Selected Educational Indicators for Monitoring the Primary-School System, Jamaica
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Andrews University Digital Commons @ Andrews University Dissertations Graduate Research 1984 Selected Educational Indicators for Monitoring the Primary-School System, Jamaica Edith G. Marshalleck Andrews University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations Part of the Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons Recommended Citation Marshalleck, Edith G., "Selected Educational Indicators for Monitoring the Primary-School System, Jamaica" (1984). Dissertations. 559. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/559 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Research at Digital Commons @ Andrews University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Andrews University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Thank you for your interest in the Andrews University Digital Library of Dissertations and Theses. 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Other _______________________________________________________________________ University Microfilms International Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Andrews University School of Education SELECTED EDUCATIONAL INDICATORS OR MONITORING THE PRIMARY-SCHOOL SYSTEM, JAMAICA A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Education by Edith Geraldine Marshaileck July 1984 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. SELECTED EDUCATIONAL INDICATORS FOR MONITORING THE PRIMARY-SCHOOL SYSTEM, JAMAICA A dissertation presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Education by Edith G. Marshaileck APPROVAL BY THE COMMITTEE: // Chairman: Robert J. Cruise of Education Committ ^ F tjtc n e r 3/, n s - j Committee Me Bernard M. Lall Date Approved/' Committee flllejnb^-: Mapon) J. Merchant Guest Examiner fpbm School of Education: Wilfred W. Liske External Examiner :YjCameron Lam be Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. © Copyright by Edith Geraldine Marshaileck, 1984 All Rights Reserved Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT SELECTED EDUCATIONAL INDICATORS FOR MONITORING THE PRIMARY-SCHOOL SYSTEM, JAMAICA by Edith G. Marshaileck Chairman: Robert J. Cruise, Ph.D. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Dissertation Andrews University School of Education Title: SELECTED EDUCATIONAL INDICATORS FOR MONITORING THE PRIMARY-SCHOOL SYSTEM, JAMAICA Name of researcher: Edith C. Marshaileck Name and degree of faculty adviser: Robert J. Cruise, Ph.D. Date completed: July 1984 Problem Since the 1960s there has been increasing interest in the develop ment of social indicators, educational indicators being an important subset of these. Studies in the U.S. and Europe have sought to (1) establish a conceptual framework for educational indicators, and (2) identify indi cators useful for economic planning and monitoring the state of education. The need for these indicators in developing countries has also been identified. The researcher sought by (1) a correlational/predictive study and (2) an exploratory opinionnaire to validate a list of indicators for monitoring primary education in Jamaica and guiding financial choices. 1 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 2 Method Utilizing scores from three batteries of the 1980 Common Entrance Examination (CEE) to high schools and a profile of pupil personal and school variables, canonical and discriminant analyses were applied to data from a sample of 802 pupils drawn from a stratified sample of schools, in three parishes of Jamaica. The strata were urban, rural, and most and least successful in securing high-school places based on CEE per formance. Opinionnaire responses were secured from 177 primary-school teachers on a list of selected indicators. Results The canonical analyses identified several inputs as correlating significantly with pupil achievement including: (1) percentage of trained teachers over a three-year period; (2) sessions attended 1978/79; (3) parent's socioeconomic status when introduced into the analyses; (4) principal's administrative experience (negative relationship); (5) higher grade at which CEE was taken; and (6-7) grade teacher's experience and qualifications. The four highest rated indicators by the teachers were overcrowding, trained teacher/pupil ratio, efficient principal and index of malnutrition. Socioeconomic status and higher grade levels in urban areas and higher percentages of trained teachers in rural areas were chief among the distinguishing variables identified by discriminant analyses. Conclusions The researcher proposed a number of indicators set in a systems/ economics/time perspective. These included: (1) percentage of male/ female pupils in the age cohort attending 90 percent of sessions shown Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 3 teachers; (3) standardized test results; (4) primary-school completion expectancy rate; and (5) enrollment projections. Other indicators were discussed, e.g., overcrowding and teacher/pupil ratios. Recommenda tions were made. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction