Analysis of grade repetition through multilevel models: a study from Portugal

Authors

  • Amélia Bastos Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa); Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG); Centro de Matemática Aplicada à Previsão e Decisão Económica (CEMAPRE), Portugal
  • Maria Eugénia Ferrão Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã; Centro de Matemática Aplicada à Previsão e Decisão Económica (CEMAPRE), Portugal http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1317-0629

Keywords:

Grade repetition, Social participation, Multilevel model.

Abstract

This paper investigates grade repetition in Portugal using microdata. Drawing on multilevel models, we analyse the number of times the student repeated a grade in compulsory education – our dependent variable – in association with children’s individual characteristics, household sociodemographic and economic background, and children’s living conditions – our covariates. Furthermore, we also attempt to shed light on the impact of schools on the endogenous variable. Our results confirm the importance of individual, family, and neighbourhood characteristics on the rate of grade repetition. In terms of schools, the results obtained show that the student’s probability of failure vary across schools, demonstrating the importance of the impact of the school itself on grade repetition.

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Author Biography

Maria Eugénia Ferrão, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã; Centro de Matemática Aplicada à Previsão e Decisão Económica (CEMAPRE), Portugal

Possui doutorado na área de Estatística e Teoria de Controle, realizado na Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio (1999), tendo desenvolvido a componente experimental da Tese no Multilevel Models Project (Institute of Education / University of London). Possui título de Agregação em Métodos Quantitativos - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (2008). Seus interesses de investigação são em métodos estatísticos para as Ciências Sociais, especificamente em modelos de regressão multinível, erro da medida, modelação de dados longitudinais, e também em modelos estatísticos para avaliação no sector público.

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2019-12-31

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Bastos, A., & Ferrão, M. E. (2019). Analysis of grade repetition through multilevel models: a study from Portugal. Cadernos De Pesquisa, 49(174), 270–289. Retrieved from https://publicacoesfcc.emnuvens.com.br/cp/article/view/6131

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