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Article

Underachievement in Compulsory Secondary Education: a comparison of statistical methods for identification in Spain

by
Alejandro Veas
*,
Raquel Gilar
,
Juan Luis Castejón
and
Pablo Miñano
Department of Development Psychology and Teaching. University of Alicante. Ctra. San Vicente del Raspeig, s/n. C.P.: 03080. Alicante (Spain)
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2016, 6(3), 133-149; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe6030010
Submission received: 23 March 2016 / Revised: 22 June 2016 / Accepted: 24 June 2016 / Published: 24 June 2016
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Abstract

This study compares the statistical methods employed for detecting underachievement, specifically the simple difference method, the regression method and the Rasch method. A sample of 1182 first- and second-year secondary students from 8 high schools in the province of Alicante participated in the study. The results showed a percentage of underachieving students that varies from 14.55% to 30.37%, depending on the statistical method employed. The Rasch method identified the highest number of underachieving students. Statistically significant differences were found between gender and type of student-underachieving and non-underachieving; however, no significant differences were detected between the course and type of student. This study confirms the importance of knowing the measurement properties of the statistical methods, how they affect the detection of underachieving students, and the main educational implications.
Keywords: Underachievement; simple difference method; regression method; Rasch method; Compulsory Secondary Education Underachievement; simple difference method; regression method; Rasch method; Compulsory Secondary Education

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Veas, A.; Gilar, R.; Castejón, J.L.; Miñano, P. Underachievement in Compulsory Secondary Education: a comparison of statistical methods for identification in Spain. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2016, 6, 133-149. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe6030010

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Veas A, Gilar R, Castejón JL, Miñano P. Underachievement in Compulsory Secondary Education: a comparison of statistical methods for identification in Spain. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2016; 6(3):133-149. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe6030010

Chicago/Turabian Style

Veas, Alejandro, Raquel Gilar, Juan Luis Castejón, and Pablo Miñano. 2016. "Underachievement in Compulsory Secondary Education: a comparison of statistical methods for identification in Spain" European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 6, no. 3: 133-149. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe6030010

APA Style

Veas, A., Gilar, R., Castejón, J. L., & Miñano, P. (2016). Underachievement in Compulsory Secondary Education: a comparison of statistical methods for identification in Spain. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 6(3), 133-149. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe6030010

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