The multilevel models for the performance outcomes of English, spelling, handwriting, writing, reading, mathematics, and science unadjusted and fully adjusted: estimates and (standard errors)
| English | Spelling | Handwriting | Creative writing | Reading | Maths | Science | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed coefficients | Model 1 n=10998 | Model 2 n=10998 | Model 1 n=10957 | Model 2 n=10957 | Model 1 n=10957 | Model 2 n=10957 | Model 1 n=10957 | Model 2 N=10957 | Model 1 n=10957 | Model 2 N=10957 | Model 1 n=11105 | Model 2 N=11105 | Model 1 n=11163 | Model 2 n=11163 |
| *p=0.025, †p=0.014. Model 1: adjusted for sex, year of testing and type of school. Model 2: additionally adjusted for eligibility for free school meals. | ||||||||||||||
| Intercept | 56.88 (1.07) | 60.09 (1.00) | 6.07 (0.15) | 6.53 (0.15) | 3.6 (0.06) | 3.68 (0.07) | 19.72 (0.3) | 20.16 (0.35) | 27.64 (0.6) | 29.8 (0.58) | 45.29 (1.03) | 48.09 (1.02) | 49 (1.0) | 50.06 (1.07) |
| Noise level | −0.54 (0.31) | 0.12 (0.27) | −0.02 (0.04) | 0.07 (0.04) | −0.01 (0.02) | 0.01 (0.02) | −0.09 (0.10) | 0.01 (0.10) | −0.42 (0.19)* | 0.03 (0.16) | −0.73 (0.30)† | −0.15 (0.28) | −0.44 (0.30) | −0.22 (0.30) |
| Sex (F v M) | 5.84 (0.28) | 5.86 (0.28) | 0.7 (0.05) | 0.75 (0.05) | 0.31 (0.02) | 0.31 (0.02) | 2.0 (0.08) | 2.01 (0.09) | 2.81 (0.18) | 2.82 (0.18) | −1.28 (0.27) | −1.27 (0.27) | 0.03 (0.22) | 0.04 (0.23) |
| Year (97 v 96) | −1.58 (0.28) | −1.72 (0.28) | −0.09 (0.04) | −0.11 (0.05) | −0.15 (0.02) | −0.16 (0.02) | 0.99 (0.09) | 0.97 (0.09) | −2.43 (0.18) | −2.53 (0.18) | 2.49 (0.27) | 2.37 (0.27) | −0.11 (0.23) | −0.16 (0.23) |
| Church v Gov | 6.77 (1.15) | 4.44 (0.99) | 0.8 (0.16) | 0.49 (0.15) | 0.13 (0.07) | 0.07 (0.07) | 1.6 (0.36) | 1.27 (0.36) | 4.17 (0.68) | 2.58 (0.58) | 5.55 (1.11) | 3.49 (1.02) | 4.21 (1.08) | 3.43 (1.08) |
| GM v Gov | 1.24 (2.19) | 0.61 (1.76) | 0.06 (0.31) | −0.03 (0.27) | 0.04 (0.12) | 0.03 (0.12) | 0.4 (0.68) | 0.31 (0.63) | 0.7 (1.3) | 0.25 (1.02) | −0.67 (2.11) | −1.27 (1.81) | −1.97 (2.08) | −2.20 (1.96) |
| % eligfsm | – | −0.22 (0.03) | – | −0.03 (0.01) | – | −0.01 (0.01) | – | −0.03 (0.01) | – | −0.15 (0.02) | – | −0.19 (0.03) | – | −0.07 (0.03) |
| Random parameters | ||||||||||||||
| Level 2: (school) | 26.95 (3.84) | 16.47 (2.48) | 0.52 (0.08) | 0.36 (0.06) | 0.09 (0.01) | 0.08 (0.01) | 2.63 (0.37) | 2.23 (0.32) | 9.54 (1.37) | 5.42 (0.84) | 25.10 (3.57) | 17.74 (2.6) | 24.94 (3.44) | 21.87 (3.04) |
| Level 1: (pupil) | 218.2 (2.96) | 218.7 (2.96) | 6.6 (0.09) | 6.6 (0.1) | 0.6 (0.01) | 0.6 (0.01) | 20.4 (0.28) | 20.4 (0.28) | 83.6 (1.2) | 83.8 (1.14) | 203.6 (2.75) | 203.9 (2.8) | 140.9 (1.90) | 141 (1.90) |