Predictors of Achievement, Dropout, and Grade Repetition in Rural Peru

1. Height and weight as predictors of achievement, grade repetition and dropout in rural Peru Santiago Cueto Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE)

2. Peru - Study areas

3. Longitudinal Design

4. Number of students by grades and situation in 2001

5. Situation of dropouts from 2000 to 2001

6. Age, height, weight of students in 1998 by situation in 2001 *Means with different superscripts in each group indicate differences are significant (p<0.05).

7. Other Characteristics of the students according to their condition in 2001 *Means with different superscripts in each group indicate differences are significant (p<0.05).

8. Scores in Arithmetic test – common items (maximum possible score: 13 points) *Tests with different superscripts within each test administrated indicate differences are significant at the 5%.

9. Reading comprehension – common items (maximum possible score: 40 points) *Tests with different superscripts within each test administrated indicate differences are significant at the 5%.

10. Results in Reading comprehension and arithmetic tests in 2000 – additional items (maximum possible score: 17 and 29 points respectively) *Tests with different superscripts within each test administrated indicate differences are significant at the 5%.

11. Correlation among nutrition variables and achievement ** Correlation significant at 1%, * at 5% (2 tailed)

12. Hierarchical Linear Model analysis for arithmetic and reading comprehension achievement 1998 and 2000 (common items)

14. Hierarchical Generalized Nonlinear Model analysis for pass to high school and dropout