A Multilevel Comparison of Market, National, and International Economics Using NAEP–Economics 2012

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Abstract

Using data from the 2012 NAEP-Economics 12th grade Assessment, we constructed multiple hierarchical linear models to examine both student- and school-level effects on economics content knowledge. We report results for composite economics scores as well as three main content areas in economics tested by NAEP-E: market, national, and international economics.

Authors

• Tina Lane Heafner, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

• Phillip J. VanFossen, Purdue University

• Paul G. Fitchett, University of North Carolina - Charlotte