A Cross-National Study of Civics Knowledge Scores

• In Event: Social Studies Education in Global Contexts

Abstract

This study examines the relationship among student civic knowledge scores and several different variables each at the student level, classroom level/school levels and national level to investigate whether instructional methods focusing on the student activities the teacher employed in the classroom and an open classroom climate are associated after accounting for student and school level background variables. National level variables are also added to the model to investigate what countries are doing and if it is associated with students’ civic knowledge scores and whether it can explain between nations variation. The study will use a three-level hierarchical model to analyze the data. Models showed a statistically significant association between student’s perception of an open classroom climate and civics knowledge.

Authors

• Chris Gregory, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• Yasuo Miyazaki, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University