Korean Educational Development Institute(KEDI)

Korean Educational Longitudinal Study (KELS2013) (Ⅰ): An Analysis of Educational Experiences and

Achievements of Children in Elementary School

This study analyzes the data of the 1st survey of the 'Korean Educational Longitudinal Study 2013'. Using the 1st year KELS 2013 dataset, this study provides a description of “elementary school student education experiences and educational achievements.” In addition, five issues are analyzed in-depth based on elementary school students' education experience and educational performance, namely ‘exploration of student and school variables that affect the level of academic achievement’, ‘exploration of student and school variables that affect happiness in school life’, ‘exploration of student and school variables that affect characters’, ‘exploration of student and school variables that affect career maturity’, and ‘analysis of the relation among academic achievement, character, career maturity and happiness of school life’.