Examination of Student Achievement in terms of School, Teacher, and Family-Related Variables

Abstract

This study aims to compare the effects of school, teacher, and family-related variables on students' academic performance. The study was designed as a relational screening model and included 698 students from 12 high schools in both the city-center and the surrounding townships of Balikesir Province, Turkey. The measurement tools utilized in this study were the Quality of Life in High Schools Scale and the Teacher Classroom Leadership Scale. In addition to conducting a correlation and multiple regression analysis, a structural regression model was used to analyze data. The linear regression models reveal that while students' demographic characteristics and teacher classroom leadership perceptions have a significant impact on students' academic performance, students' perceptions of school life quality were found not to be statistically significant. The results of the regression analysis in which control variables were included indicate that families' socioeconomic level followed by school and teacher classroom leadership have the greatest impact of all variables on students' academic performance.