A school's School Climate Index is more strongly associated with its probability of beating the achievement odds than its personnel resources¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2013 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2018: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The probability of beating the odds increased exponentially with SCI, reaching 10.6 percent at two standard deviations above the mean, about ten times the average-school probability. → Voight 2013 q2 i? Increases in personnel resources were also associated with higher probabilities of beating the odds, but the effect was much smaller (2.8 percent at two standard deviations above the mean). → Voight 2013 (2)

Evidence¶

Voight 2013¶

Voight, A., Austin, G., and Hanson, T. (2013). A climate for academic success: How school climate distinguishes schools that are beating the achievement odds (Report Summary). San Francisco: WestEd. http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/rs/1310

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Predictive analysis treating school climate, personnel resources, and student demographics as predictors of a school's likelihood of beating the odds, with both predictors standardized to a mean of 0. The report states "An SCI of 400, two standard deviations above the mean, is associated with a 10.6 percent probability of beating the odds, or ten times higher than for an average school."

"An SCI of 400, two standard deviations above the mean, is associated with a 10.6 percent probability of beating the odds, or ten times higher than for an average school."

Voight 2013 (2)¶

Voight, A., Austin, G., and Hanson, T. (2013). A climate for academic success: How school climate distinguishes schools that are beating the achievement odds (Report Summary). San Francisco: WestEd. http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/rs/1310

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Same predictive analysis of the 1,715-school sample, contrasting the climate effect with the personnel-resources effect. The report states "With a level of personnel resources two standard deviations above the mean, there is only a 2.8 percent probability of beating the odds."

"With a level of personnel resources two standard deviations above the mean, there is only a 2.8 percent probability of beating the odds."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• A more positive school climate is related to improved academic achievement beyond socioeconomic status — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• School climate differences between BTO and other schools remain large and significant after adjusting for student demographics and personnel resources — related
• School climate is more strongly associated with the likelihood of beating the odds than student demographics or personnel resources — a broader claim this one bears on
• Only 2.4 percent of the sampled California secondary schools were classified as beating the odds, and 1.2 percent as chronically underperforming — related
• Enrollment is the main driver of the association between student demographics and the likelihood of beating the odds — related
• Beating-the-odds schools have substantially more positive school climate than the other California middle and high schools in a 1,715-school survey sample — related