Table 3 Multilevel regressions with random intercept at the classroom level.

From: Mathematics teaching strategies and 4th-grade student achievement in Arab countries: evidence from TIMSS 2019 data

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Classroom-level variables

Average bullying

 

20.8***

21.1***

17.1***

Average student attitudes

 

26.4***

28.7***

27.3***

Average home resources

 

81.3***

78.2***

65.2***

Teacher with a mathematics degree

  

−7.5**

−9.5**

Teacher formal education

  

6.2***

5.5**

Teacher gender (female)

  

−12.4***

−14.0***

Index of guided instruction

   

−5.7***

Index of independent study

   

5.6***

Emphasis on academic success

   

7.8***

Index of active instruction

   

3.1

In class assessment

   

−0.5

Formal assessment

   

−2.8*

Giving feedback

   

0.8

Homework

   

−2.6*

Computer based assessment

   

−3.3***

Student-level variables

Within-class effect of bullying

 

5.3***

5.3***

5.3***

Within-class effect of attitudes

 

18.3***

18.3***

18.3***

Within-class effect of home resources

 

19.1***

19.1***

19.1***

Student absences

 

7.9***

7.9***

7.9***

Student gender (female)

 

−2.6

−2.4

−2.5

Constant

453.8***

371.3***

359.1***

393.5***

Variance (classrooms)

5172.5

2818.8

2763.3

2572.0

Variance (students)

5856.6

5163.2

5163.5

5165.1

ICC

0.469

0.353

0.349

0.332

N. of students

34 193

34 193

34 193

34 193

N. of classes

2 112

2 112

2 112

2 112

  1. Source: TIMSS 2019 data. Note: *indicates p < 0.05; **indicates p < 0.01; indicates ***p < 0.001.