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APPENDIX 5: TABLES RELATING TO PHASE 2 PILOTS

Table A5.1: Factors influencing full-time participation in national qualifications in the first year after S4 (results of binary logistic regression model)

Whole sample

Low attainers

Estimate

SE

Estimate

SE

Number of Credit awards at Standard Grade

0.09

0.01

omitted

Standard Grade attainment (point score)

0.22

0.00

0.24

0.00

School free-meal entitlement (zscore)

-0.10

0.01

-0.08

0.02

Living in low SES area

-0.13

0.03

-0.03 ns

0.04

C2 in 2001 (vs C1 in 2000)

0.10

0.04

0.05 ns

0.06

C3 in 2002 (vs C1 in 2000)

0.54

0.04

0.45

0.06

Phase 2 EMA pilot (vs control)

0.00 ns

0.04

0.03 ns

0.06

Phase 2 EMA pilot in 2001(vs 2000)

0.16

0.06

0.13 ns

0.08

Phase 2 EMA pilot in 2002(vs 2000)

0.21

0.06

0.20

0.08

Reference category

-2.85

0.06

-3.02

0.08

Notes: Results are shown as log-odds of full-time participation.
Reference category refers to person in the pre- EMA baseline cohorts (C1), in the control area, who attended a school with average free-meal entitlement, who lived in an area that was not low SES, and had no credit level awards or points at Standard Grade.
'ns' denotes the factor is not statistically significant at the 95% confidence level

Table A5.2: Factors influencing full-time participation in national qualifications in the second year after S4 (results of binary logistic regression model)

Model 1

Model 2

Estimate

SE

Estimate

SE

Number of Credit awards at Standard Grade

-0.11

0.01

omitted

Standard Grade attainment (point score)

0.22

0.01

0.21

0.01

School free-meal entitlement (zscore)

-0.02

0.01

-0.07

0.02

Living in low SES area

-0.12

0.03

-0.17

0.05

C2 in 2002 (vs C1 in 2001)

0.60

0.04

0.55

0.08

C3 in 2003 (vs C1 in 2001)

0.78

0.04

0.54

0.08

Phase 2 EMA pilot (vs control)

0.11

0.04

0.32

0.08

Phase 2 EMA pilot in 2002(vs 2001)

-0.11

0.06

-0.15 ns

0.11

Phase 2 EMA pilot in 2003(vs 2001)

0.02 ns

0.06

-0.09 ns

0.11

Reference category

-4.41

0.08

-4.27

0.11

Notes: Results are shown as log-odds of full-time participation.
Reference category refers to person in the pre- EMA baseline cohorts (C1), in the control area, who attended a school with average free-meal entitlement, who lived in an area that was not low SES, and had no credit level awards or points at Standard Grade.
'ns' denotes the factor is not statistically significant at the 95% confidence level

Table A5.3: National Qualifications attempted and passed in the first year after S4, in Phase 2 EMA Pilots and Control areas

1st year after S4

C1: 2000

C2: 2001

C3: 2002

Glasgow

Courses attempted

1.5

2.0

2.4

Courses passed

1.2

1.6

1.7

% courses passed

72.9

75.7

67.7

Units attempted

9.2

10.3

12.3

Units passed

6.6

7.4

8.5

% units passed

70.8

70.5

68.0

Sample size

4959

4916

5145

Dundee

Courses attempted

1.7

2.2

2.7

Courses passed

1.4

1.9

2.0

% courses passed

76.4

81.9

73.2

Units attempted

10.3

12.2

12.5

Units passed

7.5

8.8

9.0

% units passed

72.9

68.5

70.5

Sample size

1528

1513

1572

West Dunbartonshire

Courses attempted

1.9

2.2

3.0

Courses passed

1.5

1.8

2.2

% courses passed

74.1

77.8

72.6

Units attempted

9.2

10.7

12.7

Units passed

6.9

7.8

10.0

% units passed

76.0

73.8

78.1

Sample size

1221

1202

1256

Control areas

Courses attempted

1.7

2.0

2.3

Courses passed

1.3

1.6

1.7

% courses passed

76.0

77.0

70.5

Units attempted

10.1

10.3

11.8

Units passed

7.3

7.5

8.2

% units passed

72.8

71.6

67.3

Sample size

6727

6729

6805

Table A5.4: Factors influencing attainment of national qualifications in the first year after S4 (results of linear regression model)

1. Whole sample

2. Low attainers

3. Controlling for college entries

Estimate

SE

Estimate

SE

Estimate

SE

Number of Credit awards at Standard Grade

5.73

0.10

omitted

5.66

0.10

Standard Grade attainment (point score)

3.07

0.05

2.95

0.05

3.09

0.05

School free-meal entitlement (zscore)

-1.43

0.16

-0.90

0.20

-1.58

0.16

Living in low SES area

-3.66

0.35

-1.82

0.51

-2.90

0.33

C2 in 2001 (vs C1 in 2000)

6.35

0.54

2.33

0.69

7.13

0.56

C3 in 2002 (vs C1 in 2000)

9.44

0.54

3.57

0.69

10.82

0.56

Phase 2 EMA pilot (vs control)

-1.16

0.53

0.32 ns

0.68

-0.98 ns

0.54

Phase 2 EMA pilot in 2001(vs 2000)

2.46

0.74

2.09

0.95

2.52

0.74

Phase 2 EMA pilot in 2002(vs 2000)

4.68

0.73

3.49

0.95

4.57

0.73

NQ at college

2.53

0.89

NQ at college in 2001

-5.48

1.07

NQ at college in 2002

-7.98

1.04

NQ at college in Phase 2 Pilots

-1.43 ns

0.85

Reference category

-10.97

0.73

-9.40

0.82

-12.08

0.72

Note: Results are shown in terms of the attainment point score.
Reference category refers to person in the pre- EMA baseline cohorts (C1), in the control area, who attended a school with average free-meal entitlement, who lived in an area that was not low SES, and had no credit level awards or points at Standard Grade.
'ns' denotes the factor is not statistically significant at the 95% confidence level

Table A5.5: National Qualifications attempted and passed in the second year after S4, in Phase 2 EMA Pilots and Control areas

2nd year after S4

C1: 2001

C2: 2002

C3: 2003

Glasgow

Courses attempted

0.8

0.9

1.1

Courses passed

0.7

0.7

0.7

% courses passed

78.4

73.8

58.3

Units attempted

4.6

5.6

5.8

Units passed

3.3

3.9

3.9

% units passed

71.6

67.9

67.1

Sample size

4959

4916

5145

Dundee

Courses attempted

0.8

1.1

1.4

Courses passed

0.7

0.8

0.8

% courses passed

81.5

75.0

54.1

Units attempted

4.9

6.2

7.0

Units passed

3.6

4.4

4.8

% units passed

72.8

69.9

67.3

Sample size

1528

1513

1572

West Dunbartonshire

Courses attempted

1.0

1.2

1.5

Courses passed

0.8

0.9

0.9

% courses passed

78.0

76.2

61.3

Units attempted

5.5

6.5

6.8

Units passed

3.9

4.9

4.9

% units passed

73.7

75.5

71.2

Sample size

1221

1202

1256

Control areas

Courses attempted

0.9

0.9

1.1

Courses passed

0.7

0.7

0.7

% courses passed

78.9

73.0

61.2

Units attempted

4.4

5.7

5.7

Units passed

3.3

3.9

3.9

% units passed

74.5

66.7

68.1

Sample size

6727

6729

6805

Table A5.6: Factors influencing attainment of national qualifications over two years after S4 (results of linear regression model)

Whole sample

Low attainers

Estimate

SE

Estimate

SE

Number of Credit awards at Standard Grade

9.11

0.17

omitted

Standard Grade attainment (point score)

4.80

0.08

4.41

0.07

School free-meal entitlement (zscore)

-1.96

0.26

-1.34

0.30

Living in low SES area

-6.39

0.58

-3.37

0.78

C2 in 2002 (vs C1 in 2001)

10.55

0.89

4.07

1.06

C3 in 2003 (vs C1 in 2001)

13.96

0.88

4.68

1.06

Phase 2 EMA pilot (vs control)

-0.57 ns

0.87

1.50 ns

1.04

Phase 2 EMA pilot in 2002(vs 2001)

2.97

1.22

2.53 ns

1.45

Phase 2 EMA pilot in 2003(vs 2001)

5.62

1.21

4.08

1.45

Reference category

-18.37

1.20

-14.20

1.26

Notes: Results are shown as attainment point score.
Reference category refers to person in the pre- EMA baseline cohorts (C1), in the control area, who attended a school with average free-meal entitlement, who lived in an area that was not low SES, and had no credit level awards or points at Standard Grade.
'ns' denotes the factor is not statistically significant at the 95% confidence level

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