Factors that Affect Academic Performance of Mexican Students in Secondary Education. A Study of School Effectiveness

Abstract

This study analyses the three main standardized evaluations applied in Mexico, to secondary age students. These test are “Pruebas nacionales” from INEE, “EXANI-I” from CENEVAL, and “PISA” from ODCE. All of them include several variables about students’ background as well as school and teachers’ factors. Based on HLM models, the different student, teacher and school factors were identified and quantified. The main results are consistent with general results found in the literature; however, some differences have to be stated, especially for the private school.

Keywords

• eficacia escolar, méxico, secundarias, calidad educativa, factores que impactan el desempeño