Analysis of 2006 PISA Science Performance Via Multilevel

The aim of research is whether the performances Turkish students display in 2006-PISA sciences test differentiate according to student and school levels and whether there are any similarities between the results of HLM and Mplus software prepared for multilevel analysis methods. As the common results of two programs have been evaluated regarding whether 2006-PISA Sciences test performances of Turkish students differ according to student and school levels, it has been obtained from both multilevel analysis programs that all variables in school level has pointedly influenced 2006-PISA Sciences measured performances of students. Whether or not there is any similarity between the results of HLM and Mplus programs which are prepared for multilevel analysis methods has been examined and discovered that both programs produce similar results.