John Jerrim|John Micklewright
Socio-economic Gradients in Children's Cognitive Skills: Are Cross-Country Comparisons Robust to Who Reports Family Background?
University of London|University of London
international surveys pupil achievementprogramme international student assessment pisa trends international mathematics science study progress international reading literacy study pirlshave widely used compare socioeconomic gradients childrens cognitive abilities across countries socioeconomic status typically measured drawing childrens reports family home characteristics rather information provided parents wellestablished literature based survey sources measurement error may result child reports little work implications estimation socioeconomic gradients test scores international surveys especially variation across countries article use pisa pirls data sets investigate consistency parent child reports three common socioeconomic indicators fathers occupation parental education number books family home across selection oecd countries results suggest childrens reports fathers occupation provide reliable basis base comparisons across countries socioeconomic gradients reading test scores true however childrens reports number books homea measure commonly usedwhile results parental education rather mixed