School quality is positively but weakly associated with Cito performance (b = 0.61, β = 0.06), much more weakly than parental SES (b = 2.89, β = 0.30)¶
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q2 i0 Each standard deviation increase in school quality is associated with a 0.61-point (0.06 SD) increase in the Cito score, a small association. → Kim Stienstra 2024
q2 i0 Parental SES has a much stronger association with educational performance (b = 2.89, β = 0.30) and explains part of the school quality and school SES associations. → Kim Stienstra 2024 (2)
Evidence¶
Kim Stienstra 2024¶
Kim Stienstra, Antonie Knigge & Ineke Maas. (2024). Gene-environment interaction analysis of school quality and educational inequality. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-024-00225-x
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Sequential main-effects models (Supplementary Table 1) on the twin sample. The article reports the association as significant but "not substantial; each standard deviatio n (S.D.) increase in school quality is associated with a 0.61 point (0.06 S.D.) increase in the Cito-score" (β = 0.06, p < 0.001).
"School quality is statistically signi ficantly associated with educational performance ( b =0 . 6 1 ,β = 0.06, p < 0.001)."
Kim Stienstra 2024 (2)¶
Kim Stienstra, Antonie Knigge & Ineke Maas. (2024). Gene-environment interaction analysis of school quality and educational inequality. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-024-00225-x
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Same sequential main-effects analysis; adding parental SES reduces the school quality association to 0.24 (β = 0.02). The article states "parental SES has a much st ronger association with educa- tional performance" (b = 2.89, β = 0.30, p < 0.001).
"parental SES has a much st ronger association with educa- tional performance ( b = 2.89, β =0 . 3 0 ,p < 0.001)"
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School quality is positively but weakly associated with Cito performance (b = 0.61, β = 0.06), much more weakly than parental SES (b = 2.89, β = 0.30) |
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School quality is positively but weakly associated with Cito performance (b = 0.61, β = 0.06), much more weakly than parental SES (b = 2.89, β = 0.30) |
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