Are socioeconomic composition effects on student achievement less relevant after de-tracking reforms in Germany?
Abstract Recent de-tracking reforms in some German federal states converted or merged the two lower track secondary school types into a comprehensive one, where students can achieve all school-leaving qualifications. The goals of the reforms were to facilitate desegregation of students from differen...
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| description | Abstract Recent de-tracking reforms in some German federal states converted or merged the two lower track secondary school types into a comprehensive one, where students can achieve all school-leaving qualifications. The goals of the reforms were to facilitate desegregation of students from different socioeconomic backgrounds and to reduce educational disparities. We investigated whether socioeconomic composition (SEC) and SEC effects have, in fact, changed with the de-tracking reforms. Moreover, we examined whether a possible increase in students' educational expectations of achieving the general qualification for university entrance contributes to the intended reduction of SEC effects. We used data from two representative large-scale assessment studies carried out in 2009 and 2015 covering the period of reforms. The SEC changed in non-academic school types. SEC effects on students' reading achievement tended to decrease, but are still significant in the comprehensive schools. The level of students’ educational expectations did not mediate the SEC effects. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-24a3202d0f3f4452a96c015cc44ed5d02024-12-15T12:10:39ZengSpringerOpenLarge-scale Assessments in Education2196-07392024-12-0112112010.1186/s40536-024-00232-9Are socioeconomic composition effects on student achievement less relevant after de-tracking reforms in Germany?Marlen Holtmann0Camilla Rjosk1Oliver Lüdtke2Petra Stanat3International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)University PotsdamLeibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics EducationInstitute for Educational Quality Improvement at Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinAbstract Recent de-tracking reforms in some German federal states converted or merged the two lower track secondary school types into a comprehensive one, where students can achieve all school-leaving qualifications. The goals of the reforms were to facilitate desegregation of students from different socioeconomic backgrounds and to reduce educational disparities. We investigated whether socioeconomic composition (SEC) and SEC effects have, in fact, changed with the de-tracking reforms. Moreover, we examined whether a possible increase in students' educational expectations of achieving the general qualification for university entrance contributes to the intended reduction of SEC effects. We used data from two representative large-scale assessment studies carried out in 2009 and 2015 covering the period of reforms. The SEC changed in non-academic school types. SEC effects on students' reading achievement tended to decrease, but are still significant in the comprehensive schools. The level of students’ educational expectations did not mediate the SEC effects.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40536-024-00232-9Socioeconomic compositionSocioeconomic composition effectsDe-tracking reformsStudents’ educational expectationsMediationLarge-scale assessment studies |
| spellingShingle | Marlen Holtmann Camilla Rjosk Oliver Lüdtke Petra Stanat Are socioeconomic composition effects on student achievement less relevant after de-tracking reforms in Germany? Large-scale Assessments in Education Socioeconomic composition Socioeconomic composition effects De-tracking reforms Students’ educational expectations Mediation Large-scale assessment studies |
| title | Are socioeconomic composition effects on student achievement less relevant after de-tracking reforms in Germany? |
| title_full | Are socioeconomic composition effects on student achievement less relevant after de-tracking reforms in Germany? |
| title_fullStr | Are socioeconomic composition effects on student achievement less relevant after de-tracking reforms in Germany? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are socioeconomic composition effects on student achievement less relevant after de-tracking reforms in Germany? |
| title_short | Are socioeconomic composition effects on student achievement less relevant after de-tracking reforms in Germany? |
| title_sort | are socioeconomic composition effects on student achievement less relevant after de tracking reforms in germany |
| topic | Socioeconomic composition Socioeconomic composition effects De-tracking reforms Students’ educational expectations Mediation Large-scale assessment studies |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40536-024-00232-9 |
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