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Comparing High Achievers to Low Achievers : An Examination of Student Inputs versus School Inputs in the Educational Outcomes of English Adolescent

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  • Elasra, Amira

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This paper investigates the association between sets of inputs and the educational outcomes of English adolescents. By linking the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England and Ofsted data, the paper employs the Context-Input-Process-Outcome model to compare the correlation of students and school inputs with their cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes. Using Nonlinear Canonical Correlation Analysis, the paper compares the characteristics of the high achievers to those of the low achievers revealing consistency with current findings in the literature. The results reveal that student inputs exert a greater influence than school inputs in revealing these characteristics. Specifically, unlike low achievers high achievers tend to exhibit positive attitudes toward school, benefit from supportive home learning environments, express greater eagerness to pursue university education, and belong to higher socio-economic backgrounds.

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  • Elasra, Amira, 2024. "Comparing High Achievers to Low Achievers : An Examination of Student Inputs versus School Inputs in the Educational Outcomes of English Adolescent," The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) 1503, University of Warwick, Department of Economics.
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