@article{2015,title={THE PREDICTIVE POWER OF SCHOOL VARIABLES FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ACCORDING TO PISA 2012},abstractNode={In this study, the variables that are associated with the class and school size, extracurricular activities at school, quality of physical infrastructure, quality of schools’ educational resources, students and school climate to influence factors associated with teaching and student / teacher ratio is aimed to determine to what extent predicted student achievement. A relational survey method is used in this study. Sample of study is consist of 4511 students selected from 170 different schools by stratified sampling method. Multiple regression analysis was used for to determine schools variables that influence student achievement. According to the analysis, predictor variables could explain 29% of the total variance in school achievement scores. It's understood all school variables in under researched are significant predictor on student achievement. The index of student-related factors affecting school climate having the highest impact predictors of student success. Than, on student achievement relative importance of predictor variables as: The index of quality of school educational resources, the index of creative extracurricular activities at school, the index on teacher-related factors affecting school climate, the index of quality of physicals’ infrastructure, student/teacher ratio, classroom size and school size.},author={Metin ÖZKAN},year={2015},journal={The Journal of International Educational Sciences}}