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Table 4 Difference in difference estimations for PISA 2003 and PISA 2012 in mathematics

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

Variable

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 Madrid

9.580

7.133

−4.163

−7.149

 

(9.973)

(5.889)

(7.635)

(7.098)

 Madrid*PISA2012

12.826

8.523

12.794

15.014**

 

(10.412)

(6.807)

(8.019)

(7.616)

 PISA2012

−2.396

3.678

2.655

2.444

 

(3.258)

(2.470)

(3.334)

(4.038)

Student characteristics

    

 Female

 

−12.249***

−12.394***

−13.335***

  

(1.684)

(1.663)

(1.704)

 Age

 

16.332***

15.687***

16.237***

  

(3.578)

(3.536)

(3.457)

 Immigrant

 

−16.357**

−15.323**

−16.337**

  

(7.381)

(7.733)

(7.564)

 Mother immigrant

 

−11.877**

−10.949**

−9.941*

  

(5.123)

(5.167)

(5.629)

 Father immigrant

 

−10.109*

−13.621**

−10.678*

  

(5.846)

(6.207)

(6.100)

 Foreign language spoken at home

 

2.687

0.741

0.245

  

(2.535)

(2.893)

(3.091)

 Single parent family

 

−5.800**

−6.578***

−7.670***

  

(2.703)

(2.548)

(2.550)

 Other family

 

−11.687*

−12.833**

−14.199**

  

(6.380)

(6.403)

(6.407)

 Learning time (hours/week) in mathematics

 

−4.703***

−6.415***

−4.428**

 

(1.581)

(1.670)

(2.048)

 ESCS (Index of Economic, Social and Cultural Status)

 

31.585***

28.372***

22.565***

  

(1.216)

(1.364)

(1.149)

 ESCS squared

 

0.235

−0.373

0.307

  

(0.670)

(0.809)

(0.833)

School characteristics

    

 Private school

  

17.595***

1.136

   

(6.100)

(6.497)

 Charter school

  

15.084***

7.133*

   

(4.309)

(3.943)

 School in small town

  

1.443

3.907

   

(5.362)

(6.220)

 School in town

  

−0.156

1.079

   

(5.769)

(6.134)

 School in city

  

3.369

4.468

   

(5.908)

(6.456)

 School in large city

  

16.060*

18.122*

   

(8.825)

(9.288)

 Student/teacher ratio

  

0.001

−0.170

   

(0.373)

(0.348)

 School size

  

0.005

−0.003

   

(0.005)

(0.005)

 Assessments used to compare the school to district/national performance

  

4.754

1.931

  

(2.917)

(2.688)

 Assessments used to make judgements about teacher’s effectiveness

  

−2.688

−2.103

  

(3.352)

(3.104)

 Propotion of girls in school

   

47.438***

    

(17.498)

 School average of ESCS index

   

25.561***

    

(3.435)

 School average of ESCS index squared

   

−10.033***

   

(3.860)

 % of Immigrant students in school

   

0.443

   

(0.346)

 % of Mother immigrants in school

   

−0.030

   

(0.355)

 % of Father immigrants in school

   

−0.593

    

(0.370)

 School average learning time (hours/week) in mathematics

   

−2.967

   

(4.544)

 Constant

483.786***

259.479***

266.709***

265.572***

 

(2.370)

(57.943)

(56.686)

(57.408)

  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.