. Cultural, economic, and educational predictors of school exit exam scores in Azerbaijan

Introduction. The Ministry of Education (MOE) the Azerbaijan Republic requires that students take an exit exam at end secondary schooling. school (SEE) is administered to graduating in 11 th grade (i.e., high equivalent) three core subjects: (1) mathematics, (2) instructional language, and (3) foreign language. State Examination Centre (SEC) has SEE for over five years recently changed format, impacting university admissions (UA). In 2019, admission a was two stages: exam. current study used publicly available SEC data (N = 73) from Azerbaijan’s 2019/2020 academic year by region. Aim. research aims examine cultural, economic, educational predictors cities/regions according 2020 data. article intends demonstrate relationship between educational, cultural precursors successful versus unsuccessful results. Methodology methods. This correlational Multivariate (MANOVA) Univariate (ANOVA) Analyses Variance (RQ1) Multiple Regressions (RQ2 RQ3). Results. For SEE, Northern region had significantly higher Instructional Language (p .010), English .020), Total scores .010) compared other regions. economic indicators average monthly salary predictive Foreign .035). variables, percentage outstanding all outcomes < .000 all). Scientific novelty practical significance. Literature supports family’s annual income are strong positive four D.V.s. Thus, this claims regions with exceptional performance family tend produce scores. substantive finding highlights inter-rater reliability MOE SEC, as achievement assessed SEC.