0.37

0

1

0.09

0.28

0

1

 Mother immigrant

0.07

0.25

0

1

0.04

0.19

0

1

0.21

0.41

0

1

0.12

0.33

0

1

 Father immigrant

0.05

0.22

0

1

0.03

0.18

0

1

0.20

0.40

0

1

0.11

0.31

0

1

 Languages other than Spanish spoken at home

0.01

0.09

0

1

0.17

0.37

0

1

0.05

0.22

0

1

0.16

0.37

0

1

 Single parent family

0.17

0.37

0

1

0.17

0.37

0

1

0.16

0.37

0

1

0.13

0.34

0

1

 Nuclear family

0.79

0.41

0

1

0.79

0.41

0

1

0.83

0.38

0

1

0.85

0.35

0

1

 Mixed family

0.04

0.21

0

1

0.05

0.21

0

1

0.01

0.09

0

1

0.01

0.11

0

1

 Learning time (hours/week) in Language

3.30

0.74

0.00

4.58

3.04

0.74

0.00

4.33

3.66

0.68

1.67

9.00

3.37

0.70

0.00

9.00

 ESCS (Index of Economic, Social and Cultural Status)

−0.16

1.01

−2.79

2.13

−0.40

1.05

−4.05

2.21

−0.09

1.05

−3.40

2.85

−0.26

1.05

−5.34

3.41

 ESCS squared

1.05

1.14

0.00

7.80

1.26

1.42

0.00

16.42

1.11

1.30

0.00

11.57

1.18

1.44

0.00

28.54

School characteristics

                

 Public school

0.56

0.50

0

1

0.63

0.48

0

1

0.60

0.49

0

1

0.63

0.48

0

1

 Private school

0.16

0.36

0

1

0.08

0.27

0

1

0.08

0.27

0

1

0.03

0.18

0

1

 Charter school

0.28

0.45

0

1

0.29

0.46

0

1

0.32

0.47

0

1

0.34

0.47

0

1

 School in village

0.00

0.00

0

0

0.02

0.15

0

1

0.02

0.14

0

1

0.06

0.24

0

1

 School in small town

0.00

0.00

0

0

0.24

0.42

0

1

0.11

0.32

0

1

0.26

0.44

0

1

 School in town

0.18

0.38

0

1

0.34

0.47

0

1

0.27

0.44

0

1

0.35

0.48

0

1

School in city

0.36

0.48

0

1

0.36

0.48

0

1

0.16

0.36

0

1

0.32

0.47

0

1

 School in large city

0.47

0.50

0

1

0.04

0.21

0

1

0.44

0.50

0

1

0.01

0.12

0

1

 Student/teacher ratio

16.93

4.39

10.90

26.80

14.15

4.66

5.66

27.60

12.76

4.23

1.18

20.27

11.29

4.69

0.82

39.88

 School size

1,048.43

493.49

335.00

2,139.00

725.64

345.15

93.00

1,742.00

851.82

416.07

100.00

2,268.00

685.72

392.01

44.00

2,785.00

 Assessments used to compare the school to district/national performance

0.32

0.47

0

1

0.18

0.39

0

1

0.50

0.50

0

1

0.28

0.45

0

1

 Assessments used to make judgments about teacher’s effectiveness

0.47

0.50

0

1

0.40

0.49

0

1

0.62

0.48

0

1

0.45

0.50

0

1

 No. of observations - schools

20

   

165

   

51

   

838

   

 No. of observations - students

679

   

5535

   

1453

   

24434