A Structural Equation Modeling on Factors of How Experienced Teachers Affect the Students’ Science and Mathematics Achievements
Table 5
Direct, indirect, and total effects between the variables in the model.
Explanatory factor
Dependent variable
Total effects
Direct effects
Indirect effects
Teacher factor
School achievement
.164
.164
.000
SBS achievement
.273
.126
.147
ETN
.731
.731
.000
TN
.385
.385
.000
MASBS
.158
.000
.158
SASBS
.223
.000
.223
MAS
.147
.000
.147
SAS
.151
.000
.151
School achievements
School achievement
.000
.000
.000
SBS achievement
.897
.897
.000
ETN
.000
.000
.000
TN
.000
.000
.000
MASBS
.519
.000
.519
SASBS
.733
.000
.733
MAS
.892
.892
.000
SAS
.919
.919
.000
SBS achievements
School achievement
.000
.000
.000
SBS achievement
.000
.000
.000
ETN
.000
.000
.000
TN
.000
.000
.000
MASBS
.578
.578
.000
SASBS
.818
.818
.000
MAS
.000
.000
.000
SAS
.000
.000
.000
SAS: science achievements in school. MAS: mathematics achievements in school. SASBS: science achievements in SBS. MASBS: mathematics achievements in SBS. TN: number of teachers. ETN: number of expert teachers.