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## Identifying the Factors Influencing the Scientific Competence in Andalusia: A Multilevel Study of the PISA 2012 Results

#### Ana María LARA PORRAS [1] , María Del Mar RUEDA GARCÍA [2] , David Molina MUÑOZ [3] , Beatriz Cobo RODRÍGUEZ [4]

In this paper we investigate the factors that contribute to the performance of Andalusian students in the scientific competence aspect of the PISA 2012 tests. The variables included refer to the students and schools. Multilevel analysis of the variables reveals that between 9.58% and 14.68% of the differences in the performance are due to characteristics of the schools and that most of the variance is explained by the characteristics of the students. The most significant variables with respect to scientific competence, in a negative sense, are grade repetition, immigrant status and female gender; in a positive sense, they are family and sociocultural background and pre-primary schooling. In the light of these results, we discuss implications for education policy actions. This study shows the multilevel analysis model to be a very useful tool in education studies.

Education, PISA, Multilevel regression, Performance, Scientific competence, Andalusia
 Bibtex @araştırma makalesi { epess457947, journal = {The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences}, issn = {}, eissn = {2587-1730}, address = {}, publisher = {ISRES Organizasyon Turizm Eğitim Danışmanlık Ltd. Şti.}, year = {2018}, volume = {9}, pages = {200 - 208}, doi = {}, title = {Identifying the Factors Influencing the Scientific Competence in Andalusia: A Multilevel Study of the PISA 2012 Results}, key = {cite}, author = {Lara Porras, Ana María and Rueda García, María Del Mar and Muñoz, David Molina and Rodríguez, Beatriz Cobo} } APA Lara Porras, A , Rueda García, M , Muñoz, D , Rodríguez, B . (2018). Identifying the Factors Influencing the Scientific Competence in Andalusia: A Multilevel Study of the PISA 2012 Results . The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences , 9 , 200-208 . Retrieved from https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/epess/issue/38900/457947 MLA Lara Porras, A , Rueda García, M , Muñoz, D , Rodríguez, B . "Identifying the Factors Influencing the Scientific Competence in Andalusia: A Multilevel Study of the PISA 2012 Results" . The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences 9 (2018 ): 200-208 Chicago Lara Porras, A , Rueda García, M , Muñoz, D , Rodríguez, B . "Identifying the Factors Influencing the Scientific Competence in Andalusia: A Multilevel Study of the PISA 2012 Results". The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences 9 (2018 ): 200-208 RIS TY - JOUR T1 - Identifying the Factors Influencing the Scientific Competence in Andalusia: A Multilevel Study of the PISA 2012 Results AU - Ana María Lara Porras , María Del Mar Rueda García , David Molina Muñoz , Beatriz Cobo Rodríguez Y1 - 2018 PY - 2018 N1 - DO - T2 - The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences JF - Journal JO - JOR SP - 200 EP - 208 VL - 9 IS - SN - -2587-1730 M3 - UR - Y2 - 2021 ER - EndNote %0 The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences Identifying the Factors Influencing the Scientific Competence in Andalusia: A Multilevel Study of the PISA 2012 Results %A Ana María Lara Porras , María Del Mar Rueda García , David Molina Muñoz , Beatriz Cobo Rodríguez %T Identifying the Factors Influencing the Scientific Competence in Andalusia: A Multilevel Study of the PISA 2012 Results %D 2018 %J The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences %P -2587-1730 %V 9 %N %R %U ISNAD Lara Porras, Ana María , Rueda García, María Del Mar , Muñoz, David Molina , Rodríguez, Beatriz Cobo . "Identifying the Factors Influencing the Scientific Competence in Andalusia: A Multilevel Study of the PISA 2012 Results". The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences 9 / (Ağustos 2018): 200-208 . AMA Lara Porras A , Rueda García M , Muñoz D , Rodríguez B . Identifying the Factors Influencing the Scientific Competence in Andalusia: A Multilevel Study of the PISA 2012 Results. EPESS. 2018; 9: 200-208. Vancouver Lara Porras A , Rueda García M , Muñoz D , Rodríguez B . Identifying the Factors Influencing the Scientific Competence in Andalusia: A Multilevel Study of the PISA 2012 Results. The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences. 2018; 9: 200-208. IEEE A. Lara Porras , M. Rueda García , D. Muñoz ve B. Rodríguez , "Identifying the Factors Influencing the Scientific Competence in Andalusia: A Multilevel Study of the PISA 2012 Results", The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences, c. 9, ss. 200-208, Ağu. 2018