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First published on April 16, 2008, doi:10.3102/0002831207313345
American Educational Research Journal 2008;45:319.
A more recent version of this article appeared on June 1, 2008
© 2008 American Educational Research Association
Effects of Schooling on Reading Performance, Reading Engagement, and Reading Activities of 15-Year-Olds in England
Hans Luyten*,
Jules Peschar,
and
Robert Coe
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: j.w.luyten{at}gw.utwente.nl.
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This article reports the findings of an analysis into the effect of one years schooling for 15-year-olds in England on reading performance, reading engagement, and reading activities. The analyses were done on PISA 2000 data by applying a regression discontinuity approach within a multilevel framework. The effect of schooling is estimated as the difference between students from two consecutive grades minus the effect of age. A remarkably modest effect on reading performance was found, and no significant effects were found for the other two measures. The effect on reading performance was found to be somewhat stronger in schools with disadvantaged student populations.

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