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Do differences in schools' instruction time explain international achievement gaps? Evidence from developed and developing countries
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Lavy, Victor (2015) Do differences in schools' instruction time explain international achievement gaps? Evidence from developed and developing countries. The Economic Journal, 125 (588). F397-F424. doi:10.1111/ecoj.12233
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12233
Abstract
The time that children spend in school varies across countries. Do these differences explain international gaps in pupils' academic achievements? In this article I estimate the effects of instructional time on students' achievement using PISA 2006 data, which include data samples from over 50 countries. I find that instructional time has a positive and significant effect on test scores, and that the effect is much lower in developing countries. Evidence also suggests that the productivity of instructional time is higher in countries which implemented school accountability measures or that gave schools autonomy in budgetary decisions and in hiring/firing teachers.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Education, Secondary -- Aims and objectives, Educational tests and measurements , Students -- Rating of, Effective teaching, Programme for International Student Assessment | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | The Economic Journal | ||||||
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0013-0133 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 17 November 2015 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 125 | ||||||
| Number: | 588 | ||||||
| Page Range: | F397-F424 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1111/ecoj.12233 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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