Participants and researchers interested on education held a session to discuss evidence on incentive schemes in education at the International workshop on Surveys and Impact Evaluation (#Taller_EEIPP) workshop taking place in Santiago. A fundamental question in education is how to introduce incentives for teachers to improve student outcomes. The teacher is the … [Read more...] about Incentives in education
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Do teachers learn anything?
From a very recent blog by our colleague Hugo Ñopo (in Spanish) Those that choose teaching are not those that have best Reading scores. Just the opposite. In this blog entry, we will state two additional facts: (i) on top of the poor reading scores, Young teachers have the worst performance in Math and English among all the college youth in their generation; and (ii) … [Read more...] about Do teachers learn anything?
Punishment pays?
For a mom or a dad, every day is filled with threats and cajoling. We whisper, shout, sigh. If you finish your homework, you can watch TV for half an hour. Please, this is the third time I ask you to stop bouncing that ball off the wall. One more and I will take it away for the rest of the week! STOP! Gone forever! Like most moms and dads, I was properly schooled on the … [Read more...] about Punishment pays?
Does it matter how we compare schools?
In Mexico, over 95% of elementary schools receive annual report cards. These cards provide information on the standardized average school test scores in Math, Spanish and a rotating subject. The card also includes past performance and State and Country averages. Starting in 2009, the state and country averages were made specific to the marginality level of the locality … [Read more...] about Does it matter how we compare schools?
2 additional examples of strategic ignorance
In a previous previous blog, I explored the positive impact of impact evaluations and impact evaluation institutional frameworks have had on policy formulation. And in a previous blog, I discussed two examples of areas where one would hope that investments and policy reflect the evidence, but do not: migration and investing in young males in urban areas. Two … [Read more...] about 2 additional examples of strategic ignorance